Clarita y Efraim PPS William Morris Books The
Clarita y Efraim PPS ויליאם מוריס William Morris Books
" הוא "היער שמעבר לעולם , שהאלמנטים האגדתיים שבו מובהקים יותר , ספר נוסף של מוריס (The Wood beyond the World). מחבר , טולקין. ר. ר. ' ולבית הזאבים בפרט נודעה השפעה מכריעה על יצירתו של ג , לכתיבתו של ויליאם מוריס ככלל . ודרכו על ז'אנר הפנטזיה המודרנית , ההוביט ושר הטבעות Detail of the wood engraving designed by Edward Burne-Jones for the frontispiece of William Morris The wood beyond the world (Kelmscott Press, 1894). The Kelmscott Press, founded by William Morris in 1891, is probably the most influential and certainly the most famous of all private presses. Morris revived the traditional crafts of hand-printing and handmade paper in England, and took the concept of book design to a new level.
The private study of nineteenth-century fine press publisher and book collector William Morris, shortly after his death, by Edmund H. New. Sylvia Holton Peterson and William Peterson are digitally “reconstructing” Morris’ book collection. COURTESY OF MARK SAMUELS LASNER COLLECTION, ON LOAN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE LIBRARY.
“Praise of Venus” from A Book of Verse by William Morris, 1870; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Title page of A Book of Verse, 1870, William Morris.
Book design has evolved into a very different concept since the time of William Morris, but his ideal book design continues to have important influence. In his 1893 lecture concerning book design, William Morris discusses some important aspects to page layout that still ring true today. Morris was concerned with balance between illustration, type and spacing. He considered books that did this well, works of art. On arrangement, Morris states the following rules: the pages must be clear and easy to read, the type must be well designed by an artist, the margins must be proportional in relation to the page of letters, and that extra spacing should be avoided. He also makes the point that a two -page layout makes the complete unit of a book and should be considered as a whole when designing. These design rules can be used today for not only book design, but web sites, flyers, business card and so much more. Morris’ thought that a well designed book can be a work of art. Art and design may have different intent, but all graphic design work should be approached as a work of art. Good design never happens by accident. The more aware designers are of the artistic and well-planned execution of every design they make, the better the outcome will be.
The William Morris Gallery holds the most comprehensive collection of objects relating to all aspects of Morris’s life and work, including his work as a designer, a writer and a campaigner for social equality and the environment. We also hold important materials relating to the Arts and Crafts Movement’ and the artist Frank Brangwyn. The William Morris Gallery collection comprises over 10, 000 objects and is uniquely placed to tell the story of the life and work of Morris and his artistic circle. Holdings include original designs, textiles, wallpapers, furniture, stained glass, ceramics, metalwork, books and archival materials as well as personal items, such as his coffee cup and satchel. They offer a comprehensive view of the varied aspects of Morris’s career – as a poet, designer, craftsman, retailer and social activist. His closest collaborators, including Edward Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Philip Webb are also well-represented. In addition to the Morris holdings, the Gallery owns a wide-ranging collection of Arts and Crafts material. This includes significant works by Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo and the Century Guild, William De Morgan, Walter Crane, May Morris, George Jack and Christopher Whall to name but a few. The artist Frank Brangwyn (1867 -1956) is also well-represented. Brangwyn served a brief apprenticeship with Morris & Co as a young man and was one of the Gallery’s major early benefactors. With the encouragement of local artist, Walter Spradbery, Brangwyn donated a wide selection of his own work, including prints, oils, furniture, ceramics and designs for interior decorative schemes. He also gifted a fine art collection of works by the Pre-Raphaelites and other 19 th and early 20 th century British and Continental artists.
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer (1896) Kelmscott Press The William Morris Gallery exhibits a wide range of objects, from tapestries and furniture to ceramic tiles, wallpapers, embroidery and paintings. This tour gives you a preview of some of the highlights. Morris thought many of the books published in Victorian Britain were very poor quality. During the last decade of his life he established his own private press to reintroduce some of the beauty he admired in medieval books and manuscripts. He also loved medieval stories, particularly the work of English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, which he and Burne-Jones read together at university. The Kelmscott Chaucer was the most ambitious book Morris ever printed; it took four years, and was only finished just before his death. But it was a labour of love, the culmination of Morris and Burne-Jones’s long friendship. Morris designed the typeface, decorative initials and page layout; Burne-Jones designed the illustrations.
