The Baskerville Slate c.1730 [Replica]

Publisher: Birmingham Public Libraries
Production: 1980, Limited Edition
Material: High quality cast resin
Size: 265 x 210
Text: English

Before he became one of England’s greatest printers and type designers, John Baskerville (1706–1775) earned his living in Birmingham as a writing-master and letter cutter. This inscription, known as the Baskerville slate, originally hung in the window of his workshop as an advertisement showing five different ‘Hands’ in which he could cut gravestones. Skillfully executed with decorative arabesques, the roman lettering in the second line is a clear forerunner of the noble typeface that would appear in his Virgil of 1757. The only known surviving example of his early work, this is a certified replica published by Birmingham Public Libraries. A wonderful piece of typographic history.

Condition: Very Good. Shelf ware consistent with age. Please note that some product listings use stock imagery, so the item received may not be the item shown.

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