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The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer

Woodcut
1893 (printed)
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'.

Object details

Categories
Illustration
Printed Pages & Sheets
Woodcuts
Object type
Woodcut
TitleThe 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 typeProof
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 createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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