Open lower-bowl-g: Baskerville.

Thanks, Jan. This is one of the things that has me confused. That glyph belongs in Baskerville, but the letters don't have that characteristic wide feeling that comes with Baskerville. I find the round and balanced shape much more reminiscent of Caslon... But then I don't really know this stuff, so I'm thankful for any kind of input.

Well, it may all depend on which Baskerville you look at:
http://www.myfonts.com/search/baskerville/fonts/
The characteristic wide feeling you mention may just be that of ITC New Baskerville:
http://www.myfonts.com/search/%28new+baskerville%29/fonts/

Yeah, I've looked at every single Baskerville I could find, but they all feel heavier and more square-ish than this. But now I am more or less convinced that this is indeed a Baskerville, only a cut which is not available today in digital form. Thanks for your help.

If anyone knows a Baskerville with this round feeling, I'd really appreciate a tip.

The lack of kerning, and the «amputated» italic f tell me that it’s probably the Linotype machine version of Baskerville. But the digital Linotype version won’t give you the same feel.

That's probably spot on, Jens. I hate kerned fonts, characters getting all intimate with each other! Give me back glyphs with carefully perfected spacing! Give me back that sober amputated italic f!

I checked some metal Baskervilles with nothing similar.
Isn't it a work of Berlingska Stilgjuteriet?

Give me back that sober amputated italic f!
It reminds me of this one: http://typophile.com/node/70844

Michel: That's a very interesting thread -- thank you! I have actually seen that italic f in several metal Caslons, that I have also been chasing in digital form.

I compared your sample to a 1960s Linotype catalogue. The Baskerville shown in it is close, but not an exact match.