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Adobe Caslon
Caslon is the name given to serif typefaces designed by William Caslon I in London, or inspired by his work.
About Adobe Caslon
Caslon is the name given to serif typefaces designed by William Caslon I in London, or inspired by his work. Caslon worked as an engraver of punches, the masters used to stamp the moulds or matrices used to cast metal type. He worked in the tradition of what is now called old-style serif letter design, that produced letters with a relatively organic structure resembling handwriting with a pen. Caslon established a tradition of engraving type in London, which previously had not been common, and was influenced by the imported Dutch Baroque typefaces that were popular in England at the time. His typefaces established a strong reputation for their quality and their attractive appearance, suitable for extended passages of text. The letterforms of Caslon's roman, or upright type include an "A" with a concave hollow at top left and a "G" without a downwards-pointing spur at bottom right.
From the Wikipedia article “Caslon”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Using Adobe Caslon in a book
Test this typeface at both text and display sizes before committing; print a sample page at final size.
Commercial typefaces require a licence that covers embedding in PDFs and ebooks; check the foundry's licence before you publish.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q23777629 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).