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Le Morte D'arthur; FABULOUS KING ARTHUR set of 2 CDROMs, LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE
The CDROM set includes a complete copy of all 538 pages and numerous (~350) fabulous Aubrey Beardsley original illustrations of the rare and hard to find 1927 edition of J.M. Dent's "BIRTH, LIFE, AND ACTS OF KING ARTHUR" (London, 1893 - 1894). This edition of Sir Thomas Malory's 15th-century Le Morte D'Arthur is based on William Caxton's 1485 printing. Includes designs inadvertently omitted from the first edition.
The CDROM set also includes all 384 pages and all of the numerous wonderful illustrations by H. J. Ford of the original edition of "Book of Romance " by A. Lang published in 1902. 19 Romantic Tales of King Arthur such as "The Drawing of the Sword"; "The Sword Excalibur"; "How The Round Table Began"; "The Quest of the Holy Grail". HighRes images of all the color illustrations of classic Arthurian scenes. Complete Thumbnail Index of all pages included.
The CDROM set also includes all 384 pages and all of the numerous wonderful illustrations by H. J. Ford of the original edition of "Book of Romance " by A. Lang published in 1902. 19 Romantic Tales of King Arthur such as "The Drawing of the Sword"; "The Sword Excalibur"; "How The Round Table Began"; "The Quest of the Holy Grail". HighRes images of all the color illustrations of classic Arthurian scenes. Complete Thumbnail Index of all pages included.
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King Arthur CDROM
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The Dent-Beardsley Malory Collection is one of the most famous 19th-century printings of a medieval text: J.M. Dent's Birth Life and Acts of King Arthur (London, 1893 - 1894), an edition of Sir Thomas Malory's 15th-century Le Morte Darthur was based on William Caxton's 1485 printing. Dent, later to become famous as the publisher of the Everyman's Library series, was at the time a fairly obscure London publisher, albeit one with an interest in fine printing.
While William Morris's Kelmscott Press books were produced on traditional hand presses, Dent seems to have been interested in demonstrating that a fine book could be produced using modern machinery. He chose as his illustrator Aubrey Beardsley (1872 - 1898), a young clerk whom he met through the bookseller and photographer F.H. Evans. He paid Beardsley £250 for a series of illustrations to Malory's Morte. Beardsley produced over 350 designs, including letters, ornaments, and full-page illustrations.
The text was issued in 12 parts between June 1893 and mid-1894. There were two forms: a Large Paper edition on Dutch handmade paper, printed in black and red and limited to 300 copies; and a Small Paper edition on smooth gray-green paper, printed in black only, and limited to 1500 copies. The Large Paper run cost 6s 6d per part, while the Small Paper was exactly one-third the cost. Beardsley also designed the paper wrappers for both runs and for the binding cases which the publisher offered to subscribers at an additional cost: the Small Paper edition was also sold ready-bound at 2 guineas.
The book's subsequent fame makes it hard to believe that it was little noticed at first, but the fact that it was sold by subscription limited its visibility to reviewers. The first print run of the Small Paper edition did not sell out immediately, but the Large Paper edition was fully subscribed at once, and few copies of it are in circulation today. There was a 2nd Dent edition of 1909, a single volume issued in 1500 copies, and the 3rd Dent edition of 1927, issued in 1600 copies and including designs inadvertently omitted from the first edition.
This CDROM is excellent for anyone interested in medieval history, the King Arthur legend, the knights of the round table, King Arthur and the round table, merlin, Guinevere, the Holy Grail, chivalry, King Arthur's sword Excalibur, or Camelot.
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To order this CDROM, use PAYPAL Buttons above, or send $29.99 Check or Money order made out to "eBookCDROMS" together with your shipping address to:
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The Dent-Beardsley Malory Collection is one of the most famous 19th-century printings of a medieval text: J.M. Dent's Birth Life and Acts of King Arthur (London, 1893 - 1894), an edition of Sir Thomas Malory's 15th-century Le Morte Darthur was based on William Caxton's 1485 printing. Dent, later to become famous as the publisher of the Everyman's Library series, was at the time a fairly obscure London publisher, albeit one with an interest in fine printing.
While William Morris's Kelmscott Press books were produced on traditional hand presses, Dent seems to have been interested in demonstrating that a fine book could be produced using modern machinery. He chose as his illustrator Aubrey Beardsley (1872 - 1898), a young clerk whom he met through the bookseller and photographer F.H. Evans. He paid Beardsley £250 for a series of illustrations to Malory's Morte. Beardsley produced over 350 designs, including letters, ornaments, and full-page illustrations.
The text was issued in 12 parts between June 1893 and mid-1894. There were two forms: a Large Paper edition on Dutch handmade paper, printed in black and red and limited to 300 copies; and a Small Paper edition on smooth gray-green paper, printed in black only, and limited to 1500 copies. The Large Paper run cost 6s 6d per part, while the Small Paper was exactly one-third the cost. Beardsley also designed the paper wrappers for both runs and for the binding cases which the publisher offered to subscribers at an additional cost: the Small Paper edition was also sold ready-bound at 2 guineas.
The book's subsequent fame makes it hard to believe that it was little noticed at first, but the fact that it was sold by subscription limited its visibility to reviewers. The first print run of the Small Paper edition did not sell out immediately, but the Large Paper edition was fully subscribed at once, and few copies of it are in circulation today. There was a 2nd Dent edition of 1909, a single volume issued in 1500 copies, and the 3rd Dent edition of 1927, issued in 1600 copies and including designs inadvertently omitted from the first edition.
This CDROM is excellent for anyone interested in medieval history, the King Arthur legend, the knights of the round table, King Arthur and the round table, merlin, Guinevere, the Holy Grail, chivalry, King Arthur's sword Excalibur, or Camelot.
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