William Morris & Kelmscott.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Claridge, Mic, book designer.

Design Council, publisher.

West Surrey College of Art & Design, publisher.

Balding and Mansell, printer, binder.

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Morris, William, 1834-1896--Exhibitions.

Morris, William.

Morris, William, 1834-1896.

Kelmscott Manor (Kelmscot, England)--Exhibitions.

Kelmscott Manor (Kelmscot, England).

Decoration and ornament--Victorian style--Exhibitions.

Decoration and ornament.

Decoration and ornament--Victorian style.

Arts and crafts movement--Exhibitions.

Arts and crafts movement.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Illustrated works.

Catalogs.

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

190 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Manufacture:

London ; and Wisbech : Printed ... by Balding + Mansell.

Other Title:

William Morris and Kelmscott

Place of Publication:

London : The Design Council ; Farnham, Surrey : In association with West Surrey College of Art and Design, 1981.

Summary:

15 essays on William Morris and his circle, followed by a catalogue of the contents of Kelmscott Manor, complementing an exhibition organized by the West Surrey College of Art and Design.

Contents:

William Morris, Kelmscott and Farnham / Leonard Stoppani

Kelmscott / A.R. Dufty

The appeal of William Morris / Asa Briggs

'An artist of reputation': Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Kelmscott Manor / Joseph Acheson

'Dear William' / Martin Shuttleworth

'No drawing room sort of man' / Gillian Naylor

William Morris and Victorian decorative art / Stuart Durant

William Morris and his interest in the Orient / Patricia L. Baker

'Good citizens' Furniture': William Morris and the firm / Helen Snowdon

Traditional furniture and personal items from Kelmscott Manor / Dorothy D. Bosomworth

The importance of Philip Webb / John Brandon-Jones

The socialism of William Morris / Larry Baker

The Kelmscott Press: A cornerstone of modern typography / Ray Watkinson

Textiles at Kelmscott, an introduction / Jacqueline Herald

'Red and blue' / Deryn O'Connor

On designing textiles with birds / Jacqueline Herald

Catalogue. Catalogue of paintings, prints and drawings; Catalogue of textiles; Catalogue of ceramics; Catalogue of firm's furniture; Catalogue of traditional furniture and personal items from Kelmscott Manor; Catalogue of books at Kelmscott Manor

Chronology

Bibliography

Museums and houses.

Notes:

Includes catalog of an exhibition held at West Surrey College of Art and Design.

"Designed by Mic Claridge Printed and bound in the United Kingdom by Balding + Mansell, London and Wisbech"--Verso of title leaf.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-187).

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2013.

ISBN:

0850721210

9780850721218

OCLC:

8312077