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Item 5

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer, 1867

 Item — item: 5
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents

Collection highlight. Displayed in room 4410 in 21"x18" frame "The Phisiciens Tale" "Printed... at William Morris' The Kelmscott Press... 'I began printing with the hope of producing some which would have a definite claim to beauty, while at the same time should be easy to read and should not dazzle the eye, or trouble the intellect of the reader by eccentricity of form in the letters.' William Morris"

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1867