Manuscripts
![AG3-scaled-aspect-ratio-1831-2050 The title of the book followed by a square image of a dancing faun-like figure surrounded by a circle of tiny dancers.](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/06/AG3-scaled-aspect-ratio-1831-2050-scaled.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
Better than a Pound of Sorrow: Antidotes for Melancholy in Early Modern England
Fellow Andrés Gattinoni looks at Early Modern collections of music and jokes intended to cure melancholy.
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Two versions of Thomas Cromwell's very urgent letter conveying Henry VIII's impatience over his impending marriage to Anne of Cleves
A suggested solution to May’s Folger Mystery about two almost identical letters regarding Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne of Cleves in the Folger’s Collection.
![M.S. Account of the Lady Lucy A small brown volume with gold lettering being held by a hand mostly out of frame](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/04/M.S.-Account-of-the-Lady-Lucy-scaled-e1713973969136.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
A ‘declineing time’? The final illnesses of Constance and Elizabeth Lucy
Folger Fellow Emma Marshall explores the history of the women of the Lucy family.
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Beyond a Cure for Plague
Fellow Kathleen Miller explores the Early Modern use of plague cures to treat more than one type of illness
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Charles T. Grilley and the Garrick letter
How Henry Folger acquired a David Garrick letter in our collection
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Marmalade boxes, Lenten fasts, and love
Heather Wolfe discovers the true intentions behind Jane Skipwith’s marmalade box
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Interview and excerpt: Joseph Mansky, Libels and Theater in Shakespeare’s England: Publics, Politics, Performance
An interview with Dr. Joseph Mansky and an excerpt from his 2023 book Libels and Theater in Shakespeare’s England: Publics, Politics, Performance.
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Venice paper, bacon, and quiet luxury
Why is there a picture of cooking bacon on this blog? Read on to find out what Heather Wolfe learned about Venice paper, early modern experimentation, and bacon.
![Pears Handwritten page in a dark ink on cream colored paper.](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2023/10/Pears-scaled.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
A window on the (Ward) world
Jump into the rabbit hole of the world of John Ward.
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The Address Leaf of the Early Modern Letter
Senior Photographer William Davis looks at the many ways in which an early modern letter might be addressed.
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George Saunders in happier times
The tale of George Saunders and his hopes for a wife.
![TreCompare A hand-drawn illustration showing an elaborately decorated columned building surrounded by text.](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2023/09/TreCompare.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
Re-Framing the Copy
Folger Fellow Nora Epstein explores the work of the copier Thomas Trevelyon.