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May 31, 2006: Pre-Raphaelite Books on Exhibit in Minnesota
"The Pre-Raphaelites, a group of artists and poets from the mid-19th century who were dedicated to restoring early Renaissance ideals and methods and to observing and portraying nature, included such well-known artists and writers as Dante Rossetti, Christina Rossetti, William Morris and Oscar Wilde."
"Carleton’s special collections houses many of these masters’ works, from miniscule gift books to larger, torso-sized books, such as the Kelmscott Chaucer, an illustrated and extraordinarily beautiful version of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales."


