Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316
Title:
The order of chivalry.
Alternate Title(s):
Libre del orde del cavalleria. English. 1892.
Published / Created:
Hammersmith : Printed by me William Morris at the Kelmscott Press ; London : Sold by Reeves & Turner, 10 November 1892.
Physical Description:
[4], 150, [1] p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Holdings:
Unable to reach service. Holdings currently not available
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
In 2 parts, each with t.p. and colophon.

Colophon, part 1, reads: "...translated from the French by William Caxton, edited by F. S. Ellis...."

Colophon, part 2, reads: "...printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press...the 24th day of February, 1893."

Part 2 ascribed by some authorities to Hue de Tabarie. Cf. Brunet.

Frontispiece and 2nd t.p. within woodcut borders; ornamental initials; headings printed in red.

Frontispiece attibuted to Edward Burne-Jones. Engraved by W.H. Hooper. Cf. Peterson.

Brunet, J.-C. Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres (5e éd.), IV, p. 206

Peterson, W.S. Bibliography of the Kelmscott Press A13

Walsdorf, J. J. Morris, 13

BAC: British Art Center copy is one of 10 copies printed on vellum. Unopened. Bound in limp vellum with silk ties.
Contents:
The order of chivalry -- L'ordene de chevalerie / with translation by William Morris.
Subject Terms:
Chivalry. | Morris, William, 1834–1896, printer. | Kelmscott Press -- Publisher.
Form/Genre:
Wood engravings -- 1893.
Contributors:
Hues, de Tabarie. | Caxton, William, approximately 1422–1491 or 1492, tr. | Morris, William, 1834–1896, tr. | Ellis, Frederick Startridge, 1830–1901, ed. | Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898, ill. | Hooper, William Harcourt, 1834–1912, engraver.