![]() It makes available everywhere what otherwise could be studied in detail only in the Folger Shakespeare Library (no other library in the world has more than twelve copies). ![]() It is even closer to the original publisher’s intention than any extant copy of the original Folio, and it is as a whole better and more clearly printed than any extant Folio. “The Norton Facsimile is without question superior to any Folio facsimile. The reproductions are in half-tone and are the same size as the original.” But such pains were taken in the preliminary selection that it was never necessary to reproduce a seriously imperfect page or one that is not eminently clear and readable throughout. The selected pages are reproduced exactly as they are, and any blemish present in the original of a given page is faithfully represented in the facsimile. No filters were used in the photography, and no touching up or “opaquing” of any kind was done. The pages used were those selected by Professor Hinman, after a careful examination of the entire Folger collection, from the 29 most satisfactory copies, the best two providing only about 180 pages each. The Norton Facsimile was a long-awaited work-“a facsimile not of a Folio but THE Folio.” Today, as in 1968, it shows the finally corrected state of every page and where, as is usually the case, the Folger collection has many examples of the final state, The Norton Facsimile shows the clearest and the cleanest. This method was immeasurably more rapid and accurate than attempting to compare pages by looking first at one, then at the other. By superimposing the images of identical pages, the Hinman Collator at once revealed whatever differences there were and thus assisted scholars in establishing an accurate text. Yet the task of collating the Folger copies proved insuperable until Charlton Hinman invented the Hinman Collator. The discovery of the variant readings produced by this method of working, and hence the finally corrected state of the entire Folio text, was an urgent objective of scholars in the first half of the twentieth century it was to this end that the founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library collected 82 of the approximately 240 surviving Folios. The uncorrected sheets were not thrown out but were mixed in with the corrected ones, with the result that no extant First Folio shows the finally corrected state of every page, and no two Folios are identical. Late proofs were often read, and late corrections made, as the printing proceeded. “Originally, the First Folio was printed two pages at a time, and on a small hand-operated press over a period of nearly two years. Here is what the insert into the Second Edition of the Facsimile says on the matter: The facsimile pulls from multiple copies of the First Folio to choose the versions most free of errors, but there is no modernizing or spelling changes done by the facsimile editors. The Norton Facsimile is based off of the multiple copies of the First Folio that the Folger Library has. No two printings of the First Folio are the same, and even the very first ones produced had errors that the printers later corrected. ![]() There isn’t an “original” First Folio in that every original printing had errors because each page had to be set and re-set by hand and errors were introduced. ![]() There are a number of other subs that discuss the various theories that someone other than the man from Stratford wrote the works attributed to William Shakespeare. Shakespeare may have been a master at murdering people with words, but as the late, great Chadwick Boseman said, "We don't do that here." Keep it civil, please. Homework questions that fail to meet these requirements will be removed. Don't just drop the question and come back later looking for the answer. ![]() We appreciate when you stick around and get involved in the discussion, also. Please bring your own work to the party, showing us what effort you've already made to answer the question, rather than just copying the question straight from your assignment. If you're here looking for homework help, please flair your question as such. Please read and respect the rules surrounding homework questions! The Rules From academic takes on iambic pentameter to picking out the dirty jokes, there's always space for you here. Welcome to reddit's premier Shakespearean subreddit! Here we can discuss the Bard, his greatness, his works and his life! A community for Shakespeare enthusiasts the world over, no matter your age, language, or experience level. ![]()
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