COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1118316
Reference Number:
Spencer 22347
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Title page
Parent Work Title:
The plays of William Shakspeare : In fifteen volumes. With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators / To which are added, notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. The fourth edition ; Revised and augmented (with a glossarial index) by the editor of Dodsley's collection of old plays.
Creator:
Baldwin, Henry, 1734-1813
Creator Role:
Printer
Date Created:
1793
Publication Details:
London : printed [by H. Baldwin] for T. Longman, B. Law and Son, C. Dilly, J. Robson, J. Johnson [and 27 others in London]
Volume:
4
Page/Sheet:
Title page
Description:
Illustrated: title page to 'The Roaring Girle. Or Moll Cut-Purse', by T. Middleton and T. Dekkar, with a woodcut illustration showing the lead character dressed as a man, smoking a pipe and holding a sword. The play is a fictionalised dramatisation of the life of Mary Frith, known as 'Moll Cut-purse', and was printed for the bookseller Thomas Archer in 1611. The title page states that the play was performed at the Fortune Theatre by the theatre troupe, Prince Henry's Men.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
Theatre
Category of Material:
Printed
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
People Covered:
Archer, Thomas, active 1603-1634
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-03-03
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2011-08
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Title page
