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decided to append the 7 plays printed by Roger
Daniel. Of the 7 added plays only Pericles is now
seriously considered to have any Shakespearian
connection.
nearly as rare as the first folio since copies were
lost in the London fire. Great fire - 1666.
Richard II was the patron of Chaucer.
3rd folio - "only a single name associated with it, that of
Pollard
Philip Chetwind, who after the death of Robert
Allott in 1636, had possessed himself of his copyrights
by the usual expedient of marrying his widow.
Thomas Cotes who printed the 2nd folio had died in 1641."
-"Some 2 years after the publication of the 3rd folio
a great part of central London was destroyed by fire and
as the [?stationionars?] nearly all had their premises in
this district, their printed books suffered heavily"-
estimated loss from this cause - fully 1/2 the edition
i.e. 3rd folio.
Upon Puritan control of the English gov't in 1642, all theaters
and theatrical activities were stopped. The publication of the
3rd F. was one of the signs of the renewed devotion to the
drama with the coming Restoration.
major source of Shakespeare's history plays (Richard II, Henry IV
part 1 and 2, Henry V) - R. Holinshed (died about 1582)
Chronicles 1587 London 2nd ed.
Updike
"The folios were printed in double column, with the text in
roman and the names of the characters in italic; and although the
prefatory matter was set in handsome type, the body of
the work had from a printer's standpoint no particular
typographical interest."