Feature of the month: Gervase Markham on good husbandry
In 2016 Senate House Library is commemorating the quartercentenary of the death of William Shakespeare. This year’s Features of the Month celebrate books published in the same year as Shakespeare’s first four folios: 1623, 1632, 1664 and 1685. This is the third of three books featured from 1664.
31 Aug 2016
Feature of the month: seventeenth-century prophecies
Continuing our series of Shakespeare-themed Features of the Month, Dr Karen Attar takes a look at a book published in the same year as the Third Folio - 1664.
1 Aug 2016
Much ado about someone
Annalisa Ricciardi discusses her experience as the ‘Shakespeare Project’ cataloguer at Senate House Library.
26 Jul 2016
Shakespeare's First Folio
In this guest blog post, Professor Emma Smith takes a close look at Shakespeare’s First Folio, and examines why it has become such a prestigious and world-renowned artefact.
20 Jul 2016
Shakespeare’s changing world in Senate House Library
Research Librarian, Jordan Landes discusses Shakespeare's relationship with the Atlantic world, and the ways in which European colonial activity helped to shape his plays.
14 Jul 2016