JOHN BASKER VILLE 1706-1775
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" o, rather than appear foolish afterward, I renounce seeming clever now."
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Background
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Analysis
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Type of Families
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Comparisons
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End Quotes
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B AC K GRO UN D
T he Hi s to r i e s
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askervillle was born in the village of Wolverley, and was a printer in Birmingham. He was an English businessman, but the best remembered as a printer and a typographer. His masterpiece, the Holy Bible of 1763, is regarded by many to be the finest book printed in English.
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ohn Baskerville’s most notable typeface Baskerville represents the peak of transitional typeface and bridges the gap between Old Style and Modern Type design. 3
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BACBAC K GKGROUN ROU ND D T
he Baskerville typeface is the result of John’s intent to improve upon the types of William Caslon. Emigre released a popular revival of this typeface in 1996 called Mrs Eaves, named for Baskerville’s wife, Sarah Eaves.
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e increased the contrast between think and thin strokes, making the serifs sharper and more tapered, and shifted the axis of rounded letters to a more vertical position.
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e later died on 8th of January 1775. 4
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Type of
Families
E X A MP L E example
Baskervi l l e-norm al
EXAM P LE exa mpl e
Li bre Baskervi l l e-reg ul ar
E XA MP L E examp le
Li bre Baskervi l l e-i tal i c
EXA M P LE examp le
Li bre Baskervi l l e bol d
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“Baskerville
is different from the rest David Dunning
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