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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Typ 707

Proofs and drawings for The works of Geoffrey Chaucer: now newly imprinted

Overview

Proofs and drawings for The works of Geoffrey Chaucer: now newly imprinted published by William Morris' Kelmscott Press in 1896.

Dates

  • Creation: 1892-1896

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

Extent

.2 linear feet (1 volume)

Proofs of borders, cuts, and initials annotated by Frederick Startridge Ellis, William Morris, and Sir Sydney Cockerell. Also includes drawings by Cockerell for borders and a photograph of William Morris and Sir Edward Burne-Jones.

Biographical / Historical

William Morris' Kelmscott Press published The works of Geoffrey Chaucer: now newly imprinted [edited by F. S. Ellis; ornamented with pictures designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and engraved on wood by W. H. Hooper] in 1896.

Physical Location

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

86M-29. Gift of Mrs. Bayard L. Kilgour, Jr., 4500 Drake Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45202; received: 1986 December.

Title
Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400. Proofs and drawings for The works of Geoffrey Chaucer: now newly imprinted, 1892-1896: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou01616

Repository Details

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