Items taken from The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896) (results page 1)

Title Page, Kelmscott ChaucerThe Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

The title page from the Kelmscott edition of the works of Chaucer is, unusually, printed on a verso (i.e. the left-hand page of a double-page opening), which is why the outer border is wider on the le [...]

Keywords: title pages, page images, borders, arts and crafts, arts and crafts movement, foliated borders, leaves, vines, william morris, greyscale

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Full-page arts and craft movement borderThe Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

This ful-page border, frame, or surround is made with an intricate design of grape leaves and swirling vines and includes bunches of grapes. It’s taken from the title page of the William Morris editio [...]

Keywords: foliated borders, borders, arts and crafts movement, arts and crafts, grapevines, grapes, vines, leaves, surrounds, frames, full-page borders, greyscale

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Atrolabe: scientist and boyThe Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

This illustration, surrounded by a leafy border inspired by medieval and early printed books, shows a man holding a robe and with sixteenth-century or earlier style courtly footwear and hat, standing [...]

Keywords: borders, foliated borders, castles, astrolabes, scientific instruments, medieval costumes, men, boys, people, roofs, battlements, chaucer, greyscale

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Page 483: Troilus and Criseyde, Book 2 page imageThe Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

Troilus and Criseyde are shown on either side of a hexagonal table; there are plates of fruit and a flagon of drink. There is grass on the floor, suggesting a courtyard. This illustration is the start [...]

Keywords: page images, romance, arts and craft movement, greyscale

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decorative letter “I”The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

Decorative initial letter “I” suitable for use as a drop cap. Related images from this page of the book: Page 483: Troilus and Criseyde, Book 2 page image decorative letter “I” Leafy Border from page [...]

Keywords: letteri, initials, arts and craft movement, floriated initials, greyscale

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Leafy Border from page 483The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

This is the leafy border that surrounds the page. Related images from this page of the book: Page 483: Troilus and Criseyde, Book 2 page image decorative letter “I” Leafy Border from page 483 Inner le [...]

Keywords: borders, arts and craft movement, floriated borders, asymmetrical, vines, leaves, greyscale

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Woodcut with borderThe Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

Troilus and Criseyde are shown on either side of a hexagonal table; there are plates of fruit and a flagon of drink. There is grass on the floor, suggesting a courtyard. This illustration is the start [...]

Keywords: borders, arts and craft movement, floriated borders, leaves, vines, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Inner leafy border from page 483The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

This is the leafy decorative border that surrounds the woodcut picture on page 483. There are flowers and leaves and I think a dandelion on the right. Related images from this page of the book: Page [...]

Keywords: borders, arts and craft movement, floriated borders, greyscale

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Troilus and Criseyde Exchange tokensThe Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

This woodcut is from page 483; Troilus and Criseyde, a young man and a young woman respectively, are shown on either side of a hexagonal table; there are plates of fruit and a flagon of drink. There i [...]

Keywords: wallpaper, romance, people, arts and craft movementwallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Page 501: A Chaste Kiss – Troilus and Criseyde Liber IIThe Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

From book two of Troilus and Criseyde, a 14th century poem written by Geoffrey Chaucer and here illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones and published in 1896 by William Morris. The picture shows Troilus, a [...]

Keywords: page images, romance, arts and craft movement, greyscale

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The lovers, wallpaper edition, from page 501The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

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 [...]

Keywords: wallpaper, romance, people, arts and craft movementwallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Leafy Border from page 501The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

This is the inner leafy border that surrounds the picture on page 501. Images from page 501: the outer decorative page border, the inner leafy border, and two wallpaper images, the picture of the love [...]

Keywords: borders, arts and craft movement, floriated borders, vines, leaves, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Decorative initial LThe Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

Decorative initial letter “L” Images from page 501: the outer decorative page border, the inner leafy border, and two wallpaper images, the picture of the lovers with the border, and the lovers withou [...]

Keywords: letterl, initials, arts and craft movement, floriated initials, criblé, greyscale

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Page 501: the vine-leaf page borderThe Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

A vine-leaf border with grapes; it is from a right-hand page 9a recto), page 501. If you use it for a left-hand page you should flip it so that the thicker side is towards the edge of the page. It’s [...]

Keywords: borders, arts and craft movement, asymmetrical, floriated borders, vines, grapes, greyscale

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The Kiss: the two lovers in the bedroom, a woodcut from page 501.The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

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 [...]

Keywords: romance, people, interiors, wallpaper, backgrounds, arts and craft movement, greyscale

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