Kelmscott Press Chaucer an exciting entry to PBA Galleries’ June 2 saleBERKELEY, Calif. – PBA Galleries announces an auction of Rare Books & Manuscripts to be held Thursday, June 2. The sale comprises a selection of more than 200 lots of rare and significant books, with manuscript material dating from the 14th through 20th centuries. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
London museum to present William Morris exhibitionLONDON – The first exhibition devoted to William Morris and his influence on 20th-century life, will open at the National Portrait Gallery this autumn. “Anarchy & Beauty: William Morris and His Legacy, 1860-1960” will run Oct.16 to Jan. 11. The exhibition will focus on Morris’ far-reaching politics, thought and design. With portraits, furniture, books, banners, […]
London Eye: November 2009During the 19th century, the East Midlands city of Nottingham was Britain’s leading center of lace production, an industry that brought great wealth to its mercantile classes but misery to its laboring poor who inhabited what were considered the worst slums in the British Empire outside India. Today, however, the dark satanic mills of Nottingham’s […]