A series of 24 verse tales, 2 for each month of the year; 12 from classical sources; the other 12 from medieval Latin, French and Icelandic originals.
Contents:
v. 1. Prologue: The wanderers. March: Atalanta's race; The man born to be king -- v. 2. April: The doom of King Acrisius; The proud king -- v. 3. May: The story of Cupid and Psyche; The writing on the image. June: The love of Alcestis; The lady of the land -- v. 4 July: The son of Croesus; The watching of the falcon. August: Pygmalion and the image; Ogier the Dane -- v. 5. September: The death of Paris; The land east of the sun and west of the moon. October: The story of Acontius and Cydippe; The man who never laughed again -- v. 6. November: The story of Rhodope; The lovers of Gudrun -- v. 7. December: The golden apples; The fostering of Aslaug. January: Bellerophon at Argos; The ring given to Venus -- v. 8. February: Bellerophon in Lycia; The Hill of Venus. Epilogue. L'envoi.
Subject Terms:
Kelmscott Press -- Publisher. | Morris, William -- Printer. | Neylan, John Francis -- Bookplate. | Woodcut -- Specimens -- 1896-1897.