Baskerville could not compete economically with printers using the cheaper, Use of this service is governed by the IT Acceptable Use and Web Technologies policies. Sir Henry Baskerville. Add this timeless classic to your font library. than was previously possible. The story for a Gothic Novel is usually introduced very early in the novel. —John Baskerville, preface to Milton, 1758 (Anatomy of a Typeface), Hand-carving Baskerville on a headstone for John Baskerville by Gabriel Hummerston (Source: cmykern.com). can't use it large." Baskerville itself is a Transitional typeface, meaning it is a refinement of the Old-style typefaces that preceded it. John Baskerville is an English type designer, master writer, and printer during the mid to late 1770s. John Baskerville. Baskerville grew out of an ongoing experimentation with printing technology. It was the combination of the contrasting cut in his letterforms, the process of printing, the gloss of his paper and the intensity of his inks that made each print so refined. The novel was serialized in 1901–02 and was published in book form in 1902. Add this timeless classic to your font library.