Kelmscott Press

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Kelmscott Press was a late 19th-century private press renowned for its beautifully crafted, medieval-inspired books that helped spark the modern fine press movement.

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Kelmscott Press canonical 1

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instanceOf fine press
private press
aimedTo produce books as works of art
associatedWith Kelmscott House, Hammersmith
surface form: Kelmscott House
bindingStyle decorative leather bindings
vellum bindings
collaboratedWith Edward Burne-Jones
Emery Walker
country United Kingdom
designPhilosophy revival of traditional craftsmanship
unity of text, illustration, and decoration
dissolvedIn 1898
foundedBy William Morris
foundedIn 1891
hasApproximateNumberOfTitles about 50
helpedSpark modern fine press movement
influenced Ashendene Press
Doves Press
Eragny Press
modern private press movement
inspiredBy early printed books
medieval manuscripts
knownFor custom typefaces
decorative borders and initials
handmade paper
high-quality hand printing
medieval-inspired book design
ornate woodcut illustrations
languageOfWork English
Icelandic literature in translation
limitedEditions yes
locatedIn Hammersmith
surface form: Hammersmith, London
movement Arts and Crafts movement
notableWork News from Nowhere
The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems
surface form: The Defence of Guenevere

The Earthly Paradise
The Kelmscott Chaucer
The Story of the Glittering Plain
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
printingProcess hand-operated press
publishedAuthor Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Geoffrey Chaucer
John Ruskin
William Morris
usedMaterial handmade paper from J. Whatman
vellum
usedPrintingTechnique letterpress printing
usedTypeface Chaucer type
Golden type
Troy type

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William Morris founded Kelmscott Press