According to Wikipedia, the font Baskerville was designed by John Baskerville in 1757 in Birmingham, England (“Baskerville”). The font is a typeface and is considered a transition font from old-style typefaces, which means it appears to be old-style, but has adjustments that make the font easier to read. Due to the fonts origin, name, and the fact that it is a transition type-face, I would recommend that this font be used for novels filled with character, especially novels with settings during the 1700s. Baskerville is by no means a new font, but it has features that separate it from old-style typefaces, landing Baskerville in the category of transitional typeface (“Baskerville”). John Baskerville aimed to create high-quality methods of printing, and this meant creating a new and improved font. John Baskerville was a wealthy industrialist, who Lino Type calls a “writing master,” which meant that Baskerville had much to gain from improved printing (“Font Designer - John Baskerville”). After multiple experiments, John Baskerville created a font he declared perfect. He humbly stated his …show more content…
The etymology of Baskerville is Britain, and something about British words make them appear dignified. For instance, movie characters who are intended to be intelligent are often cast as British characters because their British dialect strangely casts an aroma of intelligence. Because of this, if someone were to say they were writing a novel with a setting of 1700s Britain in the font Baskerville, a strong British name, most people would jump to the conclusion that novel will be dignified and proper. When some with these pre-conceived notions were to read the book, the expectation of elegant novel would lead them to believe the novel was elegant in order to confirm their assumptions. This makes Baskerville an excellent choice for someone writing a novel with
Bradstreet was a Puritan and was therefore raised with a simplistic view of the world. This, combined with the fact that she was a woman, carried over into her way of writing. Her writing style was not eloquent but plain, humble, and pleasant to read. Her poems dealt with topics such as faith, family, and adversity and were easy to understand. Bradstreet had great faith which she gained through the experiences she encountered in life.
Mellor, Anne K. and Richard E. Matlack, eds. British Literature: 1780-1830. Fort Worth; Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1996.
Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901-02) questions the codes of masculinity and English identity not only through the characters of Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. John Watson, but also through Sir Henry Baskerville, Jack Stapleton, Selden and other characters.
Charlotte Bronte uses diction from the eighteen hundreds to better immerse the reader in the setting, as well as to better accentuate the beautiful language. "I sometimes have a queer feeling with regard to you - especially when you are near me, as now: it is as if I had a string somewhere under my left ribs, tightly and inextricably knotted to a similar string situated in the corresponding quarter of your little frame. And if that boisterous channel, and two hundred miles or so
The Victorian era was also the age of the novel, as many English citizens now possessed the time and money to afford such a luxury. Novels at the beginning of the Victorian era reflect the growing unease of the day; writers of the 1840s in particular responded indirectly to the social upheaval, writing personal, subjective novels.
The term 'gothic' has many different forms. The most important and original form is architecture during the medieval period. It starts out with the great cathedral, Saint-Denis, of Paris. Then the Westminster Abbey of London was built. These are characterized by their pointed arches and flying buttresses. Gothicism also came in the form of art. Tres Riches Heures du duc de Berry, by the Limburg brothers, showed elegance through statements in the best known way of gothic art. This popular style of art is called manuscript illuminations. Manuscript illuminations are text followed by decoration, usually gold. During the mid-18th century, literature took a new step having the first gothic novel, "The Castle of Otranto," first published in 1764. This novel was combined with a horror and mystery genre (Martindale).
William Caslon, also known as William Caslon the Elder, was born in Cradley, Worcestershire England, The exact date is unknown but it is speculated to be in the years 1692 or 1693. About the age of seventeen he started as an apprentice engraving gunlocks and gun barrels in London. Engraving was a historically important method of producing images on paper in artistic printmaking. Ten years after that Caslon opened up his own engraving shop in 1716 in London and he began to create tools for bookbinders and silver objects. During this time Caslon’s work took the attention of the printer John Watts and many other presses in London. These companies asked Caslon for his work, by making cutting type punches. “In 1720 Caslon designed ”English Arabic” typeface used in psalter and a New Testament.” Stated by the Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica) . Then later in time he worked in cutting roman, italic, and Hebrew typefaces for William Bowyer. In so doing he created the Roman typeface, which was first, used in 1726. It was renamed Caslon.
