old-faceadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈəʊl(d) feɪs/, U.S.

/ˈoʊl(d) ˈfeɪs/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., face n.

Etymology: < old adj. + face n. Compare earlier old style adj. and old-faced adj.

Typography.

A. adj.

Designating or relating to any of various Roman typefaces characterized by oblique stress, bracketed serifs, little contrast between thick and thin strokes, and great variation in character widths. Cf. old style n. 2.Old-face fonts were used esp. by printers of the 15th to 18th centuries. They were based on Venetian types, esp. those cut by Francesco Griffo in 1495 and by Claude Garamond in 1530–40, which were derived from classical inscriptions and handwriting styles of the 15th cent.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > style of type > [adjective] > others

modern1764

script1782

Caxtonian1811

Porsonian1813

antique type?1817

Aldine1837

Scotch1847

old-face1859

Times1860

old-faced1863

Fell type1883

Fournier1902

monotype1910

Goudy1933

monoline1962

slab serif1970

monospaced1972

1859 in J. W. Johnston Sabbath (advt. at end) In one handsome volume, printed in Old Face Type, crown 8vo... The Divine Life in Man.

1875 Caslon's Circular July 1/1 He [sc. Charles Whittingham] was supplied by Mr. Caslon with the complete series of original old-face founts.

1875 Caslon's Circular July 1/1 There appeared in the market a modern imitation of the old-face character called Old Style.

1923 S. Morison & H. Jackson Brief Surv. Printing ii. 16 The raw material of the revival was ready as far back as the year 1720, when Caslon set up his type foundry and began the casting of the now famous old face founts which have become classical.

1972 P. Gaskell New Introd. Bibliogr. 212 From the 1840s there was a gradually quickening revival of interest in old-face romans.

1990 Times 8 Mar. 32/4 (advt.) William Caslon's Old Face type, cut in 1722, became known as ‘the finest vehicle for the printed conveyance of English speech’.

2000 P. Luna Understanding Type for Desktop Publishing 36 Old Face designs originate from pen-drawn scripts, and show the influence of the broad, oblique nib.

B. n.

A typeface of this kind.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > style of type > [noun] > type face or font > old style or face

old style1868

imprint1913

Plantin1914

old-face1931

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 June (Suppl.) p. i/2 Bold woodcuts stencilled with bright colours on a large page need stronger support than can be furnished by a quiet old-face in readable eleven-point.

1972 P. Gaskell New Introd. Bibliogr. 210 The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old-face
释义	old-faceadj.n. Brit. /ˈəʊl(d) feɪs/, U.S. /ˈoʊl(d) ˈfeɪs/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., face n. Etymology: < old adj. + face n. Compare earlier old style adj. and old-faced adj. Typography. A. adj. Designating or relating to any of various Roman typefaces characterized by oblique stress, bracketed serifs, little contrast between thick and thin strokes, and great variation in character widths. Cf. old style n. 2.Old-face fonts were used esp. by printers of the 15th to 18th centuries. They were based on Venetian types, esp. those cut by Francesco Griffo in 1495 and by Claude Garamond in 1530–40, which were derived from classical inscriptions and handwriting styles of the 15th cent. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > style of type > [adjective] > others modern1764 script1782 Caxtonian1811 Porsonian1813 antique type?1817 Aldine1837 Scotch1847 old-face1859 Times1860 old-faced1863 Fell type1883 Fournier1902 monotype1910 Goudy1933 monoline1962 slab serif1970 monospaced1972 1859 in J. W. Johnston Sabbath (advt. at end) In one handsome volume, printed in Old Face Type, crown 8vo... The Divine Life in Man. 1875 Caslon's Circular July 1/1 He [sc. Charles Whittingham] was supplied by Mr. Caslon with the complete series of original old-face founts. 1875 Caslon's Circular July 1/1 There appeared in the market a modern imitation of the old-face character called Old Style. 1923 S. Morison & H. Jackson Brief Surv. Printing ii. 16 The raw material of the revival was ready as far back as the year 1720, when Caslon set up his type foundry and began the casting of the now famous old face founts which have become classical. 1972 P. Gaskell New Introd. Bibliogr. 212 From the 1840s there was a gradually quickening revival of interest in old-face romans. 1990 Times 8 Mar. 32/4 (advt.) William Caslon's Old Face type, cut in 1722, became known as ‘the finest vehicle for the printed conveyance of English speech’. 2000 P. Luna Understanding Type for Desktop Publishing 36 Old Face designs originate from pen-drawn scripts, and show the influence of the broad, oblique nib. B. n. A typeface of this kind. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > style of type > [noun] > type face or font > old style or face old style1868 imprint1913 Plantin1914 old-face1931 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 June (Suppl.) p. i/2 Bold woodcuts stencilled with bright colours on a large page need stronger support than can be furnished by a quiet old-face in readable eleven-point. 1972 P. Gaskell New Introd. Bibliogr. 210 The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1859
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