Caslon type specimen book

The letters on the right are from the mergenthaler linotype caslon old face specimen book of 1928. Accordion fold booklet, create a type specimen booklet inspired by the early 20th century art movement, dadaism, using the typeface, caslon pro. From 1720 to 1780, few books were printed in england that did not use type from his foundry. Caslons refinement of the garamond version of the aldine roman was essentially straightforward and unmannered except for a slightly pronounced contrast. A humanistic composition family designed by adobe type designer. I wanted to stay as close to the original specimen as possible. Franklin asked the man to wait while he stole away into a closet and opened his copy of caslons specimen bookthe common printing of the day. Caslons roman became so popular that it was known as the script of kings, although on the other side of the political spectrum and the ocean, the americans used it for their declaration of independence in 1776. The reissue was successful, and in 1878 old style first appeared as woodtype no. American type founders 1923 specimen book and catalog. Father and son issue the first english book of type specimens, which includes 56 alphabets by caslon senior and 27 by his son, designed between 1738 and 1763. This type specimen book from parisian publisher claude lamesle features type that he purchased from the foundry of the cot family in 1737. Ethos typefaces specimen book on behance web design, typo design.

The best website for free highquality caslon fonts, with 23 free caslon fonts for immediate download, and 106 professional caslon fonts for the best price on the web. Caslon was often used for fine book printing in the nineteenth century in the united kingdom, for example the famous edition of byrnes euclid, published by william pickering in 1847 and printed by the chiswick press. I compared a highresolution image of the dunlap broadside from the u. In 1785 william caslon iii 1754 1833 published a specimen book that.

William caslon was the first major letter founder in london and, nearly three centuries later, remains the preeminent letter founder this country has produced. Caslon started work as apprentice to a london gunsmith, and set up his own business in 1716 engraving gunlocks and bookbinding tools. William caslon mideighteenth century british punchcutter and typefounder, who solidly established british typefounding with wellcrafted copies of earlier dutch designs. William caslon issues the first type specimen book from an english type foundry 1764 ce english gunsmith, toolcutter and type founder william caslon published a specimen of printing types, by w.

Jul 26, 2010 the letters on the left are blown up from the type in the 1766 caslon specimen book. The original caslon specimen sheets and punches have long provided a fertile source for the range of types bearing his name. William caslon issues the first type specimen book from an english type foundry 1764 ce english gunsmith, toolcutter and typefounder william caslon published a specimen of printing types, by w. Text sizes of the caslon old face type appear in the big new specimen book of the foundry that is dated 1857. Caslon typeface specimen this project contains the history of caslon type, characteristics, usage and applications. Caslons largersize fonts had two serifs on the c rather than one. Yet this is without question the most important american type specimen book of the 20th century. The adobe originals program started in 1989 as an inhouse type foundry at adobe, brought together to create original typefaces of exemplary design. The two lines english egyptian typeface is a font created by the caslon foundry of salisbury square, london around or probably slightly before 1816, that is the first generalpurpose sansserif typeface in the latin alphabet known to have been created. The letters on the left are blown up from the type in the 1766 caslon specimen book.

Caslon is group of old style serif typefaces designed by the gunsmith and type designer william caslon 1692 1766. His types eventually spread all over europe and the american colonies, where one of his fonts was used to print the declaration of. A specimen of printing types by william caslon, letter founder, london. This is a book about caslon typeface, its history, anatomy and usage. Newsprint specimen 2016 austin news specimen specimen book 20102014 graphik arabic type specimen specimen book 20102015 specimen 20152019 broadsheet and tabloid newsprint specimen caslon rounded letterpress poster graphik specimen folder with dry transfer sheet, poster, and illustrated booklet newsprint specimen. This is a type specimen book for the typeface caslon. William caslon, who issued his first typespecimen sheet in 1734, made a number of refinements of the garamond style and created faces that have become traditional and are still much in use. In the spirit of dadaism, i rejected normal conventions like balance, symmetry, alignment, and hierarchy, in favor of a more irrational approach. Jan 04, 2009 text sizes of the caslon old face type appear in the big new specimen book of the foundry that is dated 1857.

