The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer

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The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer is the lavishly illustrated 1896 Kelmscott Press edition of Chaucer’s writings, celebrated as one of the finest achievements of the Arts and Crafts movement in book design and printing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kelmscott Press edition ⓘ
book ⓘ
fine press book ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kelmscott Chaucer ⓘ
artStyle Pre-Raphaelite ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Raphaelite art
authorOfTexts Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
binding originally issued in limp vellum with silk ties ⓘ
commissionedBy William Morris ⓘ
completed 1896 ⓘ
containsWorkBy Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
copiesPrinted 13 on vellum ⓘ
425 on paper ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
describedAs one of the finest achievements of the Arts and Crafts movement in book design and printing ⓘ
designer William Morris ⓘ
editor F. S. Ellis ⓘ
format folio ⓘ
hasBordersBy William Morris ⓘ
hasDecorativeFramesBy William Morris ⓘ
hasInitialLettersBy William Morris ⓘ
height approximately 16 inches ⓘ
illustrationTechnique wood engraving ⓘ
illustrator Edward Burne-Jones ⓘ
includesWork Parliament of Fowls ⓘ
The Book of the Duchess ⓘ
The Canterbury Tales ⓘ
The House of Fame ⓘ
The Legend of Good Women ⓘ
Troilus and Criseyde ⓘ
short poems by Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
influenced 20th-century fine press movement ⓘ
language English ⓘ
material handmade paper ⓘ
vellum (limited copies) ⓘ
movement Arts and Crafts movement ⓘ
numberOfIllustrations 87 ⓘ
originalWorkLanguage Middle English ⓘ
pageLayout double-column text ⓘ
wide ornamental borders ⓘ
placeOfPublication Hammersmith, London ⓘ
linked to: Hammersmith
printer Kelmscott Press ⓘ
printingTechnique letterpress printing ⓘ
productionBegan 1892 ⓘ
publicationYear 1896 ⓘ
publisher Kelmscott Press ⓘ
subject collected works of Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
title The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
typeDesigner William Morris ⓘ
typefaceUsed Chaucer type ⓘ
Troy type ⓘ
woodEngraver William Harcourt Hooper ⓘ

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Kelmscott Press → notableWork → The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
Great Books of the Western World → hasPart → Works of Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
linked to: The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Golden type → usedIn → The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer (Kelmscott Chaucer) ⓘ
linked to: The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer → title → The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
The Kelmscott Chaucer → title → The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