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The Baskerville was created by John Baskerville, a typefounder and printer in late eighteenth-century England. It is classified as transitional. As a matter of fact, with its generous proportions, the Baskerville appears not very different from its predecessors. But the difference between fine and bold strokes is more marked, the lower-case serifs are almost horizontal and the emphasis on the stroke widths is almost vertical.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - Baskerville%20typeface

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Du nom de son inventeur, John Baskerville, ce caractère, tout en conservant certaines caractéristiques des garaldes, est marqué par une légère augmentation du contraste entre les pleins et les déliés, un certain raffinement des empattements et la symétrie verticale des lettres,  2, fiche 1, Français, - caract%C3%A8re%20Baskerville

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Typefaces in which the axis of the curves is inclined to the left; there is generally a greater contrast in the relative thickness of the strokes than in Humanist designs; the serifs are bracketed; the bar of the lower case e is horizontal; the serifs of the ascenders in the lower case are oblique.  1, fiche 2, Anglais, - Garalde

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These are types in the Aldine and Garamond tradition and were formerly called 'Old Face' and 'Old Style'.  1, fiche 2, Anglais, - Garalde

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La famille des GARALDES comprend les caractères dont la forme rappelle celle des créations classiques(italiennes et françaises).  1, fiche 2, Français, - Garaldes

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