But today he’s remembered for being one of the earliest known owners of the first published collection of Shakespeare’s dramas. In fact, he bought not one but two copies of these First Folios ...
Mr William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies, now known as the First Folio, was published in 1623, seven years after his death. Its more expensive 900-page format implied that these ...
Among the several rare volumes now on display in the Widener Memorial Room is Shakespeare's First Folio, the most valuable book in the Harvard College Library. His Second, Third, and Fourth Folios ...
A copy of Shakespeare's First Folio has sold in New York for $2.4m (32m). Published in 1623, seven years after the Stratford-upon-Avon writer's death, it features 36 manuscripts. They include 18 ...
For nearly a century, a swashbuckling-style pair of gloves rested in a reliquary in the University of Pennsylvania library.
The King and Queen hosted an evening to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio at Windsor Castle. Charles and Camilla took front row seats to watch extracts by actors and ...
Including one of the sixteen perfect first editions of the folio of Shakespeare's Plays, the second most valuable English edition of Montaigne's Essays in the world, and rare quarto editions of ...
The Guildhall Library stands where the folio's editors, Shakespeare's friends Henry Condell and John Heminges, once lived, and opposite the churchyard where they were buried. The First Folio ...
On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, rare originals are being displayed and publishers are offering collectors editions of Shakespeare’s plays, including one that sells for ...
therefore I am" before the death of the universe are 1 in 10 million billion billion Sarah Kuta Some experts speculate that Shakespeare could have used the room to change costume during ...
(And we’ll be featuring Phillips in an upcoming Q&A.) A copy of the First Folio at the Folger Shakespeare Library. (Courtesy of the Folger) While Shakespeare-inspired works are always coming out ...