Designs by William Morris Book Design Calligraphy Furniture and other Decorative Arts Paintings and Drawings Stained Glass Tapestries Textiles Wallpapers NOTE: Includes work by other artists manufactured by Morris and Co. Book Design Morris's own works published at the Kelmscott Press, along with first editions, are included in the Morris Online Edition in page turning format. These include: The Defence of Guenevere, edited by Margaret A. Lourie The Life and Death of Jason, edited by Florence Boos Selections from The Earthly Paradise (in preparation) Love Is Enough, edited by Charles Sligh (in preparation) Sigurd the Volsung, Book I, edited by Stuart Blersch Poems By The Way, edited by Rosie Miles (in preparation) The Ordination of Knighthood, edited by Yuri Cowan List of All Morris Poems A Dream of John Ball, edited by Peter Preston (in preparation) News from Nowhere The Story of the Glittering Plain The Wood Beyond the World The Water of the Wondrous Isles The Well at the World's End The Sundering Flood The Odyssey Beowulf Of the Friendship of Amis and Amile The Tale of King Florus and the Fair Jehane The Story of the Emperor Coustans and of Over Sea Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair List of Translations See also: William Morris,"Cupid and Psyche": wood-engraved proof for projected edition of Morris's The Earthly Paradise [ca. 1868], illustration by Edward Burne-Jones. William Morris, The Tables Turned (1887): front cover [Mark Samuels Lasner collection, on loan to the University of Delaware Library]. William Morris, The Story of Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue: designed by Morris using Chiswick Press reproduction of Caxton's type (1890) [Mark Samuels Lasner collection, on loan to the University of Delaware Library]. Kelmscott Press colophon designed by Morris. proof of initial letters designed by Morris [University of Texas]. specimen sheet showing the three typefaces designed by Morris. initials drawn by Morris [University of Florida]. Some Kelmscott Press images for books not included the Morris Online Edition: Raoul Lafevre, The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye: title-page (1892). William Shakespeare, The Poems: opening to "Venus and Adonis" (1893). Sir Thomas More, Utopia: typical page (1893). Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Sonnets and Lyrical Poems: title-page and first page of text, lettering, borders, and typography by Morris (1893). Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Hand and Soul (1894). Wilhelm Meinhold, Sidonia the Sorceress: typical page (1894). Algernon Charles Swinburne, Atalanta in Calydon: title-page and first page of text, lettering, borders, and typography by Morris (1894) [Mark Samuels Lasner collection, on loan to the University of Delaware Library]. Sir Percyvelle of Gales: frontispiece by Burne-Jones (1895). Geoffrey Chaucer, The Works: opening to the "Prologue" - illustration by Burne-Jones, typography by Morris (1896). Commonly known as "the Kelmscott Chaucer" [from Otis College of Art and Design]. William Morris, The Earthly Paradise: Volume 1, opening page of text, lettering, borders, and typography by Morris (1896) [Mark Samuels Lasner collection, on loan to the University of Delaware Library]. Specimen pages for Jean Froissart,The Chronicles of Froissart (1897). The book was never issued. Sir Ysumbrace: frontispiece - illustration by Burne-Jones (1897). S. C. Cockerell (ed.), Some German Woodcuts of the Fifteenth Century: typical page (1898) [Mark Samuels Lasner collection, on loan to the University of Delaware Library]. William Morris, A Note by William Morris on his Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press (1898) [Mark Samuels Lasner collection, on loan to the University of Delaware Library]. An American Memorial to Keats. Leaflet, (1894) [Mark Samuels Lasner collection, on loan to the University of Delaware Library]. Calligraphy calligraphic embellishments added to printed copy of