Its provenance links the copy directly to the printing house. 1623" in the hand of the recipient, Augustine Vincent, author of A discouerie of errours (London: William Jaggard, 1622). It is inscribed "Ex dono Willi Jaggard Typographi. It is the most important of the Folger's 82 copies, in that it is a presentation copy given posthumously from the book's printer, William Jaggard, to Augustine Vincent, an author with whom Jaggard had worked the previous year. The title page in the above image is from a First Folio in the collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Since its publication in 1623, the book has gained cultural significance, becoming synonymous with Shakespeare himself. But, setting him apart as the foremost playwright of his day, Shakespeare’s literary “First Folio” charted new ground in being composed entirely of plays. The Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of D.C. His contemporaries-poets and playwrights Samuel Daniel (1601), Edmund Spenser (1609), and Ben Jonson (1616)-also had literary folios published. We expect Steve’s next report on the First Folio tour after he speaks in San Diego on June 22 the San Diego Public Library. Shakespeare was not the first author to have his collected works published in folio format. This well-known portrait is the iconic image of Shakespeare that appears on the title page of the First Folio. The First Folio also holds the Droeshout portrait, one of only two portraits unambiguously identified as Shakespeare. Without the First Folio, we might not have such plays as Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and The Tempest. The First Folio earned its iconic status in part because it contains the plays of an author widely regarded as the world’s greatest playwright and because it is the first edition and sole source for half of those plays. The first collected edition of William Shakespeare’s plays is a celebrated volume known as the "First Folio." It is called a “Folio” because of the large-format size of the book. Repository: Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC, USAĬall number and opening: STC 22273 Fo. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies : published according to the true originall copies.ĭate: London : Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed. For images copyrighted by an entity other than the Folger, please contact the copyright holder for permission information. The Folger waives permission fees for non-commercial publication by registered non-profits, including university presses, regardless of the license they use. For more information, including permissions beyond the scope of this license, see Permissions. This allows you to use our images without additional permission provided that you cite the Folger Shakespeare Library as the source and you license anything you create using the images under the same or equivalent license. Images that are under Folger copyright are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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