Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron, 1625 - Book 1, p.107v
A source for Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well.
It is possible that Shakespeare may have been able to read, or knew the Decameron in its original Italian. His patron the Earl of Southampton employed ...
Giovanni Boccaccio, The modell of wit [Decameron], Book 1, 1625 Novel 9, 3rd Day (T5 recto), detail
Ornamental illustration in a Shakespeare sourcebook.
Elizabethan book illustrations are frequently simple woodcuts, although other volumes, such as Jaggard’s Boccaccio use fine engravings. This ...
Giovanni Boccaccio, The Modell of witt [Decameron Book 1], 1625 - title page, p.A2r.
Italian stories provide source material
Giovanni Boccaccio is known chiefly for Decameron, which was written in 1353. This is a collection of a hundred tales told by ten people who have taken refuge ...
Great Western Railway Rule Book
A Great Western Railway Provident Society Rule Book, 1910. The book has a soft green cover and staple binding. The book was owned by Herbert Dawkins who worked for Great Western Railway in the early twentieth ...
Great Western Railway Rule Book
A Great Western Railway Rule Book, 1933. It has a hard blue cover and was owned by Herbert Dawkins of Leamington Spa. Mr Dawkins worked for Great Western Railway in the early twentieth century as a goods ...
Grocery Account Book from W. W. Warren
This is an account book from W. W. Warren grocery shop, 10 Regent Street, Leamington Spa. The account book was issued to Mr Gibbs and was used between 17 February 1940 and 8 September 1949.
Guide Book
A hard-backed book with a red cover called Leamington, Warwick, Kenilworth, Stratford Upon Avon. The front cover has been printed, 'Ward, Lock and Co.'s Guide Book'. The book contains descriptions and ...
Guide Book on the History of All Saints Parish Church, Leamington Spa
A guidebook on the history of All Saints Parish Church, Leamington Spa, 1923.
Guide Book to Stoneleigh Abbey
This guide book to Stoneleigh Abbey in Henley, Staffordshire, was printed by Wood, Mitchell and Co Ltd. The guide book contains information on the house and black and white photographs.
Guide Book to 'Warwick Castle and Town'
This is a copy of the twenty-second edition of the illustrated guide. The title is Warwick Castle and Town together with Guy's Cliffe, by C. J. Ribton-Turner. The guide book was published by The Leamington ...
Hard Backed Novel, 'The Basket of Flowers'
Hard backed novel entitled 'The Basket of Flowers' by J.H.St.A. It is subtitled 'A Tale for the Young, translated from the French' and was published by T. Nelson and Sons, London in 1864.
Henri Estienne, A mervaylous discourse upon... Katherine de Medici…, 1575 - title page
Shakespeare may have owned this book.
Shakespeare purchased New Place, the largest house in the town of Stratford in 1597. On his death the property and most of its contents were inherited by his ...
Henri Estienne, A mervaylous discourse upon... Katherine de Medici, 1575 - inside frontboard
Thomas Phillipps' ownership of a book Shakespeare may have owned.
The great nineteenth century collector of manuscripts and books, Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), marked his books MHC for his ‘Middle ...
Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute L'Europe
A hard backed book called Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute L'Europe (fourth edition, France, 1771). It contains hand coloured plates, engraved by Pieter Sluyter, of original drawing ...
Histoire Naturelle des Poisson d'eau Douce
A hard backed book called Histoire Naturelle des Poisson d'eau Douce. It contains coloured plates of European freshwater fish with descriptions in English and French, 1839.
Histoire naturelle et Raisonne des differens Oisaux que Habitent le Globe
A hard backed book called Histoire Naturelle et Raisonne des differens Oisaux que Habitent le Glose. It contains hand coloured engravings of birds with descriptive text, 1773.
History of the Birds of New Zealand
Volume one of a hard backed book containing engravings and coloured plates of New Zealand birds with descriptive text, 1888.
History of the Birds of New Zealand
Volume two of hard backed book containing engravings and coloured plates of New Zealand birds with descriptive text, 1888.