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llluminated Manuscript (© V&A Picture Library)
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© V&A Picture Library

llluminated Manuscript

Artist: William Morris (1834 - 1896)

Location: Victoria and Albert Museum

Date: 1870

Materials: manuscript

Grant:

Amount Paid: £83 (Total: £418)

Vendor: Sotheby's

Review number: 1685 (1952)

Provenance:
Lady Burne-Jones

Description:
A 56 page illuminated manuscript, containing a number of poems by William Morris, written in his own hand, each page ornamented with elaborate designs of fleurons and leafy branches. Also contains paintings and decorations by others in Morris' circle.

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