Bound by Panther Peak Bindery in Tucson, AZ. Displayed at the Arizona State Museum and at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.
First folio series#
Series 2: Non-print ephemera (2 boxes, 2 oversize items):Ī blank text block chiefly meant to show binding techniques. Series 1: Printed materials (4 boxes), arranged alphabetically by state, district, or territory. For information about applying for a Reader Card see. , First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare Tour Archives, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC.Ĭopyright is retained by the authors, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.Ĭollection is open for research. Language of Materials: English and Spanish The collection is mostly made up of print publicity and exhibitions material from the host sites, but also includes pin-back buttons, local newspaper clippings, clothing and other souvenirs, and even a parasol from the Jazz Funeral held in honor of Shakespeare in New Orleans.Ĭreator: Folger Shakespeare Library and "First Folio!" tour partners
Read about First Folio! Shakespeare's American Tour, an exhibition at the Folger in celebration of the First Folio national tour.Ībstract: During the "First Folio!" tour, Folger staff and collaborators collected a wide variety of ephemera associated with the project from all fifty states, D.C., and Puerto Rico. įor more information about the exhibition at each host venue, please visit First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare - Host Venues Many of these events we planned specifically for teachers and families.įor more information on this past exhibition and related events, please visit. Each First Folio! host venue planned public events and activities, often including additional exhibitions, in celebration the Folio's visit. Visitors to First Folio! came face to face with the original 1623 book, displayed open to Hamlet's famous "to be or not to be"speech. The exhibition, which also included panels and digital content, exclusively featured First Folios from the Folger, whose collection of 82 First Folios is by far the largest in the world. First Folio! opened at the Sam Noble Museum in Oklahoma on Januand closed on Januat The Parthenon in Nashville, TN. Note r is for recto, or the front of a page, and v for verso, or the back. Following the sequence of six leaves, drag and drop these pages into the blank forms to position the first three sheets of the First Folio for printing. The host venues included 23 museums, 20 universities, five public libraries, three historical societies, and a theater. There are three sheets, six leaves, and twelve pages in a typical gathering of the First Folio. In partnership with Cincinnati Museum Center and the American Library Association, First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare brought a First Folio to all 50 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico. First Folio! The Book that Gave us Shakespeare, was a traveling exhibition that was part of The Wonder of Will: 400 Years of Shakespeare 2016 commemoration of Shakespeare's death.
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