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Title
"The
Canterbury
Tales
",
prologue
,
opening
page
.
Creator
Burne-Jones, Edward (English artist, 1833-1898)
Morris, William (English designer, writer, and activist, 1834-1896)
Date
1896
Cultural Context
English
British
European
Style/Period
Medieval
Pre-Raphaelite
Symbolist
Theme
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Woodcuts (prints)
Prints (visual works)
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Woodcuts
Prints
Relief prints
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Books
Storytelling
Inscriptions
Lettering (Layout features)
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Patterns (Design elements)
Plants
Vines
Leaves
Grapes
Fruit
Gardens
Shrubs
Flowers
Trees
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Fences
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Reading
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Description
"The
Canterbury
Tales
",
prologue
,
opening
page
, in "The
Works
of
Geoffrey
Chaucer
"
Kelmscott
Press
,
1896
,
woodcut
illustration
by
Burne-Jones
,
border
decorations
and
initials
by
William
Morris
.
People Pictured
Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400
Measurements
16 3/4 x 11 1/2"
Technique
Illustration (process)
Woodcut (process)
Printing (process)
Printmaking
Relief printing
Work Type
Illustrations
Book illustrations
Woodcuts
Prints
Relief prints
Poetry
Source
Delevoy, Robert L. Symbolists and Symbolism. Geneva: Skira; New York: Rizzoli, 1978. (p.146 left)
Rights
All reproduction rights reserved by A.D.A.G.P. and S.P.A.D.E.M., Paris, Cosmopress, Geneva, and A.S.B.L., Brussels.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
1032-68.jpg
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