Kelmscott Press, William Morris, Ralph Robinson, Frederick Startridge Ellis, Thomas More: Utopia, Paper, Parchment, Letterpress, Wood engraving, Total: Height: 21 cm; Width: 15 cm, Plant ornaments, Art Nouveau, The well-known novel Utopia by Thomas More from 1516 was published in English translation in a bibliophile edition of the Kelmscott Press in 1893. The book was designed by William Morris, who created the floral frame borders, the initials and the typeface. The text in red and black print on handmade paper is bound in a flexible parchment ribbon with silk ribbons. In view of the social-reformist aspirations of the Arts & Crafts movement, the choice of the work has a programmatic character.
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