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Kelmscott Press
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Kelmscott Press

active Hammersmith, 1891 - 1898
BiographyKelmscott Press (English printing press, founded 1890)
Located in Hammersmith neighborhood, London. Specialized in books as art works, using typefaces designed by William Morris and inspired by fifteenth-century Italian and German typography. Books were illustrated with woodcuts by renowned artists, such as Edward Burne-Jones, and designs by Morris.

LC name authority rec. n82126751
LC Heading: Kelmscott Press
found: Wikipedia, s.v. William Morris, 17 February 2011 (Kelmscott Press, founded by William Morris in 1891; operated until 1898)


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