Century Schoolbook
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Century Schoolbook is a classic serif typeface widely used in books and educational materials for its readability and traditional appearance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Century Schoolbook canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
serif typeface
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text typeface ⓘ typeface ⓘ |
| basedOn | Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
book typeface
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schoolbook typeface ⓘ |
| classification | transitional serif ⓘ |
| designedBy | Morris Fuller Benton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Morris Fuller Benton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designGoal |
clear letterforms for printing on low-quality paper
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high readability for early readers ⓘ |
| digitalFoundry |
Linotype
NERFINISHED
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Monotype NERFINISHED ⓘ URW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encoding |
OpenType
NERFINISHED
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PostScript NERFINISHED ⓘ TrueType NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundry | American Type Founders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | New Century Schoolbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSupport |
English
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Western European languages ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high legibility at small sizes
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large x-height ⓘ low contrast between thick and thin strokes ⓘ open counters ⓘ relatively heavy serifs ⓘ |
| purpose | designed for schoolbook and textbook printing ⓘ |
| relatedTypeFace | Century Expanded GENERATED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| script | Latin script ⓘ |
| style |
bold
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bold italic ⓘ italic ⓘ roman ⓘ |
| typographicUse |
body text
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long-form reading ⓘ |
| usage |
used in general book typography
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widely used in children’s books ⓘ widely used in educational materials ⓘ widely used in textbooks ⓘ |
| usedBy | publishers of educational materials ⓘ |
| usedIn | school textbooks in the United States ⓘ |
| variant |
Century Schoolbook L
NERFINISHED
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New Century Schoolbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualAppearance |
classic book typography look
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formal tone ⓘ traditional appearance ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.