Clarendon (typeface)

The Clarendon is a font that was created in 1845 by Benjamin Fox and 1850 came from the Bauer type foundry on the market. In 1950 it was published by Hermann Eidenbenz from Linotype. It has a timeless style, by which it finds many uses and is always happy to take up.

Due to their close relationship to classical Antiqua, in particular of the newspaper headlines as the Century, it shapes lines clearly. It is thus easy to read and can be used both in headlines and in the amount of text with good results.

Like all representatives of the slab serif also owns the Clarendon a nearly uniform stroke contrast and large, clear, almost rectangular serifs. Striking the many distinct drops, for example, in the a, r or g

Scripture example of the various sections of Clarendon

Also known as Poster font for the James Bond film Goldfinger.

Classification of Scripture

• According to DIN 16518 to categorize the Clarendon in the group Va ( slab serif, derived from the Neoclassical Antiqua ).
• Hans Peter Willenberg would classify them in his classification matrix as a static slab serif, Clarendonartige.