Hi again, all. Just a quickie to let you know we’re casting some 48pt Baskerville italic 169 in the next week or so.
To keep costs down, it’ll be cast as ‘light type’: a scalloped body to reduce the amount of metal used. Given that this is a large face, a quarter fount comes out to be quite expensive, so we’re also offering what I’ve decided to call a ‘drop cap’ fount, as follows:
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48pt Baskerville italic (Monotype series 169)
Hi again, all. Just a quickie to let you know we’re casting some 48pt Baskerville italic 169 in the next week or so.
To keep costs down, it’ll be cast as ‘light type’: a scalloped body to reduce the amount of metal used. Given that this is a large face, a quarter fount comes out to be quite expensive, so we’re also offering what I’ve decided to call a ‘drop cap’ fount, as follows:
3A 2B 3C 3D 3E 2F 2G 2G 3I 2J 2K 2L 2M 3N 2O 2P 2Q 3R 3S 2T 2U 2V 2W 2X 2Y 1Z
Quarter fount (10A 18a) £200 plus shipping
Drop cap fount (3A etc) £75 plus shipping
If you’re interested, just drop us a line.
nick
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