William morriss publication of a translation of beowulf was arguably the most problematic book project he undertook. William morris the story of the glittering plain dated 4 april, issued 8 may 1891 quarto, vellum binding, batchelor flower 1 paper, golden type. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes, may not include cdrom or access codes. With woodcut initials and border decorations, two doublepage borders designed by morris, and two fullpage woodcuts by sir edward burnejones. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the tale of beowulf sometime king of the folk of the weder geats.
While that statement may be true for most of us, thats not how hardcore bibliophiles book lovers see the world, and its most. Gould, a book collector from pasadena, california, and includes a substantial number of original private press books, materials used towards the creations of the books, such as. Tale of beowulf, william morris kelmscott press 1895 1st. Sep 29, 2019 kelmscott press, associations with edward burnesjones. Quarto, original limp vellum with pale green silk ties two broken ties laid in, gilt lettering to spine. William morris, the story of gunnlaug the wormtongue. The text is clean, binding tight, cover is very sharp and clean with no wear or edge wear see photos, gold edging on the pages is in perfect shape see photo, and the embossed art and lettering on the cover and spine is like new see photos. The kelmscott press, which was founded by william morris, the great english author, artist, social reformer, craftsman, and designe. Page 31 the inner freedom from the practical desire, the release from action and suffering, release from the inner and the outer compulsion, yet surrounded by a grace of sense, a white light still and moving, erhebung without motion, concentration without elimination, both a new world and the old made explicit, understood in the completion of its partial ecstasy, the resolution of its. That is to say, the text of classic book, like the canterbury tales, is going to be the same whether youre reading the first edition in a special collections reading room or sitting by the pool reading it on your ipad. A firm believer that a return to the past would produce a better society, he commissioned handmade paper like that used in the 15th century, had new, blacker.
The title page and selections from the kelmscott edition of the golden legend. The tale of beowulf sometime king of the folk of the weder geats by william morris. Limp and curled vellum, with two of six green cloth ties one additional is laidin. The tale of beowulf done out of the old english tongue by william morris and a. The washington university library purchased the triple crown collection in 2000 from charles p. This book is in mint condition and is virtually a new and unused copy, even the marker ribbon hasnt been moved.
The kelmscott press, which was founded by william morris, the great english author, artist, social reformer, craftsman, and designer is considered to be the most important and influential private press of the nineteenth century. The borders are numbered as far as possible in the order of their first appearance, those which appear on a verso or left hand page being distinguished by the addition of the letter a to the numbers of the recto borders of similar design. Petersons citation numbers from a bibliography of the kelmscott press spc ref z232. An excellent copy of the kelmscott press beowulf kelmscott press.
Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. To engage the kelmscott press directly, to take the books in hand, one generally must go to one of the great plutocrat librariesthe british, say, the morgan, or the huntington. Original limp vellum, six silk ties, gilt titling on spine. Lightest pinpoint foxing to first and last leaves only. Text, the tale of beowulf, collected works of william morris, vol. All items listed in this section include william s. The heaney translation of beowulf is referred to often as heaneywulf for a reason. The old english epic poem beowulf derived from dark ages oral tradition and survived into modern times through a single manuscript, thought to date from the early eleventh century.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The library of william morris tag archive kelmscott press. The tale of beowulf william morris, alfred john wyatt. The above is now at the binders, and will be ready shortly, bound in limp vellum uniform with beowulf, with two woodcuts designed by sir edward burnexjones jsfthe issue consists of 200 paper copies at five guineas, and 6 on vellum at twenty guineas kelmscott press. This book is a first edition of the kelmscott press edition of beowulf printed in 1895, translated by morris and the old english scholar a j white. The kelmscott press and william morris mastercraftsman 1924 macmillan 1975 dawson. Morris was familiar to that type of arrangements, and had worked previously with eirik magnusson on the translation of icelandic sagas. The tale of beowulf done out of the old english tongue. Wyatt, limited to 300 copies, presentation copy, inscribed by a. Descriptive priced catalogue of 565 items of kelmscott press books and books relating to william morris and his circle. Join pequot staff in the new dillon reading room and discover the ingenuity of william morris and the beauty of the kelmscott press. The tale of beowulf sometime king of the folk of the weder geats kindle edition by morris, william, wyatt, a.
