William Shakespeare, King Lear, 1608 [1619] - quarto title page.
Title page information about Shakespeare's the play of King Lear.
This 'quarto' page is from the edition with a false earlier date on the title-page, published by Thomas Pavier without the permission ...
William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, 1631 - title page detail
Shakespeare’s acting company and their theatres.
In Shakespeare's time companies of actors needed a patron to exist within the law. The title-page of a 'quarto' paperback edition of one of Shakespeare's ...
William Shakespeare, Mr William Shakespeares comedies, histories and tragedies..., 1623, 'First Folio' - binding front board
The ‘'cottage-roof'’ style binding for a Shakespeare ‘First Folio’.
Lord Ashburnham’s binding for his copy of the Shakespeare 'First Folio' is simple, but elegant, created ...
William Shakespeare, Mr William Shakespeares comedies, histories and tragedies..., 1623, 'First Folio' - List of Actors, p.A6r.
Shakespeare’s fellow actors.
The company of actors known as the King’s Men, who first performed Shakespeare’s plays, had their names listed in the ‘First Folio’. Among ...
William Shakespeare, Mr William Shakespeares comedies, histories and tragedies..., 1623, 'First Folio' - title page
The 'First Folio' of Shakespeare’s plays.
The book known as the 'First Folio' is a collection of thirty-six of Shakespeare’s plays gathered together and published seven years after the ...
William Shakespeare, Mr William Shakespeares comedies, histories and tragedies..., 1623 , 'First Folio', - binding view
A ‘folio’ owned by The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
The tooling on the spine of this copy of the Shakespeare 'First Folio' matches the restraint of the work on the front and back boards ...
William Shakespeare, Quartos, A midsummer night's dreame, 1600 [1619] - title page
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The ‘quarto’ text titlepage.
The title page of the paper-back pamphlet, or ‘quarto’ version of Shakespeare’s plays often carried an advertising ...
William Shakespeare, Quartos, Love's Labour's Lost, 1631 - title page
A play for the Blackfriars Theatre: Shakespeare's Love’s Labour’s Lost.
The first ‘quarto' of Love’s Labour’s Lost was printed in 1598 and formed the basis for the ‘folio’ ...
William Shakespeare, Quartos, The Merchant of Venice, 1600 [1619] - Title page, imprint detail
A text published without the permission of Shakespeare’s acting company.
Every press had to be licensed by the Archbishop of Canterbury or the Bishop of London and no printing was allowed except ...
William Shakespeare, Quartos, The Merchant of Venice, 1600 [1619] - title page.
A ‘Pavier’ quarto of Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice title page.
This title-page of The Merchant of Venice ‘quarto’ summarises the plot in its descriptive sub-title. The ...
Winklepicker Shoe
A 'winklepicker' style shoe with wooden shoe last from Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. The shoe is made from red and black coloured leather and has a buckle that is now detached. The buckle is ...
Winklepicker Shoe
A 'winklepicker' style shoe from Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. The shoe is made from red and black coloured leather. The heel and sole are missing. The shoe is a copy of an Elizabethan man's ...
Wolston. Yeomanry Cavalry outside Jensons
The Yeomanry Cavalry outside Jenson's butchers shop, Wolston. 1900s
Wooden Flour Barrel
Round wooden flour barrel, bound by three hoops. The handle is held in place by wooden pins.
Late 19th century
240mm diameter x 248mm
Wooden Pastry Brush
Pastry brush with turned wooden handle, and bristles.
Early 20th century
210mm long
Wooden Pie Raisers
These were used in the making of deep sided pies. The pastry was rolled out and one of the pie raisers put in the middle. The pastry was then worked up round the sides to form a cylinder. The pie raiser ...
Wooden Sieve
Round wooden sieve, with mesh made from a stiff, coarse-weave fabric. It would have been used to sieve dry products such as flour.
Early 20th century
230mm diameter x 115mm
Workstation
Metal and wood workstation from Southorn boot makers, Leamington Spa. It was held between the knees and the shoe being worked was placed on the metal support at the top. It may be a stand to put the tacks ...