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William Morris : ornamentation and illustrations from the Kelmscott Chaucer / with an introduction by Fridolf Johnson.
Fine Arts Library NC242.M72 W54 1973
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Dover pictorial archive series
- Dover pictorial archives
- Language:
- English, Middle (1100-1500)
- Subjects (All):
- Morris, William, 1834-1896.
- Morris, William.
- Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400--Illustrations.
- Chaucer, Geoffrey.
- Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.
- Kelmscott Press.
- Book ornamentation--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Book ornamentation.
- English poetry--Illustrations.
- English poetry.
- History.
- Hammersmith (London, England)--Imprints.
- Hammersmith (London, England).
- Great Britain.
- England--London--Hammersmith.
- Genre:
- Illustrated works.
- Biographies.
- Bibliographies.
- History.
- Adhesive bindings (Binding)
- Pictorial bindings (Binding)
- Printed wrappers (Binding)
- Publishers' advertisements.
- Pictures.
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 112 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm.
- Other Title:
- Ornamentation and illustrations from the Kelmscott Chaucer
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Dover Publications, Inc., [1973]
- Summary:
- 100 pages of beautiful copyright-free tailpieces, decorative letters, elaborate floral borders and frames, samples of body type, and all 98 delicate woodcut illustrations. A magnificent capsulation of fine printing beauty for browsing or for use by commercial artists.
- Notes:
- Includes 100 pages reproduced from the Kelmscott edition of The works of Geoffrey Chaucer, with illustrations by Sir E. Burne-Jones, published in 1896.
- Publisher's advertisement on pages [2]-[3] of cover.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Dornsife/VSA.
- Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2013.
- ISBN:
- 048622970X
- 9780486229706
- OCLC:
- 805098
- Online:
- Publisher description
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