The Trevelyon miscellany of 1608 : a facsimile of Folger Shakespeare Library MS V.b.232 / edited by Heather Wolfe.

The Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608 is one of the Folger Shakespeare Library's greatest treasures. Its 594 oversized pages depict life in Shakespeare's England in all of its brilliant complexities-from the mythical to the mundane, poetical to practical, religious to secular. Ostensibly created for the entertainment, education, and edification of his friends and family, Thomas Trevelyon's manuscript continues to delight and mystify modern audiences, with its familiar scenes of domesticity and husbandry intertwined with epic Biblical and national pictorial histories. Contents include brief biographies and portraits of the rulers of England, a verse account of the Gunpowder Plot traitors, descriptions and lists of local fairs, parishes, and Oxford and Cambridge Colleges, astronomy, a calendar, illustrations of the nine muses and the seven deadly sins, household proverbs, Old Testament and New Testament histories and parables, a series of alphabets, and embroidery and marquetry patterns. A monumental work that was intended to be both studied and enjoyed, it provides an exciting and unparalleled snapshot of the passions, concerns, and everyday interests of a highly talented London commoner.

"This volume has been published in conjunction with the 75th Anniversary of Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C."--T.p. verso.

"Colour separation, printing and binding by EBS Editoriale Bortolazzi-Stei ... Verona, Italy ... Printed on Munken Lynx 150 gsm by Munkendals."

Designed by Antonio Alcalá and Helen McNiell of Studio A. Limited ed. of 950 copies.

Page numbers of 3rd sequence are those of original manuscript: 3-327 leaves with numerous aberrations.

Title and half title page printed in red and black.

Binding: green linen boards, upper and lower covers blind tooled with geometric pattern, gold tooled title, spine gold tooled, green endpapers. White dust jacket printed with red, green and yellow geometric design (based on leaf 310v of manuscript), lettered in red and black.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes, including a visual index, first line index to verse, Scripture, subject and iconography indexes.

The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy. Provenance: purchased from Blackwells, 2007. Acc. 352749.