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Jan, '79
S.F. BookFair
Rog Bleiwuiss Fine Books $17.50
(1230-1298) Los Angeles
Jacobus de Vorafine [crossed out] (b. hyre Normandy, c 1270; d. Paris c 1349) [end crossed out]
The Golden Legend - 3 vol. (500 paper - these were no vellum copies)
London, Hammersmith 16, Upper Mall: William
in the county of Middlesex Morris (1834-1896) Now 3, 1892 [inserted] Sept 12 - completion of printing large [end inserted] Querto
Kelmscott Press (1891-98) - altogether 18,234 volumes
p. 311-14 were printed of 53 books
Golden Type - Morris began to design his Golden Type late in 1889
it was derived from the 15C roman Type of Nicholas Jenson
as remodeled by Morris - Punches of the Golden Type, as of the
later Troy + Chamcer, were cut by Edward P Prince -
83 for Golden, 91 for Troy, 84 for Chamcer
Paper - by Josephy Batchelor - a hand paper marker of th Little
Chark, Kent
-pure linen paper, well sized + very tough
3 distinct stocks of paper were eventially made for the
Kelmscott Press, all to watermarks after Morris's design
+ begining his initials.
1) n - marked to a primrose, 2 marks being positioned
in opposite corners of the sheet (16x11")
*b - double sixed shut of 16x22", to allow The
Golden Legend to be imposed more efficiently as a
quart. Its monk is also a primrose, to monks placed
in all 4 corners of the sheet
2) A slightly larger sheet of 16 3/4x23" was made for
the Chmver + was also used in many of the larger
quartos after 1892. Its watermark being placed in the
center of 1/2 of the sheet.
3) the last stock of paper made in 1895 was w
18 1/4 x [crossed out] 13 [end crossed out] " 12 3/4 LTs marks is a simple apple on a 2
leaved stem, to a mark centered in each 1/2 of the sheet.
William Morris + The Art of the Kook Santa Clara A 686.209 N37
The Work of W Morris Paul Thompson 921 M877

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