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Manuscripts in the Folger collections
Welcome to the Banquet
The title of the manuscript in a elaborate loopy italic hand
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Welcome to the Banquet

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Douglas Clark

Fellow Douglas Clark delves into the contents of the previously overlooked manuscript, Thomas Grocer’s Banquet of Sweetmeats.

Better than a Pound of Sorrow: Antidotes for Melancholy in Early Modern England
The title of the book followed by a square image of a dancing faun-like figure surrounded by a circle of tiny dancers.
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Better than a Pound of Sorrow: Antidotes for Melancholy in Early Modern England

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Andrés Gattinoni

Fellow Andrés Gattinoni looks at Early Modern collections of music and jokes intended to cure melancholy.

Two versions of Thomas Cromwell's very urgent letter conveying Henry VIII's impatience over his impending marriage to Anne of Cleves
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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

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Heather Wolfe

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.

A ‘declineing time’? The final illnesses of Constance and Elizabeth Lucy
A small brown volume with gold lettering being held by a hand mostly out of frame
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A ‘declineing time’? The final illnesses of Constance and Elizabeth Lucy

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Emma Marshall

Folger Fellow Emma Marshall explores the history of the women of the Lucy family.

Beyond a Cure for Plague
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Beyond a Cure for Plague

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Kathleen Miller

Fellow Kathleen Miller explores the Early Modern use of plague cures to treat more than one type of illness

Charles T. Grilley and the Garrick letter
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Charles T. Grilley and the Garrick letter

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Erin Blake

How Henry Folger acquired a David Garrick letter in our collection

Marmalade boxes, Lenten fasts, and love
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Marmalade boxes, Lenten fasts, and love

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Heather Wolfe

Heather Wolfe discovers the true intentions behind Jane Skipwith’s marmalade box

Interview and excerpt: Joseph Mansky, Libels and Theater in Shakespeare’s England: Publics, Politics, Performance
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Interview and excerpt: Joseph Mansky, Libels and Theater in Shakespeare’s England: Publics, Politics, Performance

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The Collation

An interview with Dr. Joseph Mansky and an excerpt from his 2023 book Libels and Theater in Shakespeare’s England: Publics, Politics, Performance.

Venice paper, bacon, and quiet luxury
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Venice paper, bacon, and quiet luxury

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Heather Wolfe

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.

A window on the (Ward) world
Handwritten page in a dark ink on cream colored paper.
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A window on the (Ward) world

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Abbie Weinberg

Jump into the rabbit hole of the world of John Ward.

The Address Leaf of the Early Modern Letter
detail of a handwritten letter, dark ink on cream colored paper
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The Address Leaf of the Early Modern Letter

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William Davis

Senior Photographer William Davis looks at the many ways in which an early modern letter might be addressed.

George Saunders in happier times
signature of George Saunders
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George Saunders in happier times

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Heather Wolfe

The tale of George Saunders and his hopes for a wife.

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