'The Kelmscott Chaucer' What’s special about the Kelmscott Chaucer? The Kelmscott edition of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales set a new benchmark for book design at the end of the 19 th century. It was also the last great project of Morris’s life, bringing together two of his passions. First, his love of medieval literature, which inspired the subjects and style of much of his own writing. Second, his socialist philosophy, which looked back to a time before mechanisation and division of labour had destroyed, as he saw it, the personal fulfilment and social function of meaningful work.
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1345– 1400) was enormously popular in medieval England, with over 90 copies in existence from the 1400 s. Its popularity may be due to the fact that the tales were written in Middle English, a language that developed after the Norman invasion, after which those in power would have spoken French. Continuous publication of The Canterbury Tales since Chaucer's death, and the inspiration it has provided for other writers and artists, are testimony to the enduring appeal of his characters and their stories: proof that people's hopes and fears – and the English sense of humour – are little changed by six centuries of history. What is The Canterbury Tales about? Chaucer's long poem follows the journey of a group of pilgrims, 31 including Chaucer himself, from the Tabard Inn in Southwark to St Thomas à Becket's shrine at Canterbury Cathedral. The host at the inn suggests each pilgrim tell two tales on the way out and two on the way home to help while away their time on the road. The best storyteller is to be rewarded with a free supper on their return. This literary device gives Chaucer the opportunity to paint a series of vivid word portraits of a cross-section of his society, from a knight and prioress, to a carpenter and cook; a muchmarried wife of Bath, to a bawdy miller – an occupation regarded in Chaucer's day as shifty and dishonest. Chaucer mixes satire and realism in lively characterisations of his pilgrims. The tone of their tales ranges from pious to comic, with humour veering between erudite wit and good honest vulgarity. Taken together, the tales offer a fascinating insight into English life during the late 14 th century. Chaucer's original plan was for over 100 stories, but only 24 were completed, some of which had already been written for earlier works. Their order varies in different surviving copies, the Hengwrt manuscript being valued most for its accuracy.
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer now newly imprinted ornamented with pictures designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Facsimile of Kelmscott Chaucer (1972)
Queen Summer or The Journey of the Lily and the Rose (1891) Walter Crane Flowers from Shakespeare's Garden (1904) Walter Crane
Homer's Illiad (1895) Decorative Needlework (1893) May Morris (1862 - 1938)
A Dream of John Ball and A King's Lesson (13. 5. 1892 ) William Morris
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam (c. 1909) Frank Brangwyn, Edward Fitzgerald, Morrison and Gibb Ltd. Calligraphic manuscript page with three of Fitz. Gerald's Rubaiyat written by William Morris, illustration by Edward Burne-Jones (1870 s).
Monopoly; or, How Labour is Robbed (1890) Walter Crane, Office of 'The Commonweal', London, The Socialist League Monopoly; or, How Labour is Robbed (1899) Walter Crane, The Socialist League
A Note By William Morris On His Aims In Founding The Kelmscott Press.
The Nature of Gothic by John Ruskin, printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press in 1892 in his Golden Type inspired by 15 th century printer Nicolas Jenson. This chapter from The Stones of Venice was a sort of manifesto for the Arts and Crafts movement.
News From Nowhere: Or, An Epoch of Rest, Being Some Chapters from a Utopian Romance (1893) This book describes Morris’s vision of a better society. It first appeared in his socialist newspaper Commonweal, encouraging readers to continue the revolutionary struggle. Its hero William Guest (based on Morris himself) is a time-traveller who visits London in the future: free of pollution, with neither money nor private property, where people live communally and make decisions collectively, with no central government. Everyone delights in the pleasures of making beautiful things by hand. Morris’s story was later published as a book which circulated widely in a cheaply-printed edition. This copy comes from the more expensive edition produced by Morris’s Kelmscott Press. The illustration shows his country house, Kelmscott Manor in Gloucestershire. Morris wanted everyone to enjoy the peaceful happiness such beautiful surroundings could bring. News from Nowhere is now seen as the first ‘ecotopia’, a tribute to the continuing relevance of Morris’s utopian vision of sustainable living. .
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