William Caxton was a pivotal figure in the development of the English language, being the first to print books in English. He had learned the trade of printing in the Netherlands. This particular face is based on the Typ.6:120G GfT2150 Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke which was used in his 1476 edition of “Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.” This font has nearly a thousand defined glyphs for modern linguistic needs.