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The Pavier quartos, also known as the "False folio," are a group of plays printed in quarto format by William Jaggard for Thomas Pavier in 1619, though some bear earlier false dates. They were sold singly, but also as a bound-together set, hence the nickname "False folio"---the bound-together version has been seen as an attempt at a one-volume edition of Shakespeare's collected plays, preceding the the "First Folio" of 1623. At the time, all were thought to be by Shakespeare. The Folger collection includes one bound-together version (the "Edward Gwynn" copy) and many singletons (or at least, copies that are now singletons).  
The Pavier quartos, also known as the "False folio," are a group of plays printed in quarto format by William Jaggard for Thomas Pavier in 1619, though some bear earlier false dates. They were sold singly, but also as a bound-together set, hence the nickname "False folio"---the bound-together version has been seen as an attempt at a one-volume edition of Shakespeare's collected plays, preceding the the "First Folio" of 1623. At the time, all were thought to be by Shakespeare. The Folger collection includes one bound-together set in its original binding, the [[Edward Gwynn copy of the Pavier quartos|the Edward Gwynn copy]]), which is often referred to in-house simply (but confusingly) as "The Pavier Quartos."


There is no standard order for the bound-together versions, so the plays are listed in here by "STC number", the number assigned in A.W. Pollard, ''A Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640'' (2nd ed.)  
There is no standard order for the bound-together versions, so the plays are listed in here by "STC number", the number assigned in A.W. Pollard, ''A Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640'' (2nd ed.)  


* STC 18796: ''Sir John Oldcastle'' (not actually by Shakespeare)
*'''''Sir John Oldcastle''''' (STC 18796; not actually by Shakespeare)
* STC 22291: ''Henry V''
:Folger has 7 copies plus a fragment ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=161370 Hamnet record])
* STC 22293: ''King Lear''
* '''''Henry V''''' (STC 22291)
* STC 22297: ''The Merchant of Venice''
:Folger has 7 copies ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163908 Hamnet record])
* STC 22300: ''The Merry Wives of Windsor''
* '''''King Lear''''' (STC 22293)
* STC 22303: ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''
:Folger has 6 copies ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163895 Hamnet record])
* STC 22341: ''A Yorkshire Tragedy'' (not actually by Shakespeare)
* '''''The Merchant of Venice''''' (STC 22297)
* STC 26101:  
:Folger has 4 copies ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163947 Hamnet record])
** ''Henry VI, Part 2''  
* '''''The Merry Wives of Windsor''''' (STC 22300)
**''Henry VI, Part 3''
:Folger has 7 copies plus a fragment ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163952 Hamnet record])
**''Pericles''  
* '''''A Midsummer Night's Dream''''' (STC 22303)
 
:Folger has 7 copies ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163931 Hamnet record])
The last STC number in the list is the cause for much confusion for two reasons:
* '''''A Yorkshire Tragedy''''' (STC 22341, not actually by Shakespeare)
# It contains two plays printed together with continuous signatures, so only has one STC number
:Folger has 6 copies ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=161373 Hamnet record])
# The first of those two plays is  ''The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and Yorke...Divided into Two Parts'', and those "two parts" correspond to ''Henry VI, Part 2'' and ''Henry VI, Part 3'' in the standard form of the Shakespeare canon.
* '''''Henry VI, Part 2''''' (first part of STC 26101, as the first part of ''The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and York...Divided into Two Parts'')
 
* '''''Henry VI, Part 3''''' (second part of STC 26101, as the second part of ''The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and York...Divided into Two Parts'')
The Edward Gwynn copy is especially confusing because ''Pericles'' is separated from the rest of STC 26101, so it contains what is, technically,  a "misbound" copy of STC 26101.
*'''''Pericles''''' (third part of STC 26101, in continuous register with ''The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and York...Divided into Two Parts'' but a separate title page)
:Folger has 3 complete copies; 5 copies containing only ''Henry VI, Part 2'' and ''Henry VI, Part 3''; 1 copy containing only ''Henry VI, Part 1''; 2 copies containing only ''Henry VI, Part 2''; and five copies containing only ''Pericles'' ([http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID= Hamnet record])

Revision as of 19:46, 22 February 2017

The Pavier quartos, also known as the "False folio," are a group of plays printed in quarto format by William Jaggard for Thomas Pavier in 1619, though some bear earlier false dates. They were sold singly, but also as a bound-together set, hence the nickname "False folio"---the bound-together version has been seen as an attempt at a one-volume edition of Shakespeare's collected plays, preceding the the "First Folio" of 1623. At the time, all were thought to be by Shakespeare. The Folger collection includes one bound-together set in its original binding, the the Edward Gwynn copy), which is often referred to in-house simply (but confusingly) as "The Pavier Quartos."

There is no standard order for the bound-together versions, so the plays are listed in here by "STC number", the number assigned in A.W. Pollard, A Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.)

  • Sir John Oldcastle (STC 18796; not actually by Shakespeare)
Folger has 7 copies plus a fragment (Hamnet record)
  • Henry V (STC 22291)
Folger has 7 copies (Hamnet record)
  • King Lear (STC 22293)
Folger has 6 copies (Hamnet record)
  • The Merchant of Venice (STC 22297)
Folger has 4 copies (Hamnet record)
  • The Merry Wives of Windsor (STC 22300)
Folger has 7 copies plus a fragment (Hamnet record)
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (STC 22303)
Folger has 7 copies (Hamnet record)
  • A Yorkshire Tragedy (STC 22341, not actually by Shakespeare)
Folger has 6 copies (Hamnet record)
  • Henry VI, Part 2 (first part of STC 26101, as the first part of The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and York...Divided into Two Parts)
  • Henry VI, Part 3 (second part of STC 26101, as the second part of The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and York...Divided into Two Parts)
  • Pericles (third part of STC 26101, in continuous register with The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and York...Divided into Two Parts but a separate title page)
Folger has 3 complete copies; 5 copies containing only Henry VI, Part 2 and Henry VI, Part 3; 1 copy containing only Henry VI, Part 1; 2 copies containing only Henry VI, Part 2; and five copies containing only Pericles (Hamnet record)