William Morris Kelmscott

Author : Alan Crossley,Tom Grafton Hassall,Peter Salway
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Design
ISBN : UOM:39015064992798

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William Morris's Kelmscott by Alan Crossley,Tom Grafton Hassall,Peter Salway Pdf

Kelmscott Manor is forever linked with the name of William Morris, pioneer conservationist and utopian socialist, designer and father of the Arts and Crafts tradition. The manor played a crucial role in shaping his thought: at the climactic moment of his futuristic novel, News from Nowhere, Morris lifts the latch of the Manors garden gate and finds his personal holy grail. Morris was drawn by the organic relationship between Kelmscott and its landscape: the linkage of stone walls and roof tiles to the geology and the soil, and the honest toil of the people to the agricultural cycle . The fruits of the Kelmscott Landcape Project established in 1996 by the Society of Antiquaries of London, the owners of Kelmscott Manor today, this book is a multi-faceted examination of Kelmscotts history. Archaeology, from prehistory to the present day, the architectural development of the Manor before and after Morris knew it, and the art that the village and Manor have inspiredall received rich, illustrated coverage. The result is a vivid portrait of a Thames-side village transformed by its association with Morris, a book which demonstrates the rich connections between culture and landscape in a particular place.

Author : William Morris
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780520345225

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The Ideal Book by William Morris Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982.

Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Collector's Library
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : Book ornamentation
ISBN : 1907360514

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The Kelmscott Chaucer by Geoffrey Chaucer Pdf

The Kelmscott Chaucer is the most memorable and beautiful edition of the complete works of the first great English poet. Next to The Gutenberg Bible, it is considered the outstanding typographic achievement of all time. There are 87 full-page illustrations by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and the borders, decorations and initials are drawn byWilliam Morris himself. Only 425 copies of this magnificent work were produced in 1896, and this beautiful monochrome facsimile, slightly smaller than the original, makes this glorious book available to all. A fascinating Introduction by Nicholas Barker places the book and its importance in context. The main text is followed by a black and white facsimile of ANoteby William Morris on his Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press, together with a Short History of the Press by S C Cockerell.

Author : William S. Peterson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0520061381

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The Kelmscott Press by William S. Peterson Pdf

From a quantitative point of view the achievement of the Kelmscott Press may not seem impressive: between 1891 and 1898 it produced fifty-two books and a set of specimen pages for another book. Yet each was remarkably beautiful. Designed by William Morris, printed on hand-presses, ornamented with initials and borders by Morris, and illustrated often by Edward Burne-Jones, these few Kelmscott Press books are famous everywhere today. Why they have so profoundly affected twentieth-century theories of book design and what cultural significance the founding of the Kelmscott Press played are some of the questions the author considers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Pomegranate Communications
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0764979450

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The Kelmscott Chaucer by Anonim Pdf

Widely regarded as one of the most exquisite books ever printed, the Kelmscott Chaucer is the masterwork of William Morris (1834-1896) and Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898). Published in 1896, more than thirty years after the two Englishmen discovered a shared love of art and medieval literature while students at Oxford University, The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer now newly imprinted represents the peak of their artistic collaboration. Morris was a man of many passions: an artist, designer, poet, publisher, businessman, and social activist, as well as being a founder of the Arts & Crafts movement in England. After establishing the Kelmscott Press in 1891, he turned to his friend Burne-Jones, a painter then in great demand, to help him create an ideal book, one patterned after the artistry and typography of medieval illuminated manuscripts and the best of fifteenth-century handprinting. In its 556 pages, the Kelmscott Chaucer included 87 elegant narrative illustrations by Burne-Jones and 32 of Morris's lush floral and foliate border designs, along with his decorative frames and initials. It was printed to exacting specifications in black and red using the (appropriately named) Chaucer typeface Morris designed for it. The great book took four years to make. "If we live to finish it," wrote Burne-Jones, "it will be like a pocket cathedral-so full of design and I think Morris the greatest master of ornament in the world." The first two of the 438 books printed were presented to Morris and Burne-Jones in June 1896. Morris, who had been in declining health for several years, died four months later. Burne-Jones would survive him by less than two years. This colouring book's images are from a copy of the Kelmscott Chaucer in the collection of The British Library, which houses more than 150 million items representing every age of written civilization.

Author : William Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : Printing
ISBN : OCLC:213749617

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A Note by William Morris on His Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press by William Morris Pdf

Author : William Morris
Publisher : Boston : Roberts Brothers
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Poetry
ISBN : UOM:39015065980933

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Poems by the Way by William Morris Pdf

Author : William Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : English drama
ISBN : UIUC:30112067298429

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Love is Enough by William Morris Pdf

Author : William Morris
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020632569

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The Well At The World's End by William Morris Pdf

This classic fantasy novel tells the story of Ralph of Upmeads, a prince who sets out on a journey to find the fabled well at the world's end, hoping to find eternal youth. Written by renowned poet and artist William Morris, this tale is hailed as a landmark of the fantasy genre. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : William Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Kelmscott Press (England).
ISBN : NYPL:33433074915343

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The Water of the Wondrous Isles by William Morris Pdf

Author : William Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044020568325

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Story of the Glittering Plain by William Morris Pdf

Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z340764005

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“The” Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer by Geoffrey Chaucer Pdf

Author : John 1819-1900 Stones of Ve Ruskin,William 1834-1896 Morris
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1016890850

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The Nature of Gothic by John 1819-1900 Stones of Ve Ruskin,William 1834-1896 Morris Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : William Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1106991896

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A Note by William Morris on his aims in founding the Kelmscott Press by William Morris Pdf

Author : Duncan Robinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UVA:X001456093

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William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones, and the Kelmscott Chaucer by Duncan Robinson Pdf

"The Kelmscott Chaucer is widely held to be one of the most magnificent printed books ever produced. For forty years Morris and Burne-Jones had worked together on a variety of projects: this was their last and greatest venture. The book describes the growth of the monumental Chaucer from a more modest concept through its many production problems to its final form on publication in 1896. The author also traces the development of the ideas for the illustrations which were suggested by the text and modified by practical concern for page layout and reproduction quality. There are a number of illustrations of designs which Burne-Jones made but never used. The final drawings from which ink interpretations were made and the woodblocks engraved are reproduced to facsimile standards. There are a number of reproductions of the engravings themselves, and several of the full decorated pages are shown."--book jacket.