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The CaslonsCaslon Caslon Typeface with serifs This article is about the typeface. For the person, see William Caslon. For other uses, see Caslon (disambiguation). Caslon is the name given to serif typefaces designed by William Caslon I in London, or inspired by his work. Quick facts Category, Classification ... Caslon Category Serif Classification Old-style Dutch taste Designer William Caslon I Foundry Caslon Type Foundry Date released 1725 Re-issuing foundries Mergenthaler Linotype, Lanston Monotype, Adobe Inc., Bitstream Inc., American Type Founders, ParaType, H. Berthold AG Variations Many Shown here Adobe Caslon by Carol Twombly Close Caslon worked as an engraver of punches, the masters used to stamp the moulds or matrices used to cast metal type.[1][2][3] He worked in the tradition of… (Source: Wikipedia)
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