Single sheet parchment, two seal tags with extant seal wrappers (but no seals). Two tags bear traces of small, red-wax seals, but seals are missing. Parchment seal covers (scraps with traces of writing on interior) remain. Secretary hand. Signature of John Machon on...
Physical Repository:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection:
Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
Provenance:
Special donation from Roger Bishop, 2011.
Provider:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre:
indentures, legal documents, manuscripts (documents), and signatures (names)
Description and transcription by Ken Streutker in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Arts, University of Victoria, Department of English, August 2016, available here: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/documents/ind-eng-2.pdf
Technical Note:
Scanned on Betterlight/TTI - 1/15; 283; bent5; camera 800 - 600DPI tiff archival scans by PD. Metadata by KD.
Paradise lost (Milton, John), Iambic pentameter, Theology, Poetry, Blank verse, Christian fiction, Christianity, History of Biblical events, Eden, Religion, Adam (Biblical figure), Eve (Biblical figure), Fall of man, and Bible. Genesis
Creator:
Milton, John, 1608-1674
Contributor:
Simmons, Samuel, 1640-1687
Publisher:
London : Printed by S. Simmons, and are to be sold by T. Helder at the Angel in Little Brittain
Bound in brown leather with marbled boards; spine is ruled and lettered in gilt., Has bookplate: Henry Frederick Smith, Darlington., Has inscriptions: Presented by Henry Frederick Smith, Darlington, to his valued friend Thomas Thompson, 1822 ; F.P. Thompson with her...
A single sheet of parchment folded into eighths, with writing in black ink all on one side with details written on the verso of one fold (intended as a label when the sheet is folded up). and Writing is in a late secretary hand.
Physical Repository:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection:
Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
Provider:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre:
records (documents), manuscripts (documents), and inventories
Call Number: LF3733 D4V35 1682 and Shelf Mark: Doc.Lat.5
Extent:
1 sheet ; parchment ; 44 x 61 cm
Geographic Coverage:
Italy and Italy--Rome
Coordinates:
41.89193, 12.51133 and 42.83333, 12.83333
Chronological Coverage:
16XX
Additional Physical Characteristics:
"One sheet, written in an elegant italic script in thirty long lines, framed on three sides with a gold rule, headings and names in gold capitals, one six-line gold initial, stamp in the lower margin with the initials “S. B.” and motto “Elevat Et Illustrat,” folded,...
Scanned on Betterlight/TTI by PD (1/20; 263; copy4 stops; camera height 700). 600 dpi TIFF. Item stored folded, unfolded and scanned under glass. Metadata by KD.
Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays, Never before Printed in Folio: Viz. Peicles Prince of Tyre. The London Prodigal. The History of Thomas Lord Cromwel. Sir...
Subject:
Tempest (Shakespeare, William), Othello (Shakespeare, William), King Henry IV (Shakespeare, William), Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare, William), Measure for measure (Shakespeare, William), Love's labour's lost (Shakespeare, William), Julius Caesar (Shakespeare, William), Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare, William), Timon of Athens (Shakespeare, William), Cymbeline (Shakespeare, William), Coriolanus (Shakespeare, William), King Richard III (Shakespeare, William), Hamlet (Shakespeare, William), King Richard II (Shakespeare, William), Yorkshire tragedy, King Lear (Shakespeare, William), Two gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare, William), King Henry VIII (Shakespeare, William), Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare, William), Pericles (Shakespeare, William), Henry V (Shakespeare, William), Comedy of errors (Shakespeare, William), As you like it (Shakespeare, William), Locrine, Winter's tale (Shakespeare, William), All's well that ends well (Shakespeare, William), Twelfth night (Shakespeare, William), Merry wives of Windsor (Shakespeare, William), Midsummer night's dream (Shakespeare, William), London prodigal, Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare, William), Macbeth (Shakespeare, William), Puritan (Middleton, Thomas), Sir John Oldcastle, Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare, William), Taming of the shrew (Shakespeare, William), King John (Shakespeare, William), Thomas, Lord Cromwell (Drama), and Much ado about nothing (Shakespeare, William)
Creator:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Contributor:
Milton, John, 1608-1674, Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637, Droeshout, Martin, 1601-, Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630, and Condell, Henry, -1627
Publisher:
London, Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, at the Anchor in the New Exchange, the Crane in St. Pauls Church-Yard, and in Russel-Street Covent-Garden 1685.
