Figure 367
Examples of Transitional Types
The two upper sections of our plate are set in a transitional font, which is, both in roman and italic, a fine and workable letter. The smaller roman beneath has certain interesting peculiarities that render it unlike Caslon’s ordinary fonts—or Baskerville’s either—but its accompanying italic came from the Caslons when under the Baskerville influence, and is for all intents and purposes a characteristic “Baskerville” type.