Caslon
Americannoun
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William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
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Printing. an old-style type modeled after the types designed by William Caslon.
noun
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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 ● Mar. 17, 2022
The oldest sans serif type is probably Caslon Egyptian from 1816 and through the 19th century they became popular mainly as display fonts, for use on posters.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2010
Secondly, this is London, which boasts a great graphic design heritage: from 18th-century typeface designers like William Caslon to contemporary figures such as Peter Saville and Graphic Thought Facility.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2010
Caslon Roanoke, author of austere New England novels, goes to California for a vacation.
From Time Magazine Archive
The gentleman, however, did not do this because he disliked Caslon; Sadie had saved Bennie from what might have been certain death, and the wealthy Mr. Steele was quite as grateful as he was obstinate.
From Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans by Alice B. Emerson
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