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Caslon typeface by saito student
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When in doubt use Caslon
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c Introdution to Caslon 4
Type family of 6Caslon
Type anatomy of 8Caslon
Brading / usage 10
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William Caslon :William Caslon – born 1692 in Cradley, Worcestershire, England, died 1766 in Bethnal Green, England – engraver, type founder, type designer.
1706: begins a seven-year apprenticeship as an engraver with a London harness-maker. 1716: self-employed engraver. 1721: the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge commissions Caslon to cast Arabic alphabets. 1725: sets up his own type foundry. 1734: Caslon’s �rst one-page specimen is produced which illustrates 47 of his typefaces. 1737: the type foundry moves to Chiswell Street in London, where it continues to operate for 200 years.
History of WIllian Caslon
cHistory of Caslon typeface
Caslon was designed in the 18 th century William Caslon, a british typographer.
William Caslon's 1734 Specimen sheet, some of which is set in the Caslon typeface.
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