Keira McKee, a Book Conservator at University of Glasgow, working on the University of Glasgow’s First Folio copy. The University’s First Folio is held in the Library’s Archives & Special Collections. Credit Martin Shields
Keira McKee, a Book Conservator at University of Glasgow, working on the University of Glasgow's First Folio copy. The University's First Folio is held in the Library's Archives & Special Collections. Credit Martin Shields - 2023 marks the 400th birthday of The First Folio, the first printed edition of Shakespeare's collected plays. April is considered to be Shakespeare's birthday and this year you can celebrate by seeing Shakespeare's First Folio for yourself at University of Glasgow's Hunterian Art Gallery. The University of Glasgow's very special copy of the book will make a rare public appearance for one weekend only on 22 and 23 April. Only 18 of Shakespeare's plays appeared in print during his lifetime, and some of these were corrupt or pirated editions. The First Folio contains 36 plays and 18 were published here for the first time, saving works such as The Tempest and Macbeth from probable extinction.
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