Baskerville’s classical editions
E551946
Baskerville’s classical editions are a celebrated series of finely printed 18th-century classical texts produced by the English typographer and printer John Baskerville, renowned for their elegant typography and high-quality presswork.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical text editions
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series of printed books ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Birmingham, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectibility | highly collectible rare books ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Cambridge University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| creator | John Baskerville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPublicationYear | 1770s ⓘ |
| feature |
careful page layout
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clear roman type ⓘ minimal ornamentation ⓘ wide margins ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
influential in development of modern typography
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milestone in 18th-century book design ⓘ |
| includesWorkBy |
Aeschylus
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Anacreon NERFINISHED ⓘ Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ Demosthenes NERFINISHED ⓘ Euripides NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace NERFINISHED ⓘ Juvenal NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucretius NERFINISHED ⓘ Persius NERFINISHED ⓘ Propertius NERFINISHED ⓘ Sallust NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophocles NERFINISHED ⓘ Terence NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibullus NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elegant typography
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high-quality presswork ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
major research libraries
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rare book collections ⓘ |
| printingTechnique | letterpress printing ⓘ |
| productionQuality | fine press printing ⓘ |
| publisherLocation | Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Baskerville Bible
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Baskerville typeface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPublicationYear | 1757 ⓘ |
| subject |
ancient Greek authors
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ancient Latin authors ⓘ classical literature ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
book collectors
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scholars of classical literature ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| usesInk | rich black ink ⓘ |
| usesPaper | wove paper ⓘ |
| usesTypeface | Baskerville typeface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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