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Wood engraved printing block made for Ashendene Press 1905 eidtion of Lo paradiso di Dante Alighieri.

A page from an Ashendene Press Bibliography showcasing the initial woodcut designs for the Ashendene Press 1927 edition of Don Quixote.

Wood and metal printing block with text in reverse, Large "N" designed by Graily Hewitt, from Canto 1 of Dante's Inferno. "Nel mezzo."

Comprises leaves c(4)-c(5) of the text
Translated from the Old English by William Morris and A. J. Wyatt
Printed in red and black, with decorated initials
Troy type. Cf. Peterson

"With two pictures designed by Edward Burne-Jones and engraved by W.H. Hooper. It was printed at the Kelmscott Press ... "--Colophon.
Limited ed. of 160 paper copies, 6 vellum copies. Chaucer type (text); Troy type (titles). Cf. Peterson.

Scene and Text from the Franklyn's Tale (page 167)

"Here ends the Book of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, edited by F.S. Ellis; ornamented with pictures designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and engraved on wood by W.H. Hooper. Printed by me, William…

This collection of illustrative materials relates to the Frankeleyns tale in the Kelmscott Press 1896 edition of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. It displays various steps in the collaborative process of translating Edward Burne-Jones's drawings into…

This collection of illustrative materials relates to the Frankeleyns tale in the Kelmscott Press 1896 edition of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. It displays various steps in the collaborative process of translating Edward Burne-Jones's drawings into…

Thirty-five reproductions from books in the library of William Morris, preceded by extracts from an article by him on the artistic qualities of the woodcut books of Ulm and Augsburg in the fifteenth century.