The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (page 1/3)

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Atrolabe: scientist and boy

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 on the balcony of a castle at night, with a starry sky visible, holding up an astrolabe, while next to him stands a boy also wearing a long robe, and barefoot [...]Chalmers in his Biography doubts this. [more...] [$]

Page 501: the vine-leaf page border

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 fine as-is for a single page or a Web page (although if you are writing in Arabic or Hebrew or [...] [more...] [$]

Page 483: Troilus and Criseyde, Book 2 page image

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 [...]Troilus and Criseyde. [more...] [$]

The lovers, wallpaper edition, 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...] [$]

Full-page arts and craft movement border

This ful-page border, frame, or surround is made with an intricate design of grape leaves and swirling vines and includes bunches of grapes. [more...] [$]