Baskerville Cyrillic

The Baskerville types were created by John Baskerville, a typefounder and printer in late eighteenth-century England, and introduced in Birmingham, England, in 1752. Baskerville’s types are classified as transitionals, that is, those that are stylistically between old style and modern designs. Because of their high readability, Baskerville’s designs were produced by all of the major typefoundries and have become a standard typeface for long texts, especially book work, and for display purposes as well. This particular version of Baskerville Cyrillic was originally produced in the 70s at Mergenthaler Linotype in New York, then critiqued and redesigned in 1992 under the advice of Jovica Veljovic, a gifted and knowledgeable type designer and lettering artist. Baskerville Cyrillic is a good choice for setting text of any length.