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Some images from The William Morris Kelmscott Chaucer, published originally by William Morris in 1896 at the Kelmscott Press in Hammersmith, London. I am scanning from the Omega press fac simile, which is not in colour (some of the original pages were in red and black), but I did not find good scans elsewhere online. The book was an important example of the Arts and Craft movement.
Title: The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press]
City: London
Date: 1896
Total items: 14
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
![[picture: Decorative initial L]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/WilliamMorris-KelmscottChaucer/wm/big/501-Troilus-and-Criseyde-III-the-kiss-initial-L-q90-200x200.jpg "[picture: Decorative initial L]")
![[picture: Title Page, Kelmscott Chaucer]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/WilliamMorris-KelmscottChaucer/wm/big/000-title-page-q75-138x200.jpg "[picture: Title Page, Kelmscott Chaucer]")
![[picture: The Kiss: the two lovers in the bedroom, a woodcut from page 501.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/WilliamMorris-KelmscottChaucer/wm/big/501-Troilus-and-Criseyde-III-the-kiss-picture-and-frame-wallpaper-q75-267x200.jpg "[picture: The Kiss: the two lovers in the bedroom, a woodcut from page 501.]")
The Kiss: the two lovers in the bedroom, a woodcut from page 501.
A man and a woman stand together in a bedroom; one kisses the cheek of the other. They are dressed in medieval costume. Although Troilus and Criseyde is set in ancient Greece, Chaucer was writing in the 14th century, and William Morris and Edward [...] [more...] [$]
Some images from The William Morris Kelmscott Chaucer, published originally by William Morris in 1896 at the Kelmscott Press in Hammersmith, London. I am scanning from the Omega press fac simile, which is not in colour (some of the original pages were in red and black), but I did not find good scans elsewhere online. The book was an important example of the Arts and Craft movement.
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![[picture: Leafy Border from page 501]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/WilliamMorris-KelmscottChaucer/wm/big/501-Troilus-and-Criseyde-III-leafy-border-q90-267x200.jpg "[picture: Leafy Border from page 501]")
![[picture: Leafy Border from page 483]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/WilliamMorris-KelmscottChaucer/wm/big/483-Troilus-and-Criseyde-II-In-May-outer-border-q75-135x200.jpg "[picture: Leafy Border from page 483]")
