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Purchases from the Robert S. Pirie Collection, Part 3: the manuscripts
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Purchases from the Robert S. Pirie Collection, Part 3: the manuscripts

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Elizabeth DeBold Heather Wolfe

In addition to the printed books and embroidered bindings described in last week’s post, the Folger also acquired 26 early modern manuscripts at the Robert S. Pirie sale at Sotheby’s (New York) in early December 2015. They should be arriving…

Purchases from the Robert S. Pirie Collection, Part 2: the printed material
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Purchases from the Robert S. Pirie Collection, Part 2: the printed material

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Caroline Duroselle-Melish

The Folger Shakespeare Library acquired 45 lots, 19 of them printed books, at the auction sale of the Pirie collection that took place on December 2–4, 2015, at Sotheby’s, New York (we’ve also put up the complete list of our…

Purchases from the Robert S. Pirie Collection, Part I
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Purchases from the Robert S. Pirie Collection, Part I

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Elizabeth DeBold

The latter portion of 2015 included a bit more excitement than usual around the Folger, as we gathered for several days in early December to feast (on popcorn, primarily), drink (coffee and tea), and engage in that most merciless of…