Age of Lawyers

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Opening September 12, 2015

In the 800th anniversary year of the Magna Carta, Age of Lawyers will offer a close-up look at the rapid increase of lawyers and legal actions in Shakespeare's Britain, from the law's impact on daily life to major political and legal disputes—some invoking the Magna Carta—that still influence American politics and government.

The exhibition,will give visitors the chance to explore many of the Folger legal manuscripts on display in further depth through newly digitized images and translated transcripts produced by a current Folger project, Early Modern Manuscripts Online (EMMO).

Curated by Caroline Duroselle-Melish (Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Early Modern Books and Prints, Folger Shakespeare Library) with the academic expertise of Erin Kidwell (Curator of Legal History in the Special Collections Department of Georgetown Law Library).

Age of Lawyers is in memory of Dr. Christopher Brooks (1948–2014).