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The smallest Shakespeares in the Folger collection
Shakespeare and Beyond
The smallest Shakespeares in the Folger collection
Henry Altemus’ magnificently miniature copy of “The Children’s Shakespeare” by Edith Nesbit is the Folger’s smallest Shakespeare edition. The title page’s portrait of Shakespeare is only six millimeters long. Like the book’s text, it is not discernible to the naked…
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery gets a second life
Shakespeare and Beyond
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery gets a second life
A late eighteenth-century Shakespeare art museum is experiencing a second life as a detailed online re-creation, the brainchild of University of Texas English professor Janine Barchas. John Boydell, a British publisher, commissioned depictions of Shakespeare scenes from well-known artists of the day: Joshua…