At the opening of this novel we meet Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes, whom has an unexpected visitor by the name of Dr. Mortimer, who introduces the detectives to a puzzling mystery of Baskerville Hall. Apparently Sir Charles Baskerville, owner of the Baskerville home, has recently died and left behind a manuscript. It tells of his father, Sir Hugo Baskerville, who had supposedly fallen in love with the daughter of a yeoman. Yet she was not interested in him, so Hugo along with a few of his wretched companions, kidnapped and placed her in the upper chamber of his house. When she escaped, Hugo swore that “that very night would render his body and soul to the Powers of Evil if he might overtake the wench.” therefore showing the extreme disrespect of men towards women.
...eating innovative and effective types. His work reflects his respect for the history of typography, and he has clearly been influenced by artists, printers, and writers (Design Museum, 2005). More importantly, Carter demonstrates the importance of font selection as a means of conveying mood and theme. His work ranges from classic Greek to space age modern, and each font has its own special nuances that give it a unique appearance. Matthew Carter has provided a valuable set of tools for all graphic designers to infuse into their work.
There are many different type designers that have made a huge impact on the typography world. One of these designers is Hermann Zapf. He was born on November 8, 1918 in Darmstadt, Germany. When he was born there was a flu pandemic that killed millions of people this including two of his siblings. (Weber) He designed around 200 typefaces and married to Gudrun who was also a calligrapher and typeface designer. (“Hermann Zapf”)
Claude Garamond is an interesting type designer not only because he was a leading designer, but also because he is credited with bringing both the accent and apostrophe into the French alphabet. (“Prominent Type Designers”) Garamond’s Old Style type designs are considered to be the “typographical highlight of the 16th Century”, and are still used as a basis for current typefaces. (“Type Design in the French Renaissance”) The designs were less calligraphic in nature than previous type styles, and continued to be developed after his death by Jean Jannon, leading them to be confused with Garamond’s original designs due to similarity. (“Early Typographers”)
According to Serena Davies, a reviewer for BBC One, '“The Hounds of Baskerville” took the most famous of all Sherlock Holmes stories, gave the original title just the smallest of tweaks, then had its wicked way with the rest of the tale,” (Telegraph.co.uk.). Davies is correct because the title might have only been changed by one letter, but the differences in the episode from the novel are mammoth. The episode “The Hounds of the Baskerville” in the series Sherlock produced by BBC is similar to the novel The Hound of the Baskerville because, in both the show and the novel, the monstrous hound is not a real monster, just a normal dog, but the drastic differences including, the setting of the story and the characters make the show more exciting
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s telling of The Hound of the Baskervilles opens in 19th century England. Sherlock and his assistant, Dr. Watson, are visited by James Mortimer, friend of Sir Charles Baskerville, recently deceased with his cause of death feared to be a hound out for Baskerville blood. Mortimer shares with Sherlock and Watson the curse of the Baskervilles. The curse started with Hugo Baskerville, a horrible ancestor of the Baskervilles who kidnapped a young village girl and held her hostage. Hugo Baskerville was allegedly met by a hellish hound leading to his untimely death while he chased his victim through the moors. Since the time of Hugo Baskerville, Mortimer relates, all Baskervilles have been stalked by the hellish hound. With the
By reading Bradstreet’s work, a fair sense of what Mrs. Bradstreet was like can be grasped. She clearly stated her opinion of those who objected to her writing: “I am obnoxious to each carping tongue, / Who says my hand a needle better fits.” (Bradstreet,“ The Prologue”155). Bradstreet refused to give up her passion for writing even if it meant going against the opinions of anyone in her colony, including religious leaders. Although Bradstreet referred to herself as being obnoxious, her written works portray an entirely different Bradstreet. She seeks no reward or fame for her writing: “Give thyme or parsley wreath, I ask no bays” (155). Bradstreet seeks no reward for her writing because she doesn’t think her work is very good: “My foolish, broken, blemished Muse so sings” (154). She refers to her writing as her: “ill-formed offspring” (“The Author To Her Book”165). Even after her work is published she is ...
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, continues the curse of the Baskervilles with the legend of the hound. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must solve the mystery before the Baskerville family comes to an end. Therefore the author explains the theme of not being ruled by fear through characters dying, research being affected, and characters changing throughout the novel.