The Kelmscott Press, founded by William Morris and Emery Walker, published 53 books in 66 volumes between 1891 and 1898. Each book was designed and ornamented...
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William Morris (category Private press movement people)
but he broke with that organisation in 1890. In 1891, he founded the Kelmscott Press to publish limited-edition, illuminated-style print books, a cause...
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Kelmscott is a village and civil parish on the River Thames in West Oxfordshire, about 2 miles (3 km) east of Lechlade in neighbouring Gloucestershire...
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Kelmscott Manor is a limestone manor house in the Cotswolds village of Kelmscott, in West Oxfordshire, southern England. It dates from around 1570, with...
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showing who speaks are in red; others in small italics. Kelmscott Press Examples of Kelmscott Press pages showing use of red accents. So this then is the...
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movement is often considered to have begun with the founding of Morris' Kelmscott Press in 1890, following a lecture on printing given by Walker at the Arts...
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village of Kelmscott, where he had lived at Kelmscott Manor from June 1871. Nearby, Morris began his "adventure in printing" with his private press, the Kelmscott...
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movement, whose founders ware associated with William Morris and the Kelmscott Press. The capital letters of Doves Type were based on typefaces used by...
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used on original tapestry designs, as well as illustrations from his Kelmscott Press publications. The millefleur style differs from many other styles of...
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designed by artist William Morris for his fine book printing project, the Kelmscott Press, in 1890. It is an "old-style" serif face, based on type designed by...
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