The speckled look is a result of the scanner not the font itself.
The font is solid in color.
Thank you for you assistance!!!
Edited to correct the image.
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Script mix of Corsica and Caflisch
Hi Anne,
welcome to Typophile!
This is Perpetua Italic by Eric Gill.
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