¶ Bayet — L’art byzantin (1883)

Bayet, Charles. L’art byzantin. Paris: A. Quantin, 1883.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 130.

¶ Morris — Hopes and fears for art (1882)

Morris, William. Hopes and fears for art. London: Ellis and White, 1882.

Large paper edition.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 428.

¶ d’Avennes — L’art arabe (1877)

d’Avennes, Prisse. L’art arabe d’après les monuments du Kaire. 4 vols. Paris: Morel, 1877.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 970 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £22). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 328.

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¶ Smith — Persian art (1876)

Smith, R. Murdoch. Persian art. [London]: Chapman and Hall, [1876].

An art handbook issued by the South Kensington Museum. Frequently reprinted; we do not know which edition Morris owned.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 705.

¶ Seroux d’Agincourt — History of art by its monuments (1847)

Seroux d’Agincourt, J. B. L. G. History of art by its monuments, from its decline in the fourth century to its restoration in the sixteenth. 3 vols. in 2. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1847.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1117 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1). — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 337.

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¶ Perrot — History of art in Chaldea and Assyria (1884)

Perrot, Georges, and Charles Chipiez. A history of art in Chaldea and Assyria. Trans. Walter Armstrong. 2 vols. London: Chapman and Hall; New York: A. C. Armstrong and Son, 1884.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 25 (part; sold for £2 8s.). — Unlocated.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

¶ Artist’s repository (1785–94)

The artist’s repository and drawing magazine, exhibiting the principles of the polite arts in their various branches. London: printed for C. Taylor, 1785–94.

Illustrated.

Morris owned 4 vols.

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 61 (part; sold for 11s.). — Unlocated.

¶ Salmon — Polygraphice (1678)

Salmon, William. Polygraphice, or the arts of drawing, engraving, etching, liming, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming. London: printed by Robert White for John Crumpe, and to be sold by Charles Passenger, 1678.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

References: ESTC (R219883). — MS catalogue (2), no. 664.

¶ Day — Every-day art (1882)

Day, Lewis Foreman. Every-day art: short essays on the arts not fine. London: B. T. Batsford, 1882.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 626.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

¶ Morris — Art and socialism (1884)

Morris, William. Art and socialism. London: W. Reeves; Manchester: Heywoods, 1884.

LP copy with Morris’s signature.

Provenance: Morris. — Theodore Low De Vinne. — De Vinne’s sale, Anderson Galleries (New York), 14 January 1920, lot 666. — Unlocated.

Reference: LeMire, p. 94.

 

 

¶ Griggs — Portfolio of . . . art (1881–91)

Griggs, W., comp. Portfolio of . . . art. London: [South Kensington Museum], 1881–91.

A series issued periodically with slightly varying titles. Morris owned the following: Indian art (12 of 27 numbers), French art (10 of 12 numbers), Spanish art (3 of 16 numbers), Swedish art (4 of 5 numbers), and two others.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 968 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 5s.). — Unlocated.

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