New Baskerville
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New Baskerville is a modern serif typeface that reinterprets John Baskerville’s classic 18th-century design with updated proportions and improved readability for contemporary use.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Baskerville canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5994592 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Baskerville Context triple: [Baskerville, influenced, New Baskerville]
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A.
Baskerville Bible
The Baskerville Bible is an 18th-century edition of the Bible renowned for its exquisite typography and printing, showcasing John Baskerville’s influential type design and craftsmanship.
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B.
Eight Bells
Eight Bells is a renowned 1886 maritime painting by American artist Winslow Homer, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of sailors taking a celestial reading at sea.
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C.
Baskerville Virgil
Baskerville Virgil is the celebrated 1757 edition of Virgil’s works printed by John Baskerville, renowned for its elegant typography and high-quality book design.
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D.
Baskerville’s Birmingham press
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.
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E.
The Kenilworth
The Kenilworth is a historic luxury apartment building in Manhattan, New York City, known for its French Second Empire architectural style and prominent location overlooking Central Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Baskerville Target entity description: New Baskerville is a modern serif typeface that reinterprets John Baskerville’s classic 18th-century design with updated proportions and improved readability for contemporary use.
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A.
Baskerville Bible
The Baskerville Bible is an 18th-century edition of the Bible renowned for its exquisite typography and printing, showcasing John Baskerville’s influential type design and craftsmanship.
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B.
Eight Bells
Eight Bells is a renowned 1886 maritime painting by American artist Winslow Homer, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of sailors taking a celestial reading at sea.
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C.
Baskerville Virgil
Baskerville Virgil is the celebrated 1757 edition of Virgil’s works printed by John Baskerville, renowned for its elegant typography and high-quality book design.
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D.
Baskerville’s Birmingham press
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.
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E.
The Kenilworth
The Kenilworth is a historic luxury apartment building in Manhattan, New York City, known for its French Second Empire architectural style and prominent location overlooking Central Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | typeface ⓘ |
| basedOnDesignFromCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| classification | transitional serif ⓘ |
| designCharacteristic |
elegant appearance
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formal tone ⓘ modernized interpretation of Baskerville ⓘ optimized for print ⓘ suitable for long-form reading ⓘ |
| designerOfOriginalModel | John Baskerville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designGoal |
improve readability
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reinterpret John Baskerville’s classic design ⓘ update proportions for contemporary use ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bracketed serifs
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classic book-typeface proportions ⓘ improved legibility at small sizes ⓘ large x-height ⓘ open counters ⓘ refined contrast between thick and thin strokes ⓘ refined italics ⓘ vertical stress ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
italic
ⓘ
roman ⓘ |
| hasUseCase |
books
ⓘ
branding ⓘ corporate communications ⓘ editorial design ⓘ magazines ⓘ |
| hasWeight |
bold
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regular ⓘ semibold ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Baskerville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
body text
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book typography ⓘ contemporary typography ⓘ display text ⓘ |
| scriptSupport | Latin script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Baskerville Description of subject: New Baskerville is a modern serif typeface that reinterprets John Baskerville’s classic 18th-century design with updated proportions and improved readability for contemporary use.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Baskerville