Baskerville - Hot Type Versions

Hot Type Versions

The following foundries offered versions of Baskerville:

  • The original matrices were sold by Baskerville's widow and eventually ended up in the possession of Deberny & Peignot.
  • Stephenson Blake cast the Fry Foundry version that was cut in 1795 by Isaac Morre.
  • The Fry Foundry version was also sold by American Type Founders with an italic designed in 1915 by Morris Fuller Benton.
  • Linotype's Baskerville was cut in 1923 by George W. Jones, though it was subsequently re-cut in 1936. A bold version was cut by Chauncey H. Griffith in 1939.
  • Lanston Monotype's Baskerville was cut in 1923 under the direction of Stanley Morison. Italic and bold versions were cut by Sol Hess. These versions were modified slightly and then offered by Intertype.

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