Caslon Ionic
The newspaper ancestor hiding in Clarendon's shadow
A revival of Caslon's Ionic No. 2, a nineteenth-century bracketed-serif type positioned between the refinement of modern faces and the weight of Egyptians. Less celebrated than Thorowgood's Clarendon, it greatly influenced newspaper fonts of the following century. The revival adds weights absent from the original and pairs with a matching Egyptian companion, Antique No. 6. A Rounded variant is offered as a bonus cut outside the main collection.
Set in Caslon Ionic, Antique No. 6
Insights
- The Ionic sits structurally between Egyptian slab serifs and modern high-contrast faces, defined by its bracketed serif construction.
- Caslon's Ionic No. 2 is cited as having greatly influenced newspaper fonts of the following century.
- The revival expands the original with additional weights and a companion Egyptian family, Antique No. 6.
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