Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-242) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: "all saws of books, all forms, all pressures past" / Hannah Leah Crummé -- Neighbours' petition against the Blackfriars Playhouse, November 1596 / Alan H. Nelson -- Shakespeare's coat of arms: the surviving manuscripts in context / Heather Wolfe -- The Quiney papers / Lena Cowen Orlin -- Shakespeare indentures and chirographs / Alan H. Nelson -- The course of the seals: an elaborate process of procedures and checks / Adrian Ailes -- Shakespeare and the playing companies / Lucy Munro -- Shakespeare at court: audit office records / William Streitberger -- Shakespeare and the Replingham agreement / Robert Bearman -- An archival and material reading of Shakespeare's will / Katy Mair -- The Blackfriars deed and the dawning golden age of accessible documents / Eric M. Johnson.
Summary:
"Shakespeare on Record is a unique guide to major Shakespeare discoveries and the archival insight that made them possible. With contributions from experts at The National Archives, the Folger Shakespeare Library and leading universities, the book explores and explains the bureaucratic processes and governmental practices that shaped life and records in Renaissance England - making it a key resource for both Shakespeare scholars and researchers of early modern lives. Chapters examine key documents concerning property, the law, coats of arms and investments, which relate to Shakespeare's lives in both Stratford and London. Several of The National Archives' collection of over 120 documents which illuminate Shakespeare's life are profiled here for the first time. Richly illustrated throughout, this is a key resource for both Shakespeare scholars and researchers of early modern lives"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.