Clarendon is an English slab-serif typeface that was created in England by Robert Besley for the Fann Street Foundry in 1845. Besley went as far as trying to patent the typeface, and Clarendon is now known as the first registered typeface. However, the patents at the time lasted only three years; as soon as the typeface became popular, it was copied by other foundries. The original matrices and punches remained at Stephenson Blake and later resided at the Type Museum, London. They were marketed by Stephenson Blake as Consort, though some additional weights (a bold and italics) were cut in the 1950s.
It was named after the Clarendon Press in Oxford. The typeface was reworked by the Monotype foundry in 1935. It was revised by Hermann Eidenbenz in 1953.
Credits-
Designer(s): Robert Besley
Foundry(ies): Fann Street Foundry
Release Year: 1845
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Classification: Serif, Slab Serif, Clarendon
Original Format: Metal (Foundry)
Distributor(s): Adobe, Linotype, Monotype, MyFonts
Tags: 1800s, egyptian, english, historic, slab serif, wide, wood, wood type
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