William Morris, Volsunga Saga (1870) [private collection]. illuminated manuscript of A Book of Verse (1870) [Victoria and Albert Museum]: Title-page, with vignette portrait of Morris by Charles Fairfax Murray; "Missing" poem. illuminated manuscript of The Odes of Horace (1876) [Bodleian Library]. Furniture and Decorative Arts furniture [early 1860s] painted by Morris, Burne-Jones, and others [Victoria and Albert Museum]. Chaucer tile (designed by Morris with D. G. Rossetti the model, 1864) [Victoria and Albert Museum]. glassware designed by Philip Webb. armchair adapted by Morris and Co. from traditional pattern. The "Morris Chair" was a pioneering version of reclining chair, with a reclining back, moderately high armrests, and notches to adjust the degree of slant desired. It was reportedly adapted by Morris and Co. in 1866, from a prototype owned by Ephraim Colman in rural Sussex, England. It was sold widely both in the UK and (in adapted form) in North America. Later versions were made by Liberty and Co., Gustav Stickley, and others. interior of Wightwick Manor, Staffordshire: showing use of Morris furniture, rugs, and textiles. Sussex chairs illustrated in Morris and Co. advertisement [ca. 1900]. Paintings and Drawings La Belle Iseult / Guinevere (1858) [Tate Gallery]. Stained Glass Lewknor Windows, St. Margaret's: All the windows in this church are attributed to Morris himself; all 6 angels were designed by Morris in 1873. An entry in the Catalogue of Designs, dated July 1877, also records an alteration involving the replacement of the Angel with Cymbals, the wings painted by Pozzi. Contact Elan Preston-Whyte at elan @ rjpwhyte.plus.com. http://www.stmartinsbrampton.org.uk: church windows by Morris and Burne-Jones in St. Martins Church, Brampton. Creation window (design by Morris and Philip Webb) at Church of All Saints, Selsley, Gloucestershire [courtesy Cotswolds Hyperguide Home Page]. Chaucer window at Victoria and Albert Museum [photograph by Mark Samuels Lasner]. Liberty figure (design by Edward Burne-Jones) portion of window made for Unitarian Church, Heywood, Lancashire (1898) [private collection]. Detail from Sermon on the Mount window (design by D. G. Rossetti) at Church of All Saints, Selsley, Gloucestershire [courtesy Cotswolds Hyperguide Home Page]. Building of the Temple window (design by Burne-Jones) at Trinity Church, Boston, MA [photograph by Mark Samuels Lasner]. Minstrel [William Morris Gallery]. Stained glass windows in the collection of the William Morris Gallery Mr. P. Neil Ralley is working on a book about Morris stained glass, and the Society is delighted that he wishes to share some of his images with our members. Below are links to two of Mr. Ralley's images of Morris stained-glass windows. Staveley Angel Saint Dorothy More images of Morris stained glass from churches in Staveley, Ponsonby, Kirkbampton, Troutbeck, Brampton, and Lanercost may be found on Mr. Ralley’s web site: http://www.stainedglassphotography.com. Tapestries Design for Flora (1885, watercolor by Morris and Burne-Jones) [Pierpont Morgan Library]. The Orchard (1890, design by Burne-Jones) [Victoria & Albert Museum]. Pomona (1884, design by Burne-Jones and J. H. Dearle) [Victoria & Albert Museum]. Textiles Evenlode chintz (1883). Strawberry Thief chintz (1883). Brother Rabbit chintz (1882) [William Morris Gallery]. Several carpets made to Morris patterns by J. R. Burrows and Co. Poppycarpet [J. R. Burrows and Co.] Wallpapers Marigold (1875) [Victoria and Albert Museum]. Sanderson range of wallpapers made from Morris and Co. patterns Fruit, Trellis, and Daisy (not shown) were Morris's first wallpapers. These patterns were experimental papers. Trellis has hints of Morris's work in embroidery, while Fruit show the influence of his work in tiles. These patterns are characterized by naturalism and clearly articulated pattern repeats. HOME · LIFE · ART · WRITING · SOCIAL THOUGHT NEWS/EVENTS · JOIN · THE SOCIETY · CONTACT US LAST UPDATE 26 August, 2010