She dated the handwriting to between the 1630s and 1650s, and discovered that it was all the more intriguing because the most famous quotes were ignored, revealing lines that were perhaps of greater interest to the first generation of Shakespeare’s readers. The notebook was transcribed by Prof Tiffany Stern, another leading scholar, who is based at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham. For example, you’re reading Measure for Measure and suddenly you’re reading The Comedy of Errors.” “The plays just flow on from each other seamlessly. “We’re able to see things that he really liked about Shakespeare and what he wanted to remember or to use maybe in conversation and to sound clever,” he said. “It is one of the most fascinating Shakespearean artefacts that I’ve come across,” he said.ĭescribing it as the “first proper reader’s response” to the first folio, Edmondson joked that its anonymous author was “the first Shakespeare geek”. It will be publicly displayed for the first time as part of an exhibition at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon.ĭr Paul Edmondson, a leading scholar and one of the show’s creators, said the notebook’s true significance could now be appreciated. Yet its author had crammed 12,500 words into its 48 pages, drawing on hundreds of quotations from Shakespeare’s 36 plays in the first folio, which was published in 1623. Sophie Mackintosh, author of The Water Cure which was long listed for the Man Booker Prize, discusses our enduring fascination with folklore, and the stories that have influenced her work such as the Mabinogion and traditional Welsh fairytales.The manuscript is so small that it fits into the palm of a hand. The Book Collectorpresents a panel discussion lead by Michael Caine of the TLS offering expert advice on how to start a collection.ĥ.45pm The Noblest Monument of English Prose: Early Printings of the Bible in Englishīenjamin Crawford of the International Society of Bible Collectors discusses collecting the Bible, from Gutenberg to the Jerusalem Chamber.ġ1.30am Office Fair Partner Biblio presents The Evolving State of Internet BooksellingĪ lively panel discussion led by Biblio CEO Brendan Sherar and Luke Lozier, Principal at Bibliopolis.ģ.30pm Remaking Folklore in the Modern Age Daisy will also have signed copies of her book available.ģpm Digital Perspectives on Books and Readersĭr Christopher Ohge, Lecturer in Digital Approaches to Literature, looks at some of the new digital initiatives at the Institute of English Studies including new research on scholarly editions and text analysis of authorial marginalia.Ĥ.30pm Firsts Steps to a Collection: Find Your Niche FIRSTS LONDON EXHIBITORSġpm 'The Natural History': the oldest surviving encyclopaedia from the Graeco-Roman Worldĭaisy Dunn, author of In The Shadow of Vesuvius, will discuss Pliny the Elder's celebrated book, The Natural History. To see a full list of exhibitors, please go here. Showcasing rare, unique and unusual items from more than 150 leading UK and international dealers, Firsts London is the jewel in the crown of Rare Books London, which celebrates old and rare books, with special events and behind-the-scenes activities for bibliophiles during May and June. This major three-day event is one of the largest and most prestigious antiquarian book fairs in the world. Without the First Folio, it is likely that half of Shakespeare’s plays, including Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, Macbeth, Julius Caesar and The Tempest, would have been lost forever.įirsts - London's Rare Book Fair - the 62nd ABA summer fair - returns to Battersea Park, for a second time. Of the 36 plays assembled by his friends and fellow actors John Heminges and Henry Condell, 18 were being published for the first time. The First Folio is the first printed collection of Shakespeare’s plays, published seven years after his death in 1616. Now visitors to Firsts London will have an unrivalled chance to see Wolfson's Shakespeare First Folio (1623), and other historic source books, in a unique exhibition staged with 2019 Fair Charity Partner, Shakespeare's Globe, to raise awareness for its fundraising initiative, Project Prospero. Housed in New York only the lucky few have been offered the opportunity to see these marvellous editions.
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