https://shakespeareillustration.org/
"The Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive contains over 3000 illustrations
taken from the most significant illustrated editions of Shakespeare’s plays in
the Victorian period.
The Archive has expanded recently in the past few years as more editions have
been added to it to make it even richer and give it more depth. These editions
include the one by John Tallis, which features famous actors of the time in
character as well as other interesting ones, such as the first ever full-colour
treatment of the plays in an edition, published by John Murdoch. What is likely
to be the final edition was added last month (Charles Knight’s Imperial
Edition), completing the project in time to participate in the celebrations for
the 400th anniversary of the First Folio taking place across the world in 2023
and 2024. The Archive now contains ten editions of Shakespeare’s plays (it
originally launched with four) and is fairly comprehensive in how people
experienced Shakespeare, visually, in book form, in the UK in the 19th Century.
There is even a colouring book users can download for free!"
Via Esther Schindler.
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
