The Folger Shakespeare Library

Erin Blake, curator of Art and Special Collections at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington D.C., USA, describes how the library was formed from a collection built by Henry Clay Folger (1857-1930) and his wife, Emily Clara Folger (1858-1936). Illustrations show rare bindings by Esther Inglis (1...

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Published in:New bookbinder 2013-01, Vol.33, p.74-82
Main Author: Blake, Erin C
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Erin Blake, curator of Art and Special Collections at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington D.C., USA, describes how the library was formed from a collection built by Henry Clay Folger (1857-1930) and his wife, Emily Clara Folger (1858-1936). Illustrations show rare bindings by Esther Inglis (1608), John Thomson (1672) and Sue Doggett (1995); a collection of first folio editions; a folio containing a bill for the work of bookbinder Roger Payne (1739-1797); a portrait of Henry Clay Folger; and quartos bound for London barrister Edward Gwynn (d.1645).
ISSN:0261-5363