Shelfmark
Lu.5.26
Title
Laudes beatae Mariae Virginis.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Hammersmith : Kelmscott, 1896.
Physical description
[2], 34p ; 30cm.
Note
Poems from a 13th century Psalter owned by William Morris ; loose publisher's slip explaining the poems were previously printed in Tegernsee in 1579 and ascribed to Stephen Langton ; also ascribed to John Peckham (Peterson, "A bibliography of the Kelmscott Press" 1984).
Note
Printed by William Morris.
Note
Troy type in black, red, and blue on watermarked Perch paper, with horizontal chain lines and deckled edges.
Note
Original natural cloth quarter-binding with blue paper boards and lettering stamped in black on front board.
Note
ECL copy: One of 260 copies, being one of 250 on paper.
Note
Ms. previous shelfmarks in pencil and ink.
Citation/references note
Peterson, William S. A bibliography of the Kelmscott Press. Item A42
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of John Roland Abbey.
Added entry--name
Abbey, John Roland, 1894 - 1964 former owner.
Added entry--name
Morris, William, 1834 - 1896 printer.
Added entry--name
Langton, Stephen, ? - d. 1228 attributed name.
Added entry--name
Peckham, John, ? - d. 1292 attributed name.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England Middlesex Hammersmith.
Identifier
B25007