List of Illustrations

Frontispiece: A portrait of William Morris by Lisa Stillman [c. 1881].

The lyric for September, from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise, 1896.

The title page of the “The Death of Paris,” from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise, 1896.

“Helen of Troy,” by Dante G. Rossetti, oil painting, 1863.

Kelmscott Manor, the Morris family’s country residence from 1871.

The lyric for October, from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise, 1896.

The title page of “The Story of Acontius and Cydippe,” from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise, 1896.

The lyric for November, from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise, 1896.

The title page of “The Story of Rhodope,” from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise, 1896.

The title page of “The Lovers of Gudrun,” from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise, 1896.

The frontispiece of the Boston edition of The Lovers of Gudrun, Robert Brothers, 1870.

William Morris, “To the Muse of the North,” in A Book of Verse 1870.

The lyric for December, from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise, 1896.

“The Garden of the Hesperides,” Edward Burne-Jones, 1870–73, Hamburger Kunsthalle.

“The Dwellers at Eyr,” Morris’s illuminated manuscript of his translation, 1869.

“King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid,” by Edward Burne-Jones, 1884, The Tate Gallery.

The lyric for January, from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise, 1896.

The title page of “The Ring Given to Venus,” from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise, 1896.

“King Rene’s Wedding,” by Edward Burne-Jones, 1870, Bridgman Art Library, 1870.

“The Orchard” or “The Seasons” tapestry, 1890, designed by William Morris and John Henry Dearie and woven at Merton Abbey.

“The Passing of Venus,” by Edward Burne-Jones, 1875, Exeter College, Oxford.

“The Car of Love,” by Edward Burne-Jones, begun 1870, Victoria and Albert Museum.

The lyric for February, from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise, 1896.

The title page of “Bellerophon in Lycia,” from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise, 1896.

Morris and Co. wallpapers, Larkspur, 1872, and Acanthus, 1875.

Morris and Co. printed chintz, 1885.

The title page of “The Hill of Venus,” from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise, 1896.

“Laus Veneris,” by Edward Burne-Jones, 1873–75, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

Sketches for illustrations for a projected edition of The Earhly Paradise designed by Edward Burne-Jones, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Fig. 1 Amyot/ Walter speaks to an Old Man. Fig. 2 Amyot/ Walter enters Rome.

“The Mirror of Venus,” by Edward Burne-Jones, 1870–76, Calouste Golbenkian Foundation, Lisbon.

Sketches for illustrations for a projected edition of The Earhly Paradise designed by Edward Burne-Jones, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Fig. 3 Amyot/Walter joins a group of Pilgrims. Fig. 4 Amyot/ Walter confesses to the Pope.

Sketches for illustrations for a projected edition of The Earhly Paradise designed by Edward Burne-Jones, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Fig. 5 An Attendant tells the Pope that his staff has blossomed. Fig. 6 Amyot/Walter leaves Rome to return to Venus.

“Epilogue,” from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise’, 1896

“L’Envoi,” from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise, 1896.

Colophon for the Kelmscott Press.