Member drj… Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Hi, I'm an academic choosing a font for my next book. I don't know much about fonts, but I like the human and approachable fonts in scholarly books from the 1940's and 1950's (or so). However, I haven't seen such a book that specifies which font it is using. Here's an example from Linforth's classic 'The Arts of Orpheus' (UCal Press, 1941 ). Can you tell me the font? Is it old or well-known? How could I use it? (I tried inputting this into the website WhatTheFont, but they seem to recommend only newly created fonts.) Link to comment
Member Kev… Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 It is a metal type version of Caslon. Founders Caslon would be a good choice if you want a vintage look. Adobe Caslon is modern digital revival. Link to comment
Member drj… Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 thanks Kevin Thompson! Immediate gratification. I learned a lot from the Wikipedia article on Caslon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caslon And as a historian that makes me more inclined to recommend it to my publisher. Link to comment
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