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William Caslon
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William Caslon I, also known as William Caslon the Elder, was an English typefounder. The distinction and legibility of his type secured him the patronage of the leading printers of the day in England and on the continent. His typefaces transformed English type design and first established an English national typographic style.
Portrait (Caslon holding a specimen of his types) by Francis Kyte
A specimen sheet of typefaces and languages, by William Caslon I, letter founder; from the 1728 Cyclopaedia
A specimen sheet of typefaces and languages, by William Caslon I, letter founder; from the 1728 Cyclopaedia
The Caslon family tomb in the churchyard of St Luke Old Street, London. The church is now a music venue and rehearsal space.
The Caslon family tomb in the churchyard of St Luke Old Street, London. The church is now a music venue and rehearsal space.
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Caslon is the name given to serif typefaces designed by William Caslon I (c. 1692–1766) in London, or inspired by his work.
William Caslon in an engraved portrait by John Faber the younger
The Fry type foundry's imitations of first Baskerville (above) and then Caslon type (below), shown in a specimen attached to an edition of The Printer
The Fry type foundry's imitations of first Baskerville (above) and then Caslon type (below), shown in a specimen attached to an edition of The Printer's Grammar, 1787. Mosley describes them as "a very close copy that is not easy to tell from the original."
The History of Henry Esmond, a novel by Thackeray written as a fictional memoir. The first edition of 1852 was printed in Caslon type, then just comin
The History of Henry Esmond, a novel by Thackeray written as a fictional memoir. The first edition of 1852 was printed in Caslon type, then just coming back into fashion. The goal was to achieve a period feel appropriate to its early eighteenth-century setting.