1) Roman letter, Golden Type - cut in English size, 1st used
in his Golden Legend (1892)
2) A black letter great primer font, Troy Type, 1st used
in the Historyes of Troye (Nov. 1802) the 1st book printed in English and long one of Moris's favorites
3) A black letter, Chaucer type, pica. This was used in
some parts of the Historyes of Troye, but was 1st used
for an entire book in The Order of Chivalry (1893)
Moris also designed a 4th type but it was never cut.
Chaucer was both the most heavily illust. + the most
heavily decorated of the Kelmscott Press volumes.
Before Chaucer appeared, Burne-Jonu had designed only 11
original woodcuts for the Press, scattered through 6 volumes.
The Kelmscott Press was at 1st installed on 12 Jan 1891 in a
cottage at 16, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, but was later moved to
larger premises in Sussex House, next door to its original home.
- The 2nd most perfect book ever printed, the Gutenberg Bible
being the first - sold at $100.
- unhappy cliche - The socialist who printed books for millionaires
- Chaucer's witty poem begging money from Henry IV in 1309
"The Complaint of Chaucer to his Purse."
- the 1st attempt at illustrating the actual pilgrim's stories
rather than just the pilgrims themselves
Burne Jonu illustrations show the poet of courtly love
rather than the bawdy stories
from sig T onward - German ink from Hanover used
problems encountered by Moris - paper, ink, text
(used Skeat's 6 vol ed. of 1894.)
-The text of the Kelmscott Chaucer was based on that of W.W.
Skeat's scholarly ed. of 1894
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