The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer

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Artist/Maker	Kelmscott Press (publisher) Morris, William (designer) Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (Sir) (illustrator)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Proof sheet from 'The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Edited by F. S. Ellis'.

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Categories	Illustration Printed Pages & Sheets Woodcuts
Object type	Woodcut
Title	The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Materials and techniques	print on paper, with woodcut print illustrations Paper Printing Ink Wood-Cutting
Brief description	Proof sheet from 'The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Edited by F. S. Ellis'. The borders designed by William Morris and woodcut illustrations by Sir Edwin Burne-Jones. The Kelmscott Press. Great Britain. 1893.
Physical description	Proof sheet from 'The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Edited by F. S. Ellis'.
Production type	Proof
Gallery label	Label attached to mount. The full text as follows: 'THE KELMSCOTT PRESS, 1891-1898 Established at Hammersmith by William Morris (1834-1896) in association with Sir Emery Walker (1851-1933). Proof sheet from "The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Edited by F. S. Ellis", 1893. Folio, printed in Chaucer type, the headings to the longer poems in Troy type, with borders designed by Morris and woodcut illustrations by Sir Edwin Burne-Jones. Given by Mrs. William Morris E.390-1901'
Credit line	Given by Mrs. William Morris
Literary reference	<u>The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer</u>. Edited by F. S. Ellis, 1893.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.390-1901

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O886143/the-works-of-geoffrey-chaucer-woodcut-morris-william/

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