William caslon issues the first type specimen book from an. Caslon old face in a sample advertisement by the h. This specimen book is a marvel of the printers and typefounders arts, and it deserves a fine digital edition. As a serif typeface, caslon has a simplicity to it that i associated with the simplicity of nature. This sheet presents a facsimile of william caslons type specimen sheet 1738 which has been reproduced for the mergenthaler linotype company on the occasion of the first showing of caslon old face and presented in this form for permanent preservation 1923. Both are of the pica size, and probably the lino is based on the original pica 2.

Out sample liberty is a 5 line version of old style bold now caslon bold by hamilton. Type specimen type type type type typetype type te type type type typetype specimen by devin lee typography i 6252015. Late specimen sheet of the caslon foundry from 1924. Caslon s largersize fonts had two serifs on the c rather than one. But printing and type in england had never risen to the quality seen in italy, germany, france and the netherlands. Caslon is a gorgeous old style serif typeface designed by william caslon i in the 18th century. Mar 11, 2015 caslon is group of old style serif typefaces designed by the gunsmith and type designer william caslon 1692 1766.

The two lines english egyptian typeface is a font created by the caslon foundry of salisbury square, london. This specimen book is available on and can be downloaded in a decent resolution. Caslon s first specimen sheet was issued in 1734 and exhibited his roman and italic types in 14 different sizes. The face can be quickly identified by the reversal of stress in the characters strokes. Typotheques typeface also features a large variety of the most. William caslon ii born 1720, died 1778 type founder, type designer. Publication date 1785 topics printing, type and type founding publisher. Caslon adobe pro type specimen book printed on brown bag kraft 2870 lb text. Publication date 1785 topics printing, type and typefounding publisher. A type specimen by william caslon recreated by paul balluf. Caslons 1766 specimen book a specimen of printing types b. Revolutionary types by martin m c clellan if there was a formula for how fast information spreads it might read as. They have been an essential part of the printing trade since soon after the invention of printing with movable metal type in the 15th century.

The adobe originals program started in 1989 as an inhouse type foundry at adobe, brought together to create original typefaces of exemplary design quality, technical fidelity, and aesthetic longevity. Caslons refinement of the garamond version of the aldine roman was essentially straightforward. Prior to designing berthold caslon book, gunter gerhard lange intensively researched both the english type founder william caslons 1725 types, and the dutch forerunners of the 17th century upon which caslon based his work. Includes many examples of american releases of caslon and sample settings in fullcolour printing. Typography maturation of the printed book britannica. In 1785 william caslon iii 1754 1833 published a specimen book that features the complete family of caslon fonts. A type specimen by william caslon recreated by paul balluf the original type specimen of caslon is work of typographic beauty, but is hard to come by at decent sizes and resolutions, so paul balluf took it upon himself to recreate it as you can see below. Read the specimen book trajan sans a sans serif companion to carol twomblys popular trajan typeface, trajan sans is a fresh interpretation by designer robert slimbach. Caslon s roman became so popular that it was known as the script of kings, although on the other side of the political spectrum and the ocean, the americans used it for their declaration of independence in 1776. A contempory typeface family based on the roman types of claude garmond and the italic types of robert granjon. Indeed, most of the types seem to have a match with samples shown in caslons specimen book which would have been 10 years old at the time. Before caslon, there was little letter founding in britain and most type was imported even shakespeare. Aug 16, 20 doubleclick to enlarge william caslons specimen of typefaces from 1734.

Adobe caslon pro is the right choice for magazines, journals, book publishing, and corporate communications. Inspired by the dutch baroque types, the typeface is cited as the first. Doubleclick to enlarge william caslons specimen of typefaces from 1734. Since 1900 there have been many recuts and additional variations so that the mcgrew book on metal typefaces shows over 50 versions of caslon. A specimen of printing types by caslon, william, 17541833. The dunlap broadside fonts in use type at work in the. This book is made using plastic, stickers and print on plastic to show. In the spirit of dadaism, i rejected normal conventions like balance, symmetry, alignment, and hierarchy, in favor of a. Caslons success virtually stopped the importation of dutch types, upon which english printers had relied for so long. Inspired by the past, but distinctly contemporary in both appearance and function. The book showcases one poem of willam wordsworth i wandered lonely as a cloud and presents caslon typeface. Oct 10, 2014 type a caslon specimen book words have never looked so seductive caslon is a gorgeous old style serif typeface designed by william caslon i in the 18th century. I created the brand onatah, meaning of the earth as a context for caslon to be displayed.