ITC NEW BASKERVILLE

ITC New Baskerville is one of many contemporary type families based on the work of John Baskerville (1706-1775). It is a late 20th-century interpretation of Baskerville’s style, designed by John Quaranda. It makes an excellent and very readable text face; its sharp, high-contrast forms make it suitable for elegant advertising settings as well.

Baskerville Greek

Baskerville’s Greek typeface was used for two editions of the New Testament printed in 1763: a quarto in 500 copies, and an octavo in 2000 copies — and never again thereafter. The typeface maintained the cursive ductus of earlier models, but abandoned complex ligatures and any hint of scribal flourish.

Mrs Eaves

Originally designed in 1996, Mrs Eaves was Zuzana Licko’s first attempt at the design of a traditional typeface. It was styled after Baskerville, the famous transitional serif typeface designed in 1757 by John Baskerville in Birmingham, England. Mrs Eaves was named after Baskerville’s live in housekeeper, Sarah Eaves, whom he later married.

Baskerville Classico

Isaac Moore punchcut a version of Baskerville’s letterforms for the Fry Foundry after seeing the original font’s usage. Legible and eminently dignified, Baskerville Classico makes an excellent text typeface; and its sharp, high-contrast forms make it suitable for elegant advertising pieces as well.