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Shakespeare’s Face?

Shakespeare’s Face?

By Rich Rennicks for the New Antiquarian, 4 June 2015 Another controversy over Shakespeare erupted recently. By itself, this fact would not be worth reporting, as controversy swirls around the legacy of William Shakespeare like that of no other writer. However, this one revolved around something that collectors of rare books will have special interest in and knowledge of: printers marks. Botanist […]

June 12, 2015 · 0 comments · Uncategorized
‘True face of Shakespeare’ appears in botany book

‘True face of Shakespeare’ appears in botany book

BBC News, 19 May 2015 A 400-year-old botany book contains what could be the only known portrait of Shakespeare made in his lifetime, according to an academic expert. Botanist and historian Mark Griffiths cracked an “ingenious cipher” to identify the playwright in an engraving in the 16th-Century work. “This is what Shakespeare looked like, drawn from life and in the […]

May 19, 2015 · 0 comments · Uncategorized