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Caslon

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Cas·lon  (kzln), William 1692-1766.
English type designer whose typefaces, such as Caslon, were widely used in the 18th century.

Caslon [ˈkæzlən]
n
(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a style of type designed by William Caslon, English type founder (1692-1766)


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Typefaces: Nameplate--Adobe Caslon: headlines--Unitus; body text--Adobe Caslon.
The subject of gender in architectural analysis is probably perceived as a largely American interest, thanks to Beatriz Colomina's Sexuality and Space of 1992; this British collection has, interestingly, been given a totally American appearance, set in a kind of Bodonified condensed Caslon with massive ears on the gs.
From the 15th century days of Johann Gutenberg, who is credited with inventing movable type, to the time of William Caslon of Britain in the 18th century through the lifetime of the American Frederic W.
 
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