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‘The borders in this edition of The Earthly Para/
dise were designed by William Morris, except
those on page 4 of volumes ii., iii., and iv., after/
wards repeated, which were designed to match the
opposite borders, under William Morris’s direc/
tion, by R. Catterson/Smith; who also finished
the initial words* W^hilom’ and 'Empty’ forThe
Water of the Wondrous Isles. All the other let/
ters, borders, title/pages and ornaments used at
the Kelmscott Press, except the Greek type in
Atalanta in Calydon, were designed by William
Morris?
46.TWO TRIAL PAGES OF THE PRO/
JECTED EDITION OF LORD BER-
NERS’ TRANSLATION OF FROIS/
SART’S CHRONICLES. Folio. Chaucer
type, with heading in Troy type. In black & red.
Border 32, containing the shields of France, the
Empire, and England, & a half/border contain/
ing those of Reginald Lord Cobham, Sir John
Chandos, and Sir Walter Manny. 160 on vellum
at a guinea,none on paper. Dated September, is/
suedOctober7,i897. Publishedatthe Kelmscott
Press. Not bound.
J^lt was the intention of Mr. Morris to make
this edition of what was since his college days al/
most his favourite book, a worthy companion to
the Chaucer. It was to have been in two volumes
folio, with new cusped initials and heraldic orna/
ment throughout. Each volume was to have had a
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dise were designed by William Morris, except
those on page 4 of volumes ii., iii., and iv., after/
wards repeated, which were designed to match the
opposite borders, under William Morris’s direc/
tion, by R. Catterson/Smith; who also finished
the initial words* W^hilom’ and 'Empty’ forThe
Water of the Wondrous Isles. All the other let/
ters, borders, title/pages and ornaments used at
the Kelmscott Press, except the Greek type in
Atalanta in Calydon, were designed by William
Morris?
46.TWO TRIAL PAGES OF THE PRO/
JECTED EDITION OF LORD BER-
NERS’ TRANSLATION OF FROIS/
SART’S CHRONICLES. Folio. Chaucer
type, with heading in Troy type. In black & red.
Border 32, containing the shields of France, the
Empire, and England, & a half/border contain/
ing those of Reginald Lord Cobham, Sir John
Chandos, and Sir Walter Manny. 160 on vellum
at a guinea,none on paper. Dated September, is/
suedOctober7,i897. Publishedatthe Kelmscott
Press. Not bound.
J^lt was the intention of Mr. Morris to make
this edition of what was since his college days al/
most his favourite book, a worthy companion to
the Chaucer. It was to have been in two volumes
folio, with new cusped initials and heraldic orna/
ment throughout. Each volume was to have had a
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