Discovering Paolo Bozi’s Rappresentatione Del Giudicio Vniuersale
Fellow Ianick Takaes explores an early modern staging of heaven and hell
The Curious Papers of the Curious Dr. Stukeley
A look at items in the Folger collection belonging to William Stukeley, an antiquarian with an interest in Robin Hood
Seeking and Finding: Using the Collection in an Undergraduate Writing Class
GWU students reflect on their experience using the Folger collections in Dr. Rachel Pollack’s first-year writing course.
Unsexing St. Agatha
To celebrate her feast day, explore the legend of Saint Agatha as told through Folger manuscript V.b.334
A Collection-Inspired Zine
I made a zine inspired by the Folger Shakespeare Library’s collection (and you can too!).
Anthony Trollope reads Christopher Marlowe
Explore the (often biting) commentary that Victorian novelist Antony Trollope left in a copy of Marlowe’s plays.
Covering Esther, or What Happens When Renaissance Woman Esther Inglis Exchanges Her Brush and Pen for a Needle: Examining Embroidery Through Reproduction
A behind the scenes look at the creation of a reproduction of one of the embroidered bindings on display in Little Books, Big Gifts: The Artistry of Esther Inglis.
The ballad of the woodworm, or ‘reading’ holes in woodblocks
This month’s Folger Mystery explores the reuse of a woodblock print as it was eaten away by worms.
Folger Mysteries: October 2024
Spot the difference in this month’s Folger mystery!
Welcome to the Banquet
Fellow Douglas Clark delves into the contents of the previously overlooked manuscript, Thomas Grocer’s Banquet of Sweetmeats.
Folger Deep Dives: Memory, marginalia, and the art of reading, V.b.32 and beyond
Folger fellow Amy Cooper explores the relationship between memory and the doodles of faces, dragons, and people in the margins of books.
The Meaning of Mining from Agricola to Zárate
Fellow Anita Raychawdhuri explores how mining was imagined in the Early Modern world by examining images and tales of colonial Peru.