The classic story of beowulf, hero and dragonslayer, appears here in a new translation accompanied by genealogical charts, historical summaries, and a glossary of proper names. The following is a comprehensive list of the 53 works printed at the kelmscott press. His creativity and industry are aspirational for todays citizens. Morris was a man of incredible depth and breadth of talent. On the library table are copies of several wellknown kelmscott works, including william morriss the glittering plain and his 1895 translation of beowulf. Images courtesy of special collections, the university of iowa libraries. Between 1891 and 1897 morris printed 52 titles and developed three new typefaces with the hope of producing books which would have a definite claim to beauty, while at the same time be easy to read, morris, 1898.
More than 100 years after his death, william morris founder of the kelmscott press remains an influential figure in design and art, and his kelmscott fine press books are highly prized. List of books and articles about beowulf online research. Presented by jane morris to exeter college library, 7 november 1896, with a note by sydney cockerell. William morris 183496 the tale of beowulf sometime king of the. On this day the kelmscott beowulf cambridge university. The triple crown collection was built over nearly 70 years since the 1930s by charles p. An annotated list of all the books printed at the kelmscott press in the order in which they were issued note. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Morris 18341896 published his own work as well as translations and.
In the years between 18901896, morris operated the kelmscott press on a secondhand printing press. Limited to 1500 copies printed at the ascensius press. The kelmscott beowulf was issued in february 1895, with 300 copies printed on paper and 8 on vellum. The tale of beowulf sometime king of the folk of the weder. All the books are clearly bound in the distinctive kelmscott full limp vellum tied with silk ribbons. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. The kelmscott press would go on to publish 23 of morris books, more than those of any other author. The kelmscott press, in its brief life 189196, printed 52 books that exemplified morris standards of perfect workmanship. Bekijk meer ideeen over boeken, beowulf en literatuurgeschiedenis.
Kelmscott press rare book collections national library of. Kelmscott press rare book collections national library. The vision of william morris seeks to instruct viewers on the rich life of william morris and to showcase the university of maryland libraries william morris collection. Printed on batchelor perch paper in black and red in troy and chaucer types. I have sat with the books in these places, calling their weighty delicacies forth from hidden stacks, attended by instructions and prohibitionsa bit more. Ad by two scribes and preserved in the british library in the collection of sir robert cotton. Oct 02, 2015 at their core, books are all about content. See more ideas about william morris, arts and crafts movement and william morris art. A note by william morris on his aims in founding the kelmscott press. Enter your search terms separated by spaces, then press.
The wood beyond the world is open to show a morrisdesigned woodcut border and. This volume was one of the most indemand books ever produced by kelmscott press. Beowulf bawoolf, oldest english epic, probably composed in the early 8th cent. William morriss beowulf get an inside view on a troubled, but. Jun 11, 20 on the library table are copies of several wellknown kelmscott works, including william morriss the glittering plain and his 1895 translation of beowulf. The tale of beowulf william morris archive university of iowa. The kelmscott bookshop an open shop in baltimore selling. A note by wm on his aims in founding the kelmscott press and an annotated list of the books by s c cockerell 1898 10 ltd ed 525. It was delivered to william morris on tuesday june 2nd 1896. A number of the press books contained illustrations provided by burnejones. While that statement may be true for most of us, thats not how hardcore bibliophiles book lovers see the world, and its most certainly not how william morris, the founder of the kelmscott press, saw the world. These and other documents sketching some of the cultural forces behind the poems final creation will help readers see beowulf as an exploration of the politics of kingship and the psychology of heroism, and as an.
Kelmscott press books william morris and the kelmscott. The tale of beowulf, done out of the old english tongue by william morris and a. The limitation to 510 copies is found nowhere inside this book. Kelmscott press books tagged kelmscott press librarything. The university of maryland libraries hold 34 kelmscott press books, indicated by call number.
Tale of beowulf, william morris kelmscott press 1895 1st ed 1st. The press also published editions of works by keats, shelley, ruskin, and swinburne, as well as copies of various medieval texts. A man described by sydney cockerell as facile princeps i. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising.