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Perpetua is a serif typeface that was designed by the English sculptor and stonemason Eric Gill for the British Monotype Corporation.

Same light weight and open build as Baskerville, but slightly wider. The g, y and Q have a calmer, more cursive shape, and the V and A are slimmer.

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The Marion Font Family was designed by Ray Larabie and published by Typodermic.

Sturdier, with a sharper contrast than Baskerville. The Q tail is short, J sits on the line instead of dropping, and g and y look plainer.

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Walbaum is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:Johann Julius Walbaum (1724–1799), German physician, naturalist and taxonomist Johannes Walbaum, German footballer Justus Erich Walbaum (1768–1837), German type designer and punchcutter Walbaum (typeface), the Didone typeface named after him

Sharper contrast and thinner hairlines than Baskerville. The Q tail is short, J is shorter, and the round letters O and C look narrower and more upright.

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Sabon is an old-style serif typeface designed by the German-born typographer and designer Jan Tschichold (1902–1974) in the period 1964–1967. It was released jointly by the Linotype, Monotype, and Stempel type foundries in 1967.

Garamond-based, with a smaller, tighter feel than Baskerville. W has crossed strokes, g and S are more angular, and the y tail is flatter.

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Monotype Drawing Office 1922. This typeface is based on roman types cut by Jean Jannon in 1615. Jannon followed the designs of Claude Garamond which had been cut in the previous century.

Lighter and more upright than Baskerville, with a small bowl on the a, a narrower g and a lighter W. The Q tail is short.

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Sorts Mill Goudy is a serif family by Barry Schwartz. It was added to Google Fonts on 2011-09-07.

Lighter and more calligraphic than Baskerville. The j, z and J are short with small hooks, the W is wide and the Q has a long tail.

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Lusitana is inspired by the type found in the 1572 first edition of "The Lusiads", a Portuguese epic poem by Luís Vaz de Camões. This typeface is made for long texts at small sizes.

Sturdier than Baskerville, with a larger x-height and wider letters. The Q tail, J, a and g are simpler, and the thick and thin strokes differ less.

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Lighter and more angled than Baskerville, with a smaller bowl on a and g. W, S, J and y are narrower and have a more calligraphic feel.

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The Linotype Didot Font Family was designed by Adrian Frutiger, Firmin Didot, Linotype Design Studio and published by Linotype.

Much higher contrast than Baskerville, with hairline strokes and flat serifs. M, N and X have very thin joins, and Q has a short tail.

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Cardo is a large Unicode font specifically designed for the needs of classicists, Biblical scholars, medievalists, and linguists. It also works well for general typesetting in situations where a high-quality Old Style font is appropriate.

Larger x-height than Baskerville, with a lighter, more scholarly look. The g, W and f differ, and the Q has a short tail.

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Average is a serif family by Eduardo Tunni. It was added to Google Fonts on 2012-03-14.

Taller x-height and heavier, simpler strokes than Baskerville. The Q, J, y and g are plainer, and the capitals are wider.

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Jacques Francois revives the c. 1760 Enschedé no. 811 type specimen by Jacques François Rosart (1714-1774), made for Enschedé Printing House. The concept was to create a contemporary webfont with an even typographic color while preserving the essential historic peculiarities and expanding the character set.

Has Baskerville's x-height and a high-contrast build, but it is heavier and wider. The M, o, a and g look darker and rounder.

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Sharper, more angled Garamond forms. W has crossed strokes, a and c have small bowls and open terminals, and S and F are narrower than in Baskerville.

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Arno, or Arno Pro, is a serif type family created by Robert Slimbach at Adobe intended for professional use. The name refers to the river that runs through Florence, a centre of the Italian Renaissance.

Taller x-height and a more angled, calligraphic stress than Baskerville. v, y, S and e differ, and Q has a long swinging tail.

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Cormorant is a free display type family developed by Christian Thalmann.

Much lighter and more delicate than Baskerville, with a very small look. The Q tail is long and flat, and the S, g, a and f are finer.

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Bodoni is the name given to the serif typefaces first designed by Giambattista Bodoni (1740–1813) in the late eighteenth century and frequently revived since. Bodoni typefaces are classified as Didone or modern.

Hairline serifs and sharp thick-thin contrast, unlike the softer Baskerville. W has crossed strokes, and M, N and X have very thin joins.

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EB Garamond is a free and open source implementation of Claude Garamond’s typeface, Garamond, with matching italic characters designed by Robert Granjon. Its name is a shortening of Egenolff–Berner Garamond; the letter forms are taken from the Egenolff–Berner specimen printed in 1592.

Slightly narrower and taller in x-height than Baskerville, with lighter, more pointed strokes. The W has crossed strokes, and the a, J and Q differ.

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The ITC New Baskerville Font Family was designed by John Quaranda, John Baskerville and published by ITC.

Baskerville forms, but with a much taller x-height and a wider set. Lowercase v, e, y, s, g and o look bigger and bolder.

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Cormorant is a free display type family developed by Christian Thalmann.

Light and delicate, unlike Baskerville. It has a single story a and g, a curled y and a long R leg. The K and C are fine.

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The Libre Bodoni fonts are based on the 19th century Morris Fuller Benton's ATF design, but specifically adapted for today's web requirements. They are a perfect choice for everything related to elegance, style, luxury and fashion.

Much heavier than Baskerville, with very thin hairlines and flat serifs. The M, G, J and g look stiff and modern. Same size x-height.

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