In reply to Classic serifs for the the Web?:
A new Libre (ATF/Fry) Baskerville optimized for web body text (12, 14, 16 pixels) is coming soon
http://www.impallari.com/projects/overview/libre-baskerville
And Libre Caslons (Display and Body Text)
http://www.impallari.com/projects/overview/libre-caslon-display-and-text
And Domine
http://www.impallari.com/projects/overview/domine
All heavily tested on http://www.impallari.com/testing/ for awesome rendering at small sizes. When you set them at 16px size, you get a 9-pixels x-height, and the counters remains wide open. Domine Beta28 look like this: http://www.impallari.com/media/uploads/profotos/110-foto01-original.jpg
They all avoid the "fussiness under the baseline" sindrome
http://typedrawers.com/discussion/106/fussiness-under-the-baseline
And.. if you need a formal script that can resist being set that small, try Petit Formal Script
http://www.impallari.com/media/uploads/profotos/57-foto01-original.jpg
http://www.impallari.com/projects/overview/formal-script-for-the-web
