Complex sentence: The genre, known as reverse-contrast type, predated the Clarendon type altogether and began, possibly around 1821 in Britain, as a parody of Didone types of the period.
Split into simpler sentences: The genre, known as reverse-contrast type, predated the Clarendon type altogether. It began, possibly around 1821 in Britain, as a parody of Didone types of the period.