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Elizabeth Caslon
by Leney[1]
Born31 July 1730
London
Died3 March 1795 (1795-03-04) (aged 64)
London
NationalityGreat Britain
Occupationtypefounder
SpouseWilliam Caslon
Relativesdaughter in law Elizabeth Caslon

Elizabeth Caslon, born Elizabeth Cartlich (31 July 1730 – 3 March 1795), was a British typefounder. She ran the family's Caslon foundry with her husband and when he died she carried it on as Elizabeth Caslon and sons. After her death, the business was auctioned and it was bought by her business partner and her former daughter in law who was another "Elizabeth Caslon".

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Elizabeth Caslon

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Elizabeth Caslon, born Elizabeth Cartlich (31 July 1730 – 3 March 1795), was a British typefounder. She ran the family's Caslon foundry with her husband...

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Caslon

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Caslon is the name given to serif typefaces designed by William Caslon I (c. 1692–1766) in London, or inspired by his work. Caslon worked as an engraver...

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William Caslon

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William Caslon I (1692/93 – 23 January 1766), also known as William Caslon the Elder, was an English typefounder. The distinction and legibility of his...

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Caslon Type Foundry

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The Caslon type foundry was a type foundry in London which cast and sold metal type. It was founded by the punchcutter and typefounder William Caslon I...

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Cartlidge

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the surname Cartlich, an archaic and variant spelling of Cartlidge: Elizabeth Caslon née Cartlich (1730–1795), British typefounder John Cartlich, 19th century...

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Msizi Africa

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Msizi Africa is an international charitable organisation set up by Lucy Caslon in 2007. Msizi means 'helper' in Zulu. The charity, based in South London...

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Long s

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publications in the UK include the following: The Caslon typeface of 1732 has the long s. The Caslon typeface of 1796 has the short s only. In the UK,...

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Carol Twombly

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contributed to the design of, many typefaces, including Trajan, Myriad and Adobe Caslon. Twombly retired from Adobe and from type design in early 1999, to focus...

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Serif

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Miklós Tótfalusi Kis and the Janson and Ehrhardt types based on his work and Caslon, especially the larger sizes. Transitional, or baroque, serif typefaces...

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Vincent Figgins

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by William Caslon III. A member of the prominent Caslon typefounding family, he was seeking to set up a foundry independent of the Caslon foundry established...

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Air Force One

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suggesting the widely spaced and upper case "United States of America" legend in Caslon typeface. He chose to expose the polished aluminum fuselage on the bottom...

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Melbourne

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15 November 2018. "Media Business Communication time line since 1861". Caslon. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2008...

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Gill Sans

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calligraphic tail on the left reminiscent of italics such as those cut by William Caslon in the eighteenth century. The italic "e" is more restrained, with a straight...

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Radio Times

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was surrounded by a black border and italicised its masthead (now in the Caslon typeface with swash capitals; this logo remained until April 2001), in an...

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Agnes Moorehead

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Drama Series. In 1964, Moorehead accepted the role of Endora, Samantha's (Elizabeth Montgomery) mortal-loathing, quick-witted witch mother in the situation...

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Garamond

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nineteenth century – revival in interest in 'old-style' typefaces such as the Caslon type (1730s, England) and that of Jenson (1470s, Venice). 1912 – revival...

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William Addison Dwiggins

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Tippecanoe + Italic (Designed 1944–46, used only for The Creaking Stair by Elizabeth Coatsworth, never released, Linotype), Dwiggins's take on Bodoni Winchester...

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Wood type

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'Proscription or Posting letter of great bulk and dimension' and William Caslon II cast his 'Patagonian' or 'Proscription letters'" and that "there is probably...

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The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy

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Davey and B. Law, 1760. London: A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, W. Strahan, T. Caslon, B. Law, and A. Hamilton, 1763. Dublin: E. & J. Exshaw, 1762. Dublin: E...

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Kelmscott Press

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were thin, harsh, and lacking dignity compared to old-face typefaces like Caslon and those of Nicholas Jenson. Morris expressed similar opinions. Emery Walker...

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Christoffel van Dijck

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Granjon, Briot, Van Dijck, Kis (maker of the so-called 'Janson' types), and Caslon. de Jong, Feike. "The Briot project. Part I". PampaType. TYPO, republished...

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Typography

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(1st ed.), University of Toronto Press, ISBN 978-0-8020-6041-9 Eisenstein, Elizabeth L (1980), The Printing Press as an Agent of Change, Cambridge University...

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