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¶ "I began printing books with the hope of producing some which would have a definite claim to beauty, while at the same time they 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. I have always been a great admirer of the calligraphy of the Middle Ages, and of the earlier printing which took its place." — William Morris
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Exhibition: “Treasures of the British Library”
The vellum copy of the Chaucer once owned by Emery Walker (Census 1.1) is currently on display in the exhibition “Treasures of the British Library,” the Sir John Riblat Gallery, the British Library. This copy was nearly destroyed by German bombs during … Continue reading
The Catterson-Smith copy
We have always assumed that Robert Catterson-Smith, the young Birmingham artist who revised Burne-Jones’s drawings for the Kelmscott Chaucer, must have received a complimentary copy of the book from Morris, but so far we have been unable to locate it. … Continue reading
