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The Edward Gwynn copy of the [[Pavier quartos]] is special for still being in its original 17th-century binding. Henry Folger prized it highly, and is shown holding it in the portrait painted by Frank Salisbury.
The Edward Gwynn copy of the [[Pavier quartos]] is special for still being in its original 17th-century binding. Henry Folger prized it highly, and is shown holding it in the portrait painted by Frank Salisbury.


The volume is shelved as STC 26101 copy 3 because the first title in it is the Folger's third copy of STC 26101, ''The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and York...Divided into Two Parts'' (a combination of ''Henry VI, Part 2'' and ''Henry VI, Part 3'').  
The volume is shelved as STC 26101 copy 3 because the first title in it is the Folger's third copy of STC 26101, ''The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and York...Divided into Two Parts'' (a combination of ''Henry VI, Part 2'' and ''Henry VI, Part 3'') followed by ''Pericles'' (with a separate title page, but continuous register).  


The plays are bound as follows:
The plays in the Gwynn copy are bound as follows:
#''The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and York...Divided into Two Parts'' (that is, STC 26101 through leaf Q4): Folger call number STC 26101 copy 3
#''Henry VI, Part 2'' and ''Henry VI, Part 3'' as ''The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and York...Divided into Two Parts'' (that is, STC 26101 through leaf Q4): Folger call number STC 26101 copy 3 ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID= Hamnet record])
#''A Midsummer Night's Dream'': Folger call number STC 22303 copy 5 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163931 Hamnet record])
#''A Midsummer Night's Dream'': Folger call number STC 22303 copy 5 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163931 Hamnet record])
# Sir John Oldcastle (STC 18796)
# ''Sir John Oldcastle'': Folger call number STC 18796 Copy 4 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=161370 Hamnet record])
# The Merchant of Venice (STC 22297)
# ''The Merchant of Venice'': Folger call number STC 22297 Copy 3 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163947 Hamnet record])
# Henry V (STC 22291)
# ''Henry V'': Folger call number STC 22291 Copy 4 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163908 Hamnet record])
# King Lear (STC 22293)
# ''King Lear'': Folger call number STC 22293 Copy 5 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163895 Hamnet record])
# ''Pericles'' (that is, the remaining leaves of STC 26101): Folger call number STC 26101 copy 3  
# ''Pericles'' (that is, the remaining leaves of STC 26101): Folger call number STC 26101 copy 3 ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID= Hamnet record])
# The Merry Wives of Windsor (STC 22300)
# ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'': Folger call number STC 22300 Copy 4 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163952 Hamnet record])
# A Yorkshire Tragedy (STC 22341, not actually by Shakespeare)
# ''A Yorkshire Tragedy'': Folger call number STC 22341 Copy 4 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=161373 Hamnet record])

Revision as of 21:55, 28 February 2017

The Edward Gwynn copy of the Pavier quartos is special for still being in its original 17th-century binding. Henry Folger prized it highly, and is shown holding it in the portrait painted by Frank Salisbury.

The volume is shelved as STC 26101 copy 3 because the first title in it is the Folger's third copy of STC 26101, The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and York...Divided into Two Parts (a combination of Henry VI, Part 2 and Henry VI, Part 3) followed by Pericles (with a separate title page, but continuous register).

The plays in the Gwynn copy are bound as follows:

  1. Henry VI, Part 2 and Henry VI, Part 3 as The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and York...Divided into Two Parts (that is, STC 26101 through leaf Q4): Folger call number STC 26101 copy 3 (Hamnet record)
  2. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Folger call number STC 22303 copy 5 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 (Hamnet record)
  3. Sir John Oldcastle: Folger call number STC 18796 Copy 4 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 (Hamnet record)
  4. The Merchant of Venice: Folger call number STC 22297 Copy 3 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 (Hamnet record)
  5. Henry V: Folger call number STC 22291 Copy 4 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 (Hamnet record)
  6. King Lear: Folger call number STC 22293 Copy 5 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 (Hamnet record)
  7. Pericles (that is, the remaining leaves of STC 26101): Folger call number STC 26101 copy 3 (Hamnet record)
  8. The Merry Wives of Windsor: Folger call number STC 22300 Copy 4 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 (Hamnet record)
  9. A Yorkshire Tragedy: Folger call number STC 22341 Copy 4 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 (Hamnet record)