{"id":317,"date":"2021-06-04T15:22:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T15:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/?page_id=317"},"modified":"2021-06-04T15:28:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T15:28:00","slug":"t-j-cobden-sanderson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/influence-in-private-press\/t-j-cobden-sanderson\/","title":{"rendered":"T.J. Cobden-Sanderson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>T.J. Cobden-Sanderson founded the Doves Press four years after Morris\u2019s death in 1896 with Emery Walker, Morris\u2019s associate in founding the Kelmscott press. However, Cobden- Sanderson was hardly a blind admirer of Morris.&nbsp; He even wrote an essay called \u201c<em>I Do Not Believe in the Doctrine of William Morris<\/em>\u201d in 1917. &nbsp;While he respected Morris\u2019s influence in the world of fine printing, he did not share his love of type design and disdain for bindings. Cobden-Sanderson used just one roman typeface for all the Doves Press publications, but his bindings were expressive, colorful, and varied. He also bound several works by Morris, including <em>Art and Socialism<\/em> and <em>Hope, Fears for Art <\/em>and<em> Love is Enough.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-binding.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-binding-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"A vellum binding with a flower illustration in the corners\" data-id=\"321\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-binding.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/t-j-cobden-sanderson\/cobden-sanderson-binding\/\" class=\"wp-image-321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-binding-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-binding-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-binding-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-binding-676x875.jpg 676w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-binding.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A vellum binding by Cobden-Sanderson, a striking contrast to Morris&#8217;s simple vellum bindings<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sandeson-rossetti-binding.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sandeson-rossetti-binding-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"A book binding with flower illustrations.\" data-id=\"105\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sandeson-rossetti-binding.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/cobden-sandeson-rossetti-binding\/\" class=\"wp-image-105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sandeson-rossetti-binding-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sandeson-rossetti-binding-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sandeson-rossetti-binding.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">An elaborate binding of Rossetti&#8217;s &#8216;Poems&#8217; by Cobden-Sandeson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-morris-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-morris-cover-269x300.jpg\" alt=\"A binding with flower illustrations\" data-id=\"104\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-morris-cover.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/cobden-sanderson-morris-cover\/\" class=\"wp-image-104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-morris-cover-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-morris-cover-768x855.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-morris-cover.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">An embossed leather cover by Cobden-Sanderson, of &#8216;Sigurd the Volsung&#8217; by Morris<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-bible.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-bible-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"The first page of a Bible with the words &quot;In the beginning&quot; in larger font and in red. \" data-id=\"103\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-bible.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/cobden-sanderson-bible\/\" class=\"wp-image-103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-bible-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-bible-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-bible-768x1102.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/06\/cobden-sanderson-bible.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The first page of Cobden-Sanderson&#8217;s Bible<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T.J. Cobden-Sanderson founded the Doves Press four years after Morris\u2019s death in 1896 with Emery Walker, Morris\u2019s associate in founding the Kelmscott press. However, Cobden- Sanderson was hardly a blind admirer of Morris.&nbsp; He even wrote an essay called \u201cI Do Not Believe in the Doctrine of William Morris\u201d in 1917. &nbsp;While he respected Morris\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":59,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-317","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/317\/revisions\/322"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}