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Location
Kelmscott, England, United Kingdom
Printer/Publisher
William Morris, Kelmscott Press
Creation Date
1896
Description
Original bifacial leaf (pages 481[recto] and 482[verso]) from the 1896 Kelmscott Press edition of the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer.
Extracted from a disbound copy of the Kelmscott Chaucer, originally printed in an edition of 425 copies on paper and 13 on vellum. Recto of leaf contains end of Book I of "Troilus and Criseyde"; verso begins "Liber Secundus." Woodcut illustration on verso depicts a medieval scene of Troilus on horseback approaching Criseyde, with elaborate floral borders.
Designed by William Morris; illustration designed by Edward Burne-Jones and engraved by W.H. Hooper; ornamental borders and initials designed by William Morris.
Original Format
1 leaf; printed on paper in black and red
Original Size
42 cm
Link to Primo Catalog Entry
https://search.library.pdx.edu/permalink/01ALLIANCE_PSU/1sk2t0o/alma99903415211501853
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43993
Recommended Citation
Chaucer, Geoffrey, "49, Leaf from the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, 481-482" (1896). Manuscripts and Incunabula in PSU Special Collections. 39.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43993