FWIW, I’ve been enjoying using Baskerville, a very old face, in a new book I’m working on.
Another one of my favorites. And I remembered hearing in school that Baskerville became Benjamin Franklin’s favorite when it was released in the 1700s. He even got the US government to use for their documents. Franklin was a printer and typographer by trade, and considered by his peers to be one of the best in the field. A quick search turned up some very interesting facts about how many influential typographers and printers at the time were jealous of Baskerville and waged a trashing campaign against it. Franklin, the wiley master politician, came up with a simple plan that debunked the criticisms:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/baskerville-font-history_n_58e7fe09e4b058f0a02f4e30
Thanks for the great link: