William Caslon English Roman (1785)
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Title
William Caslon English Roman (1785)
Description
An English-bodied roman font from William Caslon II's 1785 A Specimen of Printing Types. Originally an engraver of ornaments for London gunmakers, William Caslon is credited with creating a native English typefounding tradition when England previously had been reliant on inferior home-produced types and imported sets of matrices from the Netherlands. The 1785 type specimen was published under his grandson, William Caslon (III).
Source
Caslon, William, 1754-1833. A Specimen of Printing Types by William Caslon, Letter-founder to His Majesty. London: Printed by Galabin and Baker, 1785.
Publisher
London: Printed by Galabin and Baker, 1785.
Date
1785
Contributor
University of California Libraries; Nemon, Abraham, 1990-, digitizer.
Format
Type
Digital font.
Identifier
caslonenglish1
Coverage
Greater London, England; Eighteenth Century
TrueType Font (Windows) Item Type Metadata
typefaceGroup
Roman
bodyHeight
98 px
capHeight
72 px
xHeight
49.5 px
Collection
Citation
Caslon, William, 1693-1766; Caslon, William, 1754-1833, “William Caslon English Roman (1785),” The Library of Historical Types, accessed May 19, 2024, https://www.oldbookappreciator.com/libraryofhistoricaltype/items/show/8.
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