A Specimen of typeset fonts and languages, by William Caslon, letter founder; from the 1728 Cyclopaedia.

William Caslon (1692–1766) was an English gunsmith and designer of typographic fonts. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2898x3807, 1794 KB)from: http://images. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2898x3807, 1794 KB)from: http://images. ... 1913 advertisement for Encyclopædia Britannica. ... Events February 13 - Massacre of Glencoe March 1 - The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony with the charging of three women with witchcraft. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... A gunsmith is a person who repairs and modifies firearms to blueprint and customer specifications, using hand tools and machines such as grinders,and mills. ... A Specimen of typeset fonts and languages, by William Caslon, letter founder; from the 1728 Cyclopaedia. ...

He was born at Cradley, Worcestershire, and in 1716 started business in London as an engraver of gun locks and barrels, and as a bookbinder's tool cutter. Being thus brought into contact with printers, he was induced to fit up a type foundry, largely through the encouragement of William Bowyer. The distinction and legibility of his type secured him the patronage of the leading printers of the day in England and on the continent. Cradley is a small village in the Black Country of Worcestershire, near Halesowen and the banks of the river Stour. ... // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... A type foundry is a company that produces and/or distributes typefaces. ... William Bowyer (December 19, 1699 - November 13, 1777), was an English printer. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ...

His typefaces were influenced by Dutch types then common in England. His work influenced John Baskerville and are thus the progenitors of Transitional types, which in turn led to Modern types. John Baskerville (January 28, 1706 - January 8, 1775) was a printer in Birmingham, a member of the Royal Society of Arts, and an associate of some of the members of the Lunar Society. ...

Caslon typefaces were very popular and used for many important printed works, including the first printed version of the Declaration of Independence. They fell out of favour in the century after his death, but were revived in the 1840s, and Caslon-inspired typefaces are still widely used today. A declaration of independence is a proclamation of the independence of an aspiring state or states. ...

See also

• His typeface, Caslon

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition article "Caslon", a publication now in the public domain. William Caslons 1734 Specimen Origins Caslon refers to a large family of typefaces originating from William Caslons original old style, first shown in 1734 in a now-highly-sought broadside specimen. ... Encyclopædia Britannica, the 11th edition The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is perhaps the most famous edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...