Shakespeare Census
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Locating and describing all extant copies of Shakespeare before 1700
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Yes, although it's not quite apples-to-apples because in fact those 229 surely include leaves from many more copies than that. We could easily have parts of 400 copies in those 229.
December 3, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Yes, although it's not quite apples-to-apples because in fact those 229 surely include leaves from many more copies than that. We could easily have parts of 400 copies in those 229.
This puts the current count of First Folios in the Census at 229!
December 2, 2024 at 8:00 PM
This puts the current count of First Folios in the Census at 229!
In 1959, it was on loan to Lehigh, and Frank Hook discussed it in PBSA 53: 334-8. Honeyman's books ultimately went to Sotheby's. The F1 disappeared.
The copy is now in private hands but it resurfaced when it was exhibited at Christie's in May 2023:
www.christies.com/en/events/sh...
The copy is now in private hands but it resurfaced when it was exhibited at Christie's in May 2023:
www.christies.com/en/events/sh...
www.christies.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:00 PM
In 1959, it was on loan to Lehigh, and Frank Hook discussed it in PBSA 53: 334-8. Honeyman's books ultimately went to Sotheby's. The F1 disappeared.
The copy is now in private hands but it resurfaced when it was exhibited at Christie's in May 2023:
www.christies.com/en/events/sh...
The copy is now in private hands but it resurfaced when it was exhibited at Christie's in May 2023:
www.christies.com/en/events/sh...
This F1 was owned in the 17th century by a Cheshire gentleman and lawyer Randall Brereton.
In 1934, it was acquired from "one of the oldest titled families in England" by the NY dealer Gabriel Wells. He sold it to Robert Honeyman, an engineer, collector, and Lehigh U alum.
In 1934, it was acquired from "one of the oldest titled families in England" by the NY dealer Gabriel Wells. He sold it to Robert Honeyman, an engineer, collector, and Lehigh U alum.
December 2, 2024 at 8:00 PM
This F1 was owned in the 17th century by a Cheshire gentleman and lawyer Randall Brereton.
In 1934, it was acquired from "one of the oldest titled families in England" by the NY dealer Gabriel Wells. He sold it to Robert Honeyman, an engineer, collector, and Lehigh U alum.
In 1934, it was acquired from "one of the oldest titled families in England" by the NY dealer Gabriel Wells. He sold it to Robert Honeyman, an engineer, collector, and Lehigh U alum.