Kelmscott Press

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The Kelmscott Press, founded by William Morris and Emery Walker, published 53 books in 66 volumes between 1891 and 1898. Each book was designed and ornamented by Morris and printed by hand in limited editions of around 300. Many books were illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones. Kelmscott Press books sought to replicate the style of 15th-century printing and were part of the Gothic revival movement. Kelmscott Press started the contemporary fine press movement, which focuses on the craft and design of bookmaking, often using hand presses. While their most famous books are richly decorated, most Kelmscott Press books did not have elaborate decoration, but were published simply.
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referencedIn Goudy, Frederic W. (Frederic William), 1865-1947. [Portfolio of two facsimiles of work from the Kelmscott Press, two original gatherings from the Kelmscott Chaucer, and a prospectus for the Basilisk Press facsimile of the Kelmscott Chaucer]. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Morris, William, 1834-1896. Letters, 1882-1896, England. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn History of the Book: Leaf Collection, 1440-1939 Lew s & Clark College Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Peterson, William S. William S. Peterson papers, 1967-1982 (majority 1968-1976) University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
referencedIn Morris, William, 1834-1896. Papers of William Morris, 1839-1999. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962. Letters of Sir Sydney Carlyle Cockerell to Janet Camp Troxell, 1937-1959. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400. Proofs and drawings for The works of Geoffrey Chaucer: now newly imprinted, 1892-1896. Houghton Library
referencedIn Morris, William, 1834-1896. ALS : London, [1891] May 8. Grolier Club
referencedIn Power, J. K. Kelmscott Press ephemera collection, 1892-1896. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Printed ephemera of Gordon Bottomley -William Morris, 1895-1931 British Library
referencedIn Sydney Carlyle Cockerell Letters, 1946-1958 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn The Gordon Bottomley Papers, 1773, 1831-1958, nd British Library: Western Manuscripts
referencedIn Mosher, Thomas Bird, 1852-1923. Letters of Thomas Bird Mosher, 1900-1920. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Kelmscott Press. Private ledger and costs ledger of the Kelmscott Press : Hammersmith, 1893-1898. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Walsdorf, John J. William Morris/Kelmscott Press Collection, 1976-1996. California State University, Fresno, Henry Madden Library
referencedIn Morris, William, 1834-1896. William Morris papers, 1885-1904 University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
referencedIn British authors collection, 1840-1953. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Morris, William, 1834-1896. Miscellaneous papers, ca. 1868-1896 (1934). Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Saks, John Andrew, 1913-1983. Papers relating to book and manuscript collection, 1936-1983 (bulk 1960-1982). Grolier Club
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associatedWith Bottomley, Gordon, 1874-1948 person
associatedWith Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400. person
associatedWith Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962, person
associatedWith Kraus, Hanni, person
associatedWith Kraus, Hans Peter, 1907-1988, person
associatedWith Morris, William, 1834-1896. person
associatedWith Mosher, Thomas Bird, 1852-1923. person
associatedWith Saks, John Andrew, 1913-1983. person
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