The Love-Lyrics & Songs of Proteus by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt with the Love-Sonnets of Proteus by the Same Author Now Reprinted in Their Full Text with Many Sonnets Omitted from the Earlier Editions

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The Love-Lyrics & Songs of Proteus by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt with the Love-Sonnets of Proteus by the Same Author Now Reprinted in Their Full Text with Many Sonnets Omitted from the Earlier Editions

Artist William Morris (British, 1834-1896)

Publisher Kelmscott Press, Hammersmith, 1892

Printer Kelmscott Press, Hammersmith (William Morris)

Author Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (British, 1842-1922)

Place of OriginEngland, Britain

Date1892

DimensionsBook: 8 1/4 × 5 7/8 × 1 3/8 in. (209 × 149 × 35mm)
Page: 8 × 5 1/2 in. (203 × 139mm)

Mediumoriginal prints: woodcut ornaments, initials and borders in red and black text: letterpress in black and red paper: cream laid paper

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number

1922.112

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Label TextArtist, designer, and poet William Morris founded the English Arts & Crafts movement in 1861. The movement called for the revival and promotion of historical craft-based techniques to produce household goods in response to the dehumanizing consequences of the Industrial Revolution. This book was published by the Kelmscott Press, which Morris had established in 1891 to revive the traditional craft of printing, looking to manuscript illumination from the Middle Ages for inspiration. Morris modeled the book’s hand-cut typefaces on medieval fonts, made the paper in the manner of the 15th century, and printed the edition by hand to create a beautifully made and harmonious work. The interlace ornament is based on abstracted designs from nature and is used sparingly, appearing within the ornamented initial letters around the borders of two pages.