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Old Font from 1700s
Posted by Neo63 in
9 Dec 2012 — 6:06pm
9 Dec 2012 — 6:06pm
Hi, this is a scanned page from Isaac Ware's 1738 translation of Palladio's Four Books on Architecture . I'm sorry for the low quality, I have pictures with higher quality but the file size is huge, and the book itself has deteriorated somewhat. The typography is beautiful so I was planning on reproducing some of this stuff with LaTeX. It would be great if someone can ID the font for me. Thanks!
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| Four Books - 1_03.jpg | 106.61 KB |
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9 Dec 2012 — 7:07pm
I am virtually certain the font is Caslon as originally designed by William Caslon.
If a comparison doesn't verify that, upload just one paragraph from your high resolution copy; that should be small enough and would be a big help.
9 Dec 2012 — 7:34pm
Thank you for your response. I have attached a line from the book as well as the reproduction in LaTeX using Adobe Caslon Pro. I'm pretty sure it's the right font but would just like a confirmation. Thanks.
http://imgur.com/Vi6Vf
http://imgur.com/nblev
9 Dec 2012 — 8:16pm
The Adobe Caslon would be a great choice because it is a well-done interpretation of Caslon's original work.
9 Dec 2012 — 8:58pm
What I meant was can you confirm the book was indeed typeset in Caslon from the higher resolution picture I uploaded? Thanks.
10 Dec 2012 — 9:59am
While not a great many glyphs to compare to, from what I see I am virtually sure it is Caslon.
10 Dec 2012 — 2:40pm
Thank you very much.