Caslon

American  

[kaz-luhn] / ˈkæz lən /

noun

1. William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.

2. Printing. an old-style type modeled after the types designed by William Caslon.

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Caslon British  

/ ˈkæzlən /

noun

1. a style of type designed by William Caslon, English type founder (1692–1766)

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Example Sentences

He also loves to mention typefaces — Bembo, Baskerville, Garamond, Caslon and Janson come up a lot — and the names of beautiful papers: Amalfi, Fabriano, Nideggen.

From New York Times

Its distinctive typefaces remain: the historic Irvin, Caslon and their updated cousin Neutraface.

From The Guardian

Here were the factory gates of Palatino, Caslon and Bodoni, here the grimy industrial suburb of serifs.

From The Guardian

With a deep dedication to traditional printing — one of his sons is named Caslon, after the 18th-century type designer — he abhorred the notion of throwing out a book once it had been scanned.

From New York Times

It is handsomely printed in large Caslon type on Dickinson's deckle-edged paper.

From Project Gutenberg