Pressed Flowers: Burne-Jones, "The Romaunt of the Rose," and the Kelmscott Chaucer.”

Author / Editor
Syme, Alison.

Title
Pressed Flowers: Burne-Jones, "The Romaunt of the Rose," and the Kelmscott Chaucer.”

Published
Journal of Pre-Raphaelite Studies 28, no. 2 (2019): 42–69; 12 b&w illus.

Description
Analyzes Edward Burne-Jones's illustrations of Rom in the Kelmscott Chaucer, arguing that they--and especially the final illustration of the poem--epitomize many of Burne-Jones's experiences with and attitudes toward books, book history, and the "romance" of books.

Chaucer Subjects
Facsimiles, Editions, and Translations