The order of chivalry

L'Ordene de chevalerie and its translation are in verse. Translated from the French by William Caxton ; edited by F.S. Ellis. "Memoranda concerning the two pieces here reprinted [by F.S. Ellis]...This Ordination of Knighthood was printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the County of Middlesex; finished on the 24th day of February, 1893." p. 148-[151] Limited to 225 copies on hand-made paper. Printed in red and black. Decorative wood-engraved borders and initials. Illustration designed by Burne-Jones, woodcut by W. H. Hooper.

In Collection:

• Book Arts Collection

Creator

• Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316

Contributor

• Morris, William, 1834-1896
• Ellis, Frederick Startridge, 1830-1901
• Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492
• Kelmscott Press

Subject

• Knights and knighthood
• Chivalry

Publisher

• Hammersmith : Kelmscott Press

Language

• eng
• fre

Identifier

• Call Number: PR5080 L85 1893

Date created

• 1893

Resource type

• Text
• Still Image

Rights statement

• No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only

Extent

• 150 pages ; 20.5 x 14.5 cm

Alternative title

• L'Ordene de chevalerie
• The Ordination of Knighthood
• Llibre de l'orde de cavalleria

Additional physical characteristics

• Original limp vellum binding. Printed in red and black. Full woodcut border, and numerous 10-line and smaller initials. Wood-engraved frontispiece designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Printed in Kelmscott Chaucer type. In 2 pts., each with special t.p. and colophon; pt. 2 has title and colophon: L'ordene de chevalerie, with translation by William Morris. Printer's device below colophon of each work. Narrow yapp edges, silk ties threaded through cover, spine lettered in gilt.

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Book Arts Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• wood engravings (prints)
• early works
• engravings (prints)
• poetry
• printer's marks
• books
• borders (ornament areas)
• colophons (parts of books)

Date digitized

• February 2024

Technical note

• Scanned on Betterlight TTI 600 dpi TIFF (1/20; 246; copy4 tone; camera height 1000) by LG. Metadata by KD.

Rights

• Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/z362-3039