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Last edited January 15, 2014

There are many digitizations of Caslon available from many different foundries. Here is an overview of all the most complete families. Please let us know if you don find what you need.

brandy
abstractions
Mind the static electricity

The Englishman William Caslon punchcut many roman, italic, and non-Latin typefaces from 1720 until his death in 1766. At that time most types were being imported to England from Dutch sources, so Caslon was influenced by the characteristics of Dutch types. He did, however, achieve a level of craft that enabled his recognition as the first great English punchcutter. Caslon's roman became so... Read More

winter
illustrative
Contradiction keeps sanity in place

The Englishman William Caslon punchcut many roman, italic, and non-Latin typefaces from 1720 until his death in 1766. At that time most types were being imported to England from Dutch sources, so Caslon was influenced by the characteristics of Dutch types. He did, however, achieve a level of craft that enabled his recognition as the first great English punchcutter. Caslon's roman became so... Read More

safety
abstractions
Please stop to steal our newspaper

ITC Golden Cockerel font is based on designs created by Eric Gill in 1929 for the Gold Cockerel Press in England. These elegant and meticulously crafted typefaces were inspired by and modeled on Gill's skills of stone carving, calligraphy and wood engraving. The typeface family includes ITC Golden Cockerel Roman, Italic, Titling, and Initials and Ornaments.

replay
wunderkinder
Life’s a bitch, and I’m a dog

The Englishman William Caslon punchcut many roman, italic, and non-Latin typefaces from 1720 until his death in 1766. At that time most types were being imported to England from Dutch sources, so Caslon was influenced by the characteristics of Dutch types. He did, however, achieve a level of craft that enabled his recognition as the first great English punchcutter. Caslon's roman became so... Read More

SG Caslon SB William Caslon Elsner+Flake
Carol Twombly and William Caslon
Adobe 1725
Franko Luin and William Caslon
Linotype 1725

Elsner+Flake
William Caslon and George Ostrochulski
Bitstream 1950
Dave Farey, Eric Gill, Justin Howes, Richard Dawson and William Caslon
ITC 1929
American Type Founders and William Caslon
Linotype 1725
American Type Founders and William Caslon
Linotype 1725
William Caslon
Elsner+Flake