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Resource Type:
Still Image
Extent:
1 poster ; 71 cm x 51 cm
Geographic Coverage:
British Columbia--Victoria
Coordinates:
48.4359, -123.35155
Chronological Coverage:
2012-10
Physical Repository:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection:
Pacific Opera Victoria Poster Collection
Provider:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre:
posters
Fonds Title:
Pacific Opera Victoria fonds
Fonds Identifier:
AR485
Date Digitized:
2013-09-26
Technical Note:
600 dpi TIFF. Digitized with TTI-Betterlight by CDW/KM, edited by CDW. Metadata by CDW/GF and KD.
Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies. Published according to the try Originall Copies. The Second Impression.
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), All's well that ends well (Shakespeare, William), Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare, William), Timon of Athens (Shakespeare, William), Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare, William), Coriolanus (Shakespeare, William), King Richard III (Shakespeare, William), Hamlet (Shakespeare, William), King Richard II (Shakespeare, William), King Lear (Shakespeare, William), Two gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare, William), King John (Shakespeare, William), Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare, William), Henry V (Shakespeare, William), Comedy of errors (Shakespeare, William), As you like it (Shakespeare, William), 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), Cymbeline (Shakespeare, William), Macbeth (Shakespeare, William), Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare, William), Taming of the shrew (Shakespeare, William), King Henry VIII (Shakespeare, William), and Much ado about nothing (Shakespeare, William)
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Resource Type:
Text
Extent:
1 volume (419 pages)
Edition:
Second edition and Second impression
Geographic Coverage:
Additional Physical Characteristics:
Includes an engraved title page portrait of the author signed: Martin Droeshout, sculpsit, London.Contemporary clippings describing auctions selling the first Shakespeare folio among other details and a card with "Shakespeare The Rare Second Folio, 1632" attached to the inside front and back covers.
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:
2017-02-27/2017-03-13
Transcript:
Contents _archival-image-number/title/(printed page number):_005 title page with portrait_006 dedication_007 To The Great Variety of Readers_014 Contents / Tempest (1)_024 Two Gentlemen of Verona (20)_033 Merry Wives of Windsor (39) _044 Measure for Measure (61)_056 Comedy of Errors (85)_064 Much Adoe About Nothing (101)_075 Love's Labour Lost (122)_086 Midsommer Nights Dream (145)_095 Merchant of Venice (163)_106 As You Like It (185)_119 Taming of the Shrew (208)_130 Alls Well that Ends Well (230)_142 Twelfe Night, Or What You Will (255)_153 Winter's Tale (277)_162 King John (1)_178 Life and Death of King Richard the Second (23)_190 First Part of Henry Fourth... (46)_203 Second Part of Henry Fourth... (74)_216 Life of King Henry Fift (69)_230 First Part of King Henry Sixt (96)_242 Second Part of King Henry Sixt (120)_255 Third Part of King Henry Sixt (147)_267 Tragedy of Richard Third... (173)_284 History of King Henry the Eight (205)_299 Tragedy of Trolius and Cressida (2)_313 Tragedy of Coriolanus (30)_328 Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus (60)_339 Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (82)_351 Life of Timon of Athens (107)_362 Tragedy of Julius Caesar (129)_373 Tragedy of Macbeth (151)_384 Tragedy of Hamlet (172)_399 Tragedy of King Lear (302)_413 Tragedy of Othello... (330)_428 Tragedy of Anthony & Cleopatra (360)_442 Tragedy of Cymbeline (389)
Technical Note:
Received from Legislative Library late February 2017. Scanned from 27 Feb - 13 Mar. 600 dpi TIFFS. Edge of book approx 10 1/4" from front edge of scan deck. 1/20; 263 ISO; Bent 5 tone. Size 10.33 x 12.69 (adjusted to 12.95) @ 450 camera height. Cropped to 12x 9.25" -- built "secondfolio" action in Photoshop. Metadata by KD.
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)
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Resource Type:
Text
Extent:
1 volume (approximately 288 pages)
Geographic Coverage:
Additional Physical Characteristics:
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 (130) _079 Merchant of Venice (146) _089 As You Like It (168) _099 Taming of the Shrew (188) _109 Alls Well that Ends Well (208) _120 Twelf-Night, Or What You Will (230) _130 Winter's Tale (250) _143 King John (1) _153 Life and Death of King Richard II (20) _163 First Part of Henry IV... (41) _174 Second Part of Henry IV... (63) _186 Life of King Henry V (88) _198 First Part of King Henry VI (112) _208 Second Part of King Henry VI (133) _220 Third Part of King Henry VI (157) _232 Tragedy of Richard III... (180) _247 History of King Henry VIII (208) _258 Tragedy of Trolius and Cressida (233) _271 Tragedy of Coriolanus (258) _283 Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus (285) _294 Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (305) _304 Life of Timon of Athens (1) _314 Tragedy of Julius Caesar (20) _324 Tragedy of Macbeth (40) _333 Tragedy of Hamlet (59) _347 Tragedy of King Lear (87) _359 Tragedy of Othello... (111) _373 Tragedy of Anthony & Cleopatra (138) _386 Tragedy of Cymbeline (165) _400 ... Pericles, Prince of Tyre... (193) _410 London Prodigal (212) _417 History of...Thomas Lord Cromwell (227) _424 History of Sir John Oldcastle... (241) _435 The Puritan... (262) _444 A Yorkshire Tragedy (280) _447 Tragedy of Locrine... (286)
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 "FourthfolioB" action in Photoshop. 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 John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The Puritan Widow. A Yorkshire Tragedy. The Tragedy of Locrine.
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)
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.
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Resource Type:
Text
Extent:
1 volume (303 pages)
Edition:
The Fourth Edition
Geographic Coverage:
Additional Physical Characteristics:
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 Hampshire 1854Includes an engraved title page portrait of the author signed: Martin Droeshout, sculpsit, London.
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 Errors (76)_057 Much Ado About Nothing (90)_066 Love's Labour Lost (110)_076 Midsummers Nights Dream (130)_084 Merchant of Venice (146)_094 As You Like It (168)_104 Taming of the Shrew (188)_114 Alls Well that Ends Well (208)_125 Twelf-Night, Or What You Will (230)_135 Winter's Tale (250)_148 King John (1)_158 Life and Death of King Richard II (20)_168 First Part of Henry IV... (41)_179 Second Part of Henry IV... (63)_192 Life of King Henry V (87 i.e. 88)_204 First Part of King Henry VI (112)_214 Second Part of King Henry VI (133)_226 Third Part of King Henry VI (157)_238 Tragedy of Richard III... (180)_252 History of King Henry VIII (208)_264 Tragedy of Trolius and Cressida (233)_277 Tragedy of Coriolanus (258)_290 Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus (285)_300 Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (305)_312 Life of Timon of Athens (1)_322 Tragedy of Julius Caesar (20)_332 Tragedy of Macbeth (40)_342 Tragedy of Hamlet (59)_356 Tragedy of King Lear (87)_368 Tragedy of Othello... (111)_382 Tragedy of Anthony & Cleopatra (138)_394 Tragedy of Cymbeline (165)_408 ...Pericles, Prince of Tyre... (193)_418 London Prodigal (212)_425 History of...Thomas Lord Cromwell (227) _432 History of Sir John Oldcastle... (241)_443 The Puritan... (262)_452 A Yorkshire Tragedy (280)_455 Tragedy of Locrine... (286)
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 "FourthfolioA" action in Photoshop. Metadata by KD.