Shakespeare’s folio and the pocket edition

This month we have two special cases on display on Level 2 of Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library both with Shakespeare at the heart. In this track listen and learn from Rare Book curator Jane Wild as she tells us about the items on display for May. Event: Register to attend this event Saturday 20 May https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/events/2023/05/piringatahi-special-collections-up-close-rare-shakespeare/ In this Piringatahi: Special Collections Up Close event, we delve into the 17th-century publishing history of Shakespeare’s plays. Auckland Libraries is the only institution in the Southern Hemisphere to hold copies of all four 17th-century editions of Shakespeare’s collected plays and early editions of his sonnets. Find out more about Folio 400 here: https://folio400.com/ A more in-depth read here: http://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2023/05/readers-and-readings-traces-of-use-in.html Check out the playlist Shakespeare First Folio. Come see for yourself Kura Tūturu | Real Gold case in the Reading Room Level 2 Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library. Music Credit: Seringapatam composed by Bruce Paine played by Chris Everest at Auckland Libraries Heritage Concert 2023 Image Credit: The Real Gold case photo by Jane Wild. 2023.