Bible. English. The Bible translated, 1576 (Geneva version) - [?18th century] plate, illustration inserted p.67
A disobedient servant in Shakespeare's England.
Every Elizabethan home employed servants to assist with the daily tasks of housekeeping. Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, The Taming of the Shrew ...
Bible. English. The Bible translated, 1576 (Geneva version) - St Matthew, chapter 1, p. 5A1v.
The Christmas story: a source for Shakespeare.
The Christmas story as recounted by St. Matthew in his gospel was familiar to Shakespeare who refers to this ‘holy’ time of year in his play ...
Bible. English. The Bible translated, 1576 (Geneva version) - binding view
A family Bible from Shakespeare's time, in a repaired later binding.
Many of Shakespeare’s contemporaries, especially devout Protestants would have owned a so-called ‘Geneva’ edition ...
Bible. English. The Bible translated, 1576 (Geneva version) - notes on verso of front flyleaf .
An owner’s family notes in their Bible from Shakespeare's time.
This Bible has notes by a number of former owners whose signatures appear on the title-page. On the flyleaf a late Victorian owner ...
Bible. English. The Bible translated, 1576 (Geneva version) - title page of New Testament.
The New Testament provided sources for Shakespeare.
Shakespeare’s plays show a familiarity with the text of the ‘Geneva’ edition of the Bible, and many Elizabethan homes would have ...
Bible. English. The Bible translated, 1576 (Geneva version) - title page.
The Bible in English: known by Shakespeare.
The Shakespeare family, like all their Elizabethan contemporaries were required by law to attend their parish church for worship every Sunday. At Holy Trinity ...
Bible. English. The Bible translated, 1576 (Geneva version) - Book of Common Prayer, p.3A1r.
The Book of Common Prayer : The church services known to Shakespeare.
Most printed copies of the ‘Geneva’ Bible from Queen Elizabeth’s time are bound with The Book of Common Prayer ...
Bible. English. The Bible translated, 1576 (Geneva version) - Book of Common Prayer, Psalm 45, p.Aa2v.
Psalms in the church service Shakespeare knew.
The text for the Psalm known as the ‘Venite’, was regularly sung by Shakespeare's contemporaries at Morning Prayer each week.
See:1 Henry ...
Birmingham Shakespeare Society bronze medal
This side is struck with a figure of Shakespeare based on the Westminster Abbey statue. "A good man's memory will outlive his life" is a misquotation from Hamlet (Act III, Scene 2), substituting "good" ...
Birmingham Shakespeare Society bronze medal
A bronze medal struck for the Birmingham Shakespeare Society, 1830, by Ottley of Birmingham.
The reverse bears an unattributed quotation:
"THIS HUMBLE TOKEN OF THE VENERATION WE FEEL FOR HIS WORKS, ...
Bronze sculpture of Shakespeare
This bronze statue was designed for the entrance foyer of the Shakespeare Centre in Stratford-upon-Avon, the building being formally opened in conjunction with the Quatercentenary Celebrations in 1964. ...
Bronze Shakespeare Medal
An bronze medal struck in 1821.
This side features a portrait adapted from the Droeshout engraving for the 1623 First Folio.
Inscription: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. BORN APRIL 23 1564. DIED APRIL 23 1616.
Identity ...
Bronze Shakespeare Medal
An bronze medal struck in 1821.
This side illustrates a scene from As You Like It Act II Scene 1, in which the character Jacques is seated near a stream where a deer is drinking. This image may have ...
Bronze statue of Shakespeare
Made in the nineteenth-century by Eugene Cornu
This French artist essentially follows the archetypal depiction of Shakespeare established by the Chandos and Chesterfield portraits.
Identity number ...
Burial of William Shakespeare's father, John, 8 September 1601
Entry in the parish register, Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, recording the burial of William Shakespeare's father, John, on 8 September 1601. His date of birth is not known, but he was probably ...
Canadian Quatercentenary Medal
This silver medal was issued by the city of Stratford, Ontario, Canada to mark the four-hundredth anniversary in 1964 of Shakespeare's birth.
This profile differs markedly from the conventional depictions ...
Canadian Quatercentenary Medal
This silver medal was issued by the city of Stratford, Ontario, Canada to mark the four-hundredth anniversary in 1964 of Shakespeare's birth.
The reverse shows the theatre at Stratford, Ontario, where ...
Carved Bust of Shakespeare - left-hand side
This mulberry-wood carving appears to have been copied from the Holy Trinity Church memorial bust. Henry Cooper, the carver, worked for the watchmaker and entrepreneur Thomas Sharp.
Following the ...