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Baskerville, John

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Baskerville, John (1706–75), English printer, had established a printing office and type-foundry in Birmingham by 1754. His first book was a Latin Virgil, 1757, followed by a Milton in 1758. Baskerville's books are among the masterpieces of English printing; he gave his name to the roman typefaces based on his designs in current usage.

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