Caslon

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typeface family

Caslon is a historic family of serif typefaces designed by William Caslon in the 18th century, renowned for their readability and enduring influence on later type designers.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	typeface family ⓘ
category	historic typefaces ⓘ old-style serif typefaces ⓘ text typefaces ⓘ transitional serif typefaces ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
designer	William Caslon NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundry	William Caslon I’s foundry NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRevival	Adobe Caslon NERFINISHED ⓘ Big Caslon NERFINISHED ⓘ ITC Founders Caslon NERFINISHED ⓘ Linotype Caslon NERFINISHED ⓘ Monotype Caslon NERFINISHED ⓘ Williams Caslon Text NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	18th century ⓘ c. 1720s ⓘ
influenced	Adobe Caslon NERFINISHED ⓘ Big Caslon NERFINISHED ⓘ Goudy Old Style NERFINISHED ⓘ ITC Founders Caslon NERFINISHED ⓘ Linotype Caslon NERFINISHED ⓘ Monotype Caslon NERFINISHED ⓘ Williams Caslon Text NERFINISHED ⓘ many book typefaces of the 19th century ⓘ many later serif typefaces ⓘ
influencedBy	Dutch Baroque typefaces ⓘ typefaces of Christoffel van Dijck ⓘ typefaces of Miklós Tótfalusi Kis ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	bracketed serifs ⓘ high readability in text sizes ⓘ irregular details influenced by hand-cut punches ⓘ moderate contrast between thick and thin strokes ⓘ robust text color on the page ⓘ short ascenders and descenders relative to x-height ⓘ slightly diagonal stress ⓘ
notableUse	classic English book printing ⓘ early American government documents ⓘ printing in the American colonies ⓘ
periodOfGreatestUse	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ
periodOfRenewedPopularity	early 20th century ⓘ
script	Latin alphabet ⓘ
sloganOrSaying	When in doubt, use Caslon ⓘ
style	old-style serif ⓘ transitional serif ⓘ
usedFor	advertising in the 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ body text ⓘ book typography ⓘ display typography in later revivals ⓘ formal documents ⓘ newspapers ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baskerville typeface → influencedBy → Caslon ⓘ

subject surface form: Baskerville