Baskerville Old Face represents a refined interpretation of John Baskerville's pioneering 18th-century transitional serif design. This typeface exhibits the characteristic high contrast between thick and thin strokes that marked the evolution from Old Style to Modern serifs, with sharp, unbracketed serifs and a distinctly vertical stress. The letterforms display generous x-height proportions and open apertures in characters like 'e' and 'a', enhancing readability while maintaining the elegant crispness that made Baskerville's original designs revolutionary. Its refined terminals and precise geometric construction reflect the mathematical precision of Enlightenment-era typography.