Contemporary clippings about the Second and Fourth folios attached to the inside front cover.Handwritten note attached to inside cover: Bequeathed to Charles Baron Clarke M.A. of Queen's College Cambridge by His affectionate Uncle Thomas Parker Esq of Sutton Scotney...
Physical Repository:
British Columbia. Legislative Library
Collection:
Early Printed Books
Provenance:
From the Legislative Library of British Columbia's collection.
Provider:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre:
drama (literary genre), plays (performing arts compositions), books, collected works, folio (book format), and fiction (general genre)
Date Digitized:
2017-03-14/2017-03-27
Transcript:
Contents _archival-image-number/title/(printed page number): _007 frontspiece and title page_008 dedication_009 To The Great Variety of Readers_012 Tempest (1)_021 Two Gentlemen of Verona (18)_029 Merry Wives of Windsor (35) _039 Measure for Measure (55)_050 Comedy of...
Technical Note:
Received from Legislative Library late February 2017. Scanned from 14 Mar - 27 Mar. 600 dpi TIFF. Edge of book approx 10 1/4" from front edge of scan deck. 1/20; 263 ISO; Bent 5 tone. Size 10.33 x 12.95 @ 500 camera height. Cropped to 12.95 x 9.25" -- built...
Tempest (Shakespeare, William), Othello (Shakespeare, William), King Henry IV (Shakespeare, William), Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare, William), Measure for measure (Shakespeare, William), Love's labour's lost (Shakespeare, William), All's well that ends well (Shakespeare, William), Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare, William), Timon of Athens (Shakespeare, William), Cymbeline (Shakespeare, William), Coriolanus (Shakespeare, William), King Richard III (Shakespeare, William), Hamlet (Shakespeare, William), King Richard II (Shakespeare, William), Yorkshire tragedy, King Lear (Shakespeare, William), Two gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare, William), King John (Shakespeare, William), Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare, William), Thomas, Lord Cromwell (Drama), Henry V (Shakespeare, William), Comedy of errors (Shakespeare, William), As you like it (Shakespeare, William), Locrine, Winter's tale (Shakespeare, William), Julius Caesar (Shakespeare, William), Twelfth night (Shakespeare, William), Merry wives of Windsor (Shakespeare, William), Midsummer night's dream (Shakespeare, William), London prodigal, Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare, William), Macbeth (Shakespeare, William), Puritan (Middleton, Thomas), Sir John Oldcastle, Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare, William), Taming of the shrew (Shakespeare, William), King Henry VIII (Shakespeare, William), Pericles (Shakespeare, William), and Much ado about nothing (Shakespeare, William)
This copy contains a list of the principal actors in all the plays and a catalogue of all the comedies, histories, and tragedies contained within this folio.
Physical Repository:
British Columbia. Legislative Library
Collection:
Early Printed Books
Provenance:
From the Legislative Library of British Columbia's collection.
Provider:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre:
drama (literary genre), plays (performing arts compositions), books, collected works, folio (book format), and fiction (general genre)
Date Digitized:
2017-03-28/2017-04-12
Transcript:
Contents: [_file page number] _007 Tempest (1) _016 Two Gentlemen of Verona (18) _024 Merry Wives of Windsor (35) _034 Measure for Measure (55) _045 Comedy of Errors (76) _052 Much Ado About Nothing (90) _062 Love's Labour Lost (110) _071 Midsummers Nights Dream...
Technical Note:
Received from Legislative Library late February 2017. Scanned from 28 Mar - 12 Apr. Edge of book approx 10 1/4" from front edge of scan deck. 600 dpi TIFF. 1/20; 263 ISO; Bent 5 tone. Size 10.33 x 12.95 @ 500 camera height. Cropped to 12.95 x 9.25" -- built...