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Saint Roch and Exeter: A Note on a Unique STC at the Folger

Saint Roch and Exeter: A Note on a Unique STC at the Folger The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. has one of the world's largest collections of Short-Title Catalogue books. Among these are several volumes which have survived in one copy only; that is, no other copy has yet come to light. These "uniques" are handled with special care at the Folger; all have been microfilmed or published in facsimile editions. When a scholar calls for a "unique," the Reading Room staff politely asks him if he could possibly use the reproduction rather than the original. In case the reader wants to examine the watermark in the paper, or the chainlines, or some other feature that can be seen only in the original, he will receive the "unique" item. There is no ready explanation available why the other copies of any particular STC book have disappeared. Some believe that all copies remained in the printer's shop and perished in one of the fires of London, except one that was removed early. Because of the controversial content of some of these "uniques," it is conceivable that they were prohibited publications and all copies were destroyed-except one. When we consider the item I would like to discuss, it is easy to see http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Explorations in Renaissance Culture Brill

Saint Roch and Exeter: A Note on a Unique STC at the Folger

Krivatsy, Nati H.
Explorations in Renaissance Culture , Volume 15 (1): 137 – Dec 2, 1989
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Brill
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© Copyright 1989 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0098-2474
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10.1163/23526963-90000114
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Abstract

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. has one of the world's largest collections of Short-Title Catalogue books. Among these are several volumes which have survived in one copy only; that is, no other copy has yet come to light. These "uniques" are handled with special care at the Folger; all have been microfilmed or published in facsimile editions. When a scholar calls for a "unique," the Reading Room staff politely asks him if he could possibly use the reproduction rather than the original. In case the reader wants to examine the watermark in the paper, or the chainlines, or some other feature that can be seen only in the original, he will receive the "unique" item. There is no ready explanation available why the other copies of any particular STC book have disappeared. Some believe that all copies remained in the printer's shop and perished in one of the fires of London, except one that was removed early. Because of the controversial content of some of these "uniques," it is conceivable that they were prohibited publications and all copies were destroyed-except one. When we consider the item I would like to discuss, it is easy to see

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Published: Dec 2, 1989

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