Baskerville typeface

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Baskerville typeface is an 18th-century transitional serif typeface known for its high contrast, sharp serifs, and refined elegance, which significantly influenced modern typography.

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf serif typeface ⓘ
transitional serif typeface ⓘ
typeface ⓘ
aestheticAssociation formality ⓘ
literary tradition ⓘ
refinement ⓘ
classification transitional serif ⓘ
contrast high stroke contrast ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
designedFor book printing ⓘ
fine printing ⓘ
designer John Baskerville ⓘ
digitalRevival Baskerville URW ⓘ
ITC New Baskerville ⓘ
Libre Baskerville ⓘ
Monotype Baskerville ⓘ
feature bracketed serifs ⓘ
delicate hairlines ⓘ
open apertures ⓘ
refined elegance ⓘ
relatively large x-height ⓘ
sharp serifs ⓘ
upright italic style in some revivals ⓘ
vertical stress ⓘ
wide counters ⓘ
foundry Baskerville’s own foundry in Birmingham ⓘ
inception 1750s ⓘ
circa 1757 ⓘ
influenced Baskerville Old Face ⓘ
Bodoni ⓘ
linked to: Bauer Bodoni

Didone typefaces ⓘ
Didot ⓘ
Libre Baskerville ⓘ
Mrs Eaves ⓘ
New Baskerville ⓘ
modern serif typefaces ⓘ
influencedBy Caslon ⓘ
old-style serif typefaces ⓘ
notableWorkPrintedWith Bible editions ⓘ
Milton’s Paradise Lost ⓘ
linked to: Paradise Lost

Virgil (1757 edition) ⓘ
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid
period 18th century ⓘ
printingInnovation highly polished printing plates ⓘ
use of darker, richer ink ⓘ
use of smooth wove paper ⓘ
script Latin ⓘ
usedFor body text ⓘ
book typography ⓘ
branding ⓘ
display text ⓘ
editorial design ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

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

John Baskerville → designed → Baskerville typeface ⓘ
Baskerville Virgil → typefaceUsed → Baskerville typeface ⓘ
folio Bible (1763) → usesTypeface → Baskerville typeface ⓘ
Baskerville Bible → usesTypeface → Baskerville typeface ⓘ
Baskerville → influenced → Baskerville Old Face ⓘ
subject linked to: Baskerville typeface
linked to: Baskerville typeface
Baskerville → digitalRevival → Monotype Baskerville ⓘ
subject linked to: Baskerville typeface
linked to: Baskerville typeface
Baskerville → digitalRevival → Baskerville URW ⓘ
subject linked to: Baskerville typeface
linked to: Baskerville typeface
Sarah Eaves → associatedWith → Baskerville typeface ⓘ
Baskerville’s classical editions → usesTypeface → Baskerville typeface ⓘ
Baskerville’s classical editions → relatedTo → Baskerville typeface ⓘ
Baskerville’s Birmingham press → uses → Baskerville typeface ⓘ
Baskerville’s Birmingham press → associatedWith → Baskerville typeface ⓘ
ITC New Baskerville → hasVariant → ITC New Baskerville Roman ⓘ
linked to: Baskerville typeface
ITC New Baskerville → hasVariant → ITC New Baskerville Italic ⓘ
linked to: Baskerville typeface
ITC New Baskerville → hasVariant → ITC New Baskerville Bold ⓘ
linked to: Baskerville typeface
ITC New Baskerville → hasVariant → ITC New Baskerville Bold Italic ⓘ
linked to: Baskerville typeface