Shakespeare's Sisters exhibition item list

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This article offers a comprehensive list of each piece included in this exhibition.

Case 1 -- The Clifford Women: Patrons, Readers, and Writers

  • Amelia Lanyer. Salve Rex Judaeorum. London: Printed by Valentine Simmes for Richard Bonian, 1611. STC 15227 copy 1; displayed E4r (image).
  • FACSIMILE from Skipton Castle, Yorkshire. English School. Portrait of Lady Anne Clifford. Oil on panel, 17th-century.
  • FACSIMILE from Skipton Castle, Yorkshire. English School. Portrait of Lady Margaret Clifford. Oil on panel, 17th-century.
  • Amelia Lanyer. Salve Rex Judaeorum. London: Printed by Valentine Simmes for Richard Bonian, 1611. STC 15227 copy 2; displayed E1r (image).
  • Samuel Daniel. The whole workes of Samuel Daniel Esquire in poetrie. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, for Simon Waterson, 1623. STC 6238 copy 1; displayed p. 71 inscription (image).
  • John Seldon. Titles of honor. London: Printed by William Stansby for Richard Whitakers, 1631. STC 22178 copy 3; displayed title page inscription (image).
  • LOAN from the Library of Congress. Virginia Woolf. Second Common Readers. New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Company, 1932. PR99 .W78 1932a; displayed essay on Donne after three centuries.

Portrait of Elizabeth Cary

  • FACSIMILE from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston, Texas. Paul van Somer. Portrait of Elizabeth Cary, 1st Viscountess Falkland. Oil on canvas, ca. 1620.

Case 2 -- English Translations of French Religious Works

  • FACSIMILE the Royal Collection, by gracious permission of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. Watercolor on vellum attached to a playing card. Attributed to Levina Teerlinc, ca. 1560-5.
  • Marguerite de Navarre. A godly medytacyon of the christen sowle.Translated by Elizabeth I, Queen of England. Wesel: Dirik van der Straten, 1548. STC 17320; displayed title page (image).
  • FACSIMILE from Musée Condé, France. Attributed to François Clouet and Jean Clouet. Portrait of Marguerite d’Angoulême, Queen of Navarre. Oil on wood panel,ca. 1540.
  • Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly. A discourse of life and death. Translated by Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke. London: Printed by John Windet for William Ponsonby, 1592. [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=164713/ STC 18138); displayed title page.
  • LOAN from the Beinecke Library, Yale University. Elizabeth Cary. Reply of the most illustrious Cardinal of Perron. Douay: Martin Bogart, 1630. Me65 D925+R4G; displayed dedication to Henrietta Maria.
  • Elizabeth Richardson, Baroness Cramond. “A discourse of ye teadiousness of life and profitt of death” from Instructions for my children. Manuscript, 1606. V.a.511; displayed fo1. 84 (image) with facsimile of Elizabeth Ashburnham’s signature (image).

Mary Sidney's Psalms

  • FACSIMILE from National Portrait Gallery, London. Nicholas Hilliard. Portrait of Mary Sidney Herbert, countess of Pembroke. Watercolor on vellum, ca. 1590.
  • FACSIMILE images from Bodleian Library, Oxford University. Mary Sidney. The Psalmes of David translated into divers and sundry kindes of verse. Manuscript, ca. 1620–30. Bodl. MS. Rawl. poet. 24.

Case 3 -- Versifying the Psalms

  • Ann Locke Prowse. A Meditation of a Penitent Sinner. London: John Day, 1560. STC 4450; displayed Aa3v - Aa4 (image).
  • Laura Battiferri degli Ammannati. I sette salmi penitentiali del santissimo profeta Dauit. Fiorenza: Appresso i Giunti, 1566. 252- 285q; displayed p. 22-23 (image) with facsimile of title page (image).
  • Esther Inglis. Les CL pseaumes de David escrites en diverses sortes de lettres par Esther Anglois, Françoise, Lislebourg. Manuscript, 1599. V.a.93; displayed closed.
  • Esther Inglis. Argumenta psalmorum Davidis per tetrasticha manu Estherae Inglis exarata strenae nomine illus. Manuscript, 1608. V.a.94; displayed closed. Seed pearl binding (image).
  • Elisabeth Sophie Chéron. Pseaumes de David et Cantiques. Paris: Chez Guillaume de Luyne, Michel Brunet, Charles Robustel et M. Cheron, 1694. 240- 744q; displayed frontis and title page (image).
  • Thomas Bentley. The monument of matrones. London: H. Denham, 1582. STC 1892 copy 2; displayed p. 103 (image).

Decorating the Psalms

  • FACSIMILE of Esther Inglis. Les CL pseaumes de David escrites en diverses sortes de lettres par Esther Anglois, Françoise, Lislebourg. Manuscript, 1599. V.a.93; illustration for emblem indicating that the written word outlives all monuments (image).
  • FACSIMILE of Esther Inglis. Argumenta psalmorum Davidis per tetrasticha manu Estherae Inglis exarata strenae nomine illus. Manuscript, 1608. V.a.94; title page with floral border (image) and dedication to Henry, Prince of Wales (image).
  • FACSIMILE of Elisabeth Sophie Chéron. Pseaumes de David et Cantiques. Paris: Chez Guillaume de Luyne, Michel Brunet, Charles Robustel et M. Cheron, 1694. 240- 744q; illustrations to Psalm 8 (image) and Psalm 76 (image).

Georgette de Montenay's Emblems

  • FACSIMILES of Emblem I (image) and Emblem LI (image) from Georgette de Montenay. Liure d’armoiries en signe de fraternite contenant cent comparaisons de vertus et emblemes Chrestiens agences. Frankfurt: Jean Charles Unckel, 1619. STC 18044.8.

Case 4 -- Varieties of Religious Writing

  • Catherine Parr. Prayers or meditacions, wherein the minde is stirred. London: W. Powell, ca. 1550. STC 4824a; displayed title page (image).
  • Vittoria Colonna. Rime. Venegia: Appresse Gabriel Giolito de’ Ferrari, 1559. PQ4620 C96 R5 1559 Cage; displayed p. 79 (image).
  • LOAN from Lisa Baskin. Marguerite de Navarre. Marguerites. Lyons: Pierre de Tours, 1549. Displayed title page.
  • Abraham Bosse. Les vierges sages. Paris: Le Blond, ca. 1640. Art Box B745 no.6 (size L) (image).
  • Georgette de Montenay. Liure d’armoiries en signe de fraternite contenant cent comparaisons de vertus et emblemes Chrestiens agences. Frankfurt: Jean Charles Unckel, 1619. STC 18044.8; displayed portrait after p. 8 (image).
  • Eleanor Douglas. The bill of excommunication, for abolishing henceforth the Sabbath called Sunday or first day. London: [s.n.], 1649. D1979 Bd.w. D2010; displayed title page of D1979 (image) with facsimile of daughter’s signature at front of book ([1]).
  • Margaret Fell. Womens speaking justified. London: [s.n.], 1666. F642 copy 1; displayed title page (image).

Portrait of Princess Marguerite of Angoulême

  • FACSIMILE from the Walker Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool. Jean Clouet. Portrait of Princess Marguerite of Angoulême. Oil on panel, ca. 1530.