Morris was born in an Essex village on the southern edge of Epping Forest, a member of a large and well-to-do family. William Morris, (born March 24, 1834, Walthamstow, near London, England-died October 3, 1896, Hammersmith, near London), English designer, craftsman, poet, and early socialist, whose designs for furniture, fabrics, stained glass, wallpaper, and other decorative arts generated the Arts and Crafts movement in England and revolutionized Victorian taste.

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Contributors: Hooper, William Harcourt, 1834-1912, engraver. Subject Terms: Kelmscott Manor (Kelmscot, England) Kelmscott Press - Publisher. Bibliography of the Kelmscott Press A12 BAC: British Art Center copy is one of 10 on vellum. Frontispiece depicts Morris's home, Kelmscott Manor, in Oxfordshire. The woodcut frontispiece is engraved by W.H.

Sold by Reeves & Turner, 196, Strand, London. Copyright Status: Public Domain Full Orbis Record: Classification: Books Notes: Colophon: This book, News from Nowhere, or an Epoch of Rest, was written by William Morris, and printed by him at the Kelmscott Press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the County of Middlesex, and finished on the 22nd day of November, 1892. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. N48 1892 Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection View by request in the Study Room Note: The Study Room is open by appointment.

Holdings: Rare Books and Manuscripts PR5079. Additional Title(s):Įpoch of rest Published/Created: :, Physical Description:, 305, p. News from nowhere, or, An epoch of rest : being some chapters from a utopian romance / by William Morris.

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