A Funding Campaign: Sprint for Shakespeare HELP US OPEN THE BODLEIAN’S FIRST COLLECTED EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS TO THE WORLD Shakespeare’s First Folio is one of the greatest treasures in the Bodleian collection, and we would like your help opening it up for anyone anywhere in the world to enjoy exploring its pages. They are preserved here, in the first printed edition of the collected works, published after Shakespeare’s death. Printed in folio format and containing 36 plays, it was prepared by Shakespeare's colleagues John Heminges and Henry Condell. It was … The volume left the library in the 1660s and was returned after the exceptional response to a public … The copy of the First Folio on display at the Morgan was the one originally given to the Bodleian Library at Oxford, England in 1623. The first phase of the Bodleian First Folio project, to conserve the book, photograph it, and publish the images freely online, was funded, with grateful thanks, by donations from the public. The Bodleian originally received its copy of the First Folio in 1624 as part of the its copyright arrangement – it is thought it may have been the library’s first collection of plays. Read a blog post about how Shakespeare and his actors would have spoken. Read the catalogue record The Bodleian Shakespeare: A treasure lost... and regained From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Privacy Policy Smith, Emma. An introduction to Shakespeare’s ‘First Folio’ that the Bodleian once gave away by Dr Emma Smith, Fellow in English, University of Oxford. The Bodleian First Folio is a rarity for not having been re-bound since it was first donated to the library in 1623. The Vernon Manuscript (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Eng. Cookies. The First Folio was the first published collection of William Shakespeare's plays. Some years later the First Folio left the Bodleian – perhaps it was deemed superfluous after the acquisition of a Third Folio in 1664, and disposed of. The book is far from rare. READ How to talk like Shakespeare. (Also listen to the Folger's Shakespeare Unlimited interview with Smith about this book.) The First Folio is the first printed anthology consisting of 36 of Shakespeare’s plays, many of which had never been printed before it was published as a Folio in 1623. The volume left the library in the 1660s and was returned after the exceptional response to a public … Welcome to the Bodleian First Folio website, where you can view the digital facsimile online, and find out more about this treasured book, Shakespeare, his plays, and how we conserve, curate and digitize books. | It is considered one of the most influential books ever published. The Bodleian's First Folio is unique in not having been rebound or restored in almost four centuries since it was first received by the library late in 1623. G c.7, Title: The digital facsimile and the text are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Page 1 Leather Cover of the Bodleian First Folio Dr Peter D Matthews damaged. The showcase, entitled 'Shakespeare in Print: The First Folio', gives residents and visitors of Singapore a chance to see a copy of the work for the first time. They are preserved here, in the first printed edition of the collected works, published after Shakespeare’s death. The Bodleian is also home to a Shakespeare First Folio and a copy of the Gutenberg Bible (one of 42 left in the world). Smith, Steven Escar. (23 March 2017) The Bodleian Libraries have collaborated with the National Library of Singapore to display a copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio in Singapore. G … It was added to the chained folio-sized books in Duke Humfrey’s Library, where it was openly accessible to readers. The Bodleian First Folio includes Shakespeare's original comedies, histories and tragedies as they appear in the 1623 artifact in the Bodleian Library's holdings at Oxford University. | Shakespeare's First folio, 1623; Bay Psalm Book, 1640. ... Watch Dr Emma Smith, Fellow in English, introduce Shakespeare's First Folio – one of the treasures of the Bodleian. Fall 2020: Sherrill and Moriarty Library are closed as part of the Lesley University COVID-19 response.