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| page = Folgerpedia
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| title = What is Folgerpedia?
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| text = Folgerpedia is the Folger Shakespeare Library's collaboratively-edited encyclopedia of all things "Folger." Articles address each topic as it relates to the Folger and the Folger collection. Folgerpedia began in 2014, and runs on the MediaWiki platform (the same software as Wikipedia).  
| text = Folgerpedia is the Folger Shakespeare Library's collaboratively-edited encyclopedia of all things "Folger." Articles address each topic as it relates to the Folger and the Folger collection. Folgerpedia began in 2014, and runs on the MediaWiki platform (the same software as Wikipedia). For more information and to learn how you can contribute, email [mailto:folgerpedia@folger.edu folgerpedia@folger.edu].  
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| page = Nadia Sophie Seiler Rare Materials Residency
| title = Feature: Apply now for the 2017/18 Nadia Sophie Seiler Rare Materials Residency
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| text = The Nadia Sophie Seiler Rare Materials Residency is a nine-month term-limited position for new library professionals made possible by the Nadia Sophie Seiler Memorial Fund. The residency focuses on rare materials cataloging, but also includes working with curators, public services, and other professionals in order to gain a thorough and practical understanding of rare materials librarianship.
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| page = Collection history and background
| page = Collection history and background
| title = The collection history and background of the Folger Shakespeare Library
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| text = The Folger's original collection centered on Shakespeare and English drama of his age. It consisted of rare books and manuscripts from the period as well as more recent writings, art, and ephemera related to Shakespeare and English drama. The latter category included prints, photographs, playbills, promptbooks, paintings, and reference books of many kinds.
| text = The Folger's original collection centered on Shakespeare and English drama of his age. It consisted of rare books and manuscripts from the period as well as more recent writings, art, and ephemera related to Shakespeare and English drama. The latter category included prints, photographs, playbills, promptbooks, paintings, and reference books of many kinds.
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| page = Playbill collection
| page = The Plimpton "Sieve" portrait of Queen Elizabeth I
| title = Playbill collection
| title = Feature: The Plimpton "Sieve" portrait of Queen Elizabeth I
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| text = The Folger has approximately 250,000 playbills, most from late 18th and 19th century Britain and the United States. Unlike programs, which are multi-page documents, a playbill describes a performance on one side of one sheet of paper. Most surviving playbills are small handbills, though some are poster size.
| text = Completed by George Gower in 1579, this work is part of a series of portraits of Elizabeth I in which she holds a sieve to symbolize her chastity. It is the earliest of the "sieve" portraits, and the oldest painting in the Folger Collection.  
 
Nullam commodo hendrerit vulputate. Sed mattis volutpat rhoncus. Suspendisse potenti.  
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If you're new to creating articles, see the [[Folgerpedia]] article for what Folgerpedia is, [[Help:Getting started | Getting started]] for an introduction to creating content, and the [[Folgerpedia:Manual of Style | Manual of Style]] for guidance on standard structure and formatting. Please read our [[Folgerpedia: Contributor policy | Folgerpedia contributor policy]] before making any edits.
 
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