Translated by William Morris from the French of the 13th century. Printed in an edition limited to 545 copies, The first of these stories, The Tale of the Emperor Coustans, was the source of The Man Born to be King in The Earthly Paradise. The second story is A Tale of Over Sea. Printed in red and black in Chaucer type, wood-engraved titles, borders and initials designed by Morris. With three and six line initials, shoulder notes and some lines (including colophon) in red.
