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Folio #54
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The Hutchinson Copy
open to King John
At the Folger, I'm known as Folio number 54, or the "Hutchinson" copy. Colonel John Hutchinson, who played an important role during the English Civil War, and his wife Lucy, a writer and translator, acquired me in the mid-17th century. I remained in the Hutchinson family until 1913, when Henry and Emily Folger acquired me for $3,950.
My pages include extensive early notes on character lists and identification of scene locations for several plays. In the mid-1800s, a Hutchinson descendant had me rebound and supplied some of my missing leaves. 6 of the 9 introductory leaves are missing, along with 2 leaves in the plays The Tempest and Cymbeline. |