Yale Center for British Art

Title:
The tale of Beowulf.
Alternate Title(s):
Tale of Beowulf sometime king of the folk of the Weder Geats
Published / Created:
Hammersmith : Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, 10 January 1895.
Physical Description:
vi, [2], 119 p. ; 29 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
PR1583 .M67 1895+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Added engraved title page: The tale of Beowulf sometime king of the folk of the Weder Geats.

"Done out of the Old English tongue by William Morris & A.J. Wyatt, and printed by the said William Morris at the Kelmscott press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the county of Middlesex, and finished on the 10th day of January, 1895"--Colophon.

300 paper copies. 8 vellum copies.

Woodcut t.-p. and 1st p. of text with decorative borders; ornamental initials and marginal decorations; chapter headings and sidenotes printed in red.

Note to reader regarding pronounciation inserted.

Peterson, W.S. Bibliography of the Kelmscott Press A32

BAC: British Art Center copy is one of 8 on vellum. Inscribed: To Charles Fairfax Murray from William Morris Feb. 9th, 1895. Bound in vellum with silk ties.
Subject Terms:
Epic poetry, English (Old) | Monsters -- Poetry. | Dragons -- Poetry. | Kelmscott Press -- Publisher. | Morris, William -- Printer. | Morris, William -- Pres. insc. to Charles Fairfax Murray, Feb. 9, 1895. | Murray, Charles Fairfax -- Pres. insc. from William Morris, Feb. 9, 1895. | Woodcut -- Specimens -- 1895.
Contributors:
Morris, William, 1834–1896. | Wyatt, A. J. (Alfred John), b. 1858. | Kelmscott Press.