[Baskerville in the city]"John Baskerville was born almost three hundred years ago in the village of Wolverley, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire, the youngest son of parents of some standing in the community. There is little known of his life before he came to Birmingham to make his living as a writing master in this increasingly thriving town of many trades. He subsequently entered into the trade of commissioning and selling of japanned goods, one of the major industries in Birmingham at the time, which he continued for most of the rest of his life. Japanning is essentially the decoration of metal objects with coats of varnish and, in the more expensive articles, with paintings (...)"
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"John Baskerville nació en 1706 en Sion Hill, Worcester (Inglaterra). Sobre el año 1723 se había convertido en un maestro de la escritura y hábil grabador de lapidas. En 1740 inicio en Birmingham un negocio de barnices y lacados al estilo japonés que en unos años lo haría un hombre muy rico. Alrededor de 1750 comienza a experimentar con la fabricación de papel, elaboración de tintas, fundición de tipos e impresión y en 1754 Baskerville crea su primer tipo (los punzones fueron grabados por John Handy que trabajo con el durante 28 años).(...)"Britannica: Baskerville, John
Linotype Library Designers: John Baskerville
Baskerville, John (MyFonts)
"John Baskerville (January 28, 1706 - January 8, 1775) was born in the village of Wolverley, near Kidderminster in Worcestershire and was a printer in Birmingham, England. He was a member of the Royal Society of Arts, and an associate of some of the members of the Lunar Society. He directed his punchcutter John Handy in the design of many typefaces of broadly similar appearance.(...)"
