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词条 Robert Besley
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  1. Career

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Robert Besley (1794–1876) was an English typographer, creator of Clarendon (typeface) in 1845 and the Lord Mayor of London in 1869.

Career

Besley became a partner in the Fann Street Foundry in 1838, having been employed there since 1826 [1]. The Fann Street Foundry, in Fann Street, City of London, was also home of typographer William Thorowgood, the first to use the term "Grotesque" to describe a Sans-Serif typeface and the first to design one in lower case with his Seven Line Grotesque.[2][3]

When Besley created Clarendon he had it patented, as England just passed a bill allowing that. The typeface became so popular, though, that the copyright was soon broken by people creating knock-offs. Still known as the first Registered typeface.

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He then went on to become Sheriff of the City of London in 1863 and the Lord Mayor of London in 1869.

References

1. ^A History of the Old English Letter Foundries, Talbot Baines Reed, 1887
2. ^The First Sans Serif Graphic Design History, 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
3. ^Alexander Lawson's [https://books.google.com/books?id=FiJ87ixLs0sC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0 Anatomy of a Typeface] on Google Books
4. ^Article {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080823184047/http://popperfont.com/2008/06/27/fontlove-clarendon/ |date=2008-08-23 }} on Popperfont.com, Fontlove section, by David Ng. Citing a thesis essay from Mitja Miklavcic, 2006.{{dl|date=December 2016}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110526195323/http://collage.cityoflondon.gov.uk/collage/app?service=external%2FItem&sp=I18%3ABesley%2C%2BRobert%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%3A%3AB&sp=8564&sp=X Image of Besley as Lord Mayor of London]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110526195310/http://collage.cityoflondon.gov.uk/collage/app?service=external%2FFullScreenImage&sp=I18%3ABesley%2C%2BRobert%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%3A%3AB&sp=18424&sp=X&sp=2 A political cartoon of Besley] and fellow members of the Corporation of London{{dl|date=December 2016}}
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