Baskerville’s Birmingham press
E551947
Baskerville’s Birmingham press was the influential 18th-century printing house of John Baskerville in Birmingham, renowned for its high-quality typography and elegant book production.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baskerville printing business | 1 |
| Baskerville’s own foundry in Birmingham | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical printing press
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printing house ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 18th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baskerville typeface
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Birmingham’s industrial and artistic development ⓘ James Whatman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| designStyle | neoclassical typography ⓘ |
| employed |
pressmen
ⓘ
skilled compositors ⓘ typefounders ⓘ |
| foundedBy | John Baskerville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
attention to page layout
ⓘ
high production standards ⓘ precision in typesetting ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the most influential 18th-century private presses ⓘ |
| inception | 1750s ⓘ |
| industry | printing ⓘ |
| influenced |
American typography
ⓘ
European typography ⓘ later type designers ⓘ |
| inkFeatures | rich black ink ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elegant book production
ⓘ
fine printing on wove paper ⓘ high-quality typography ⓘ refined type design ⓘ |
| languageOfPrintedWorks |
English
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Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ |
| notableWorkPrinted |
Milton’s Paradise Lost (Baskerville edition)
NERFINISHED
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The Bible (Baskerville Bible) NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgil (Latin classics edition printed by Baskerville) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | John Baskerville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paperFeatures | smooth wove paper surface ⓘ |
| partOf | history of British printing ⓘ |
| product |
Bibles
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books ⓘ fine editions of classical works ⓘ literary classics ⓘ prayer books ⓘ |
| typographicFeatures |
careful letterspacing
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high contrast type ⓘ sharp serifs ⓘ wide margins ⓘ |
| usedMaterial | wove paper supplied by James Whatman ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | hand-operated printing presses ⓘ |
| uses | Baskerville typeface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Baskerville
this entity surface form:
Baskerville’s own foundry in Birmingham
this entity surface form:
Baskerville printing business