"To Repair Should Be Thy Chief Desire"

Alternative title

Inside the Folger Conservation Lab

Synopsis

Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. The Library holds the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, and the crown jewels of that collection are the 82 First Folios. To celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare, eighteen of these rare books are travelling the country throughout 2016 in the ‘First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare’ exhibition. But before they hit the road, each First Folio received care from the Folger conservators. In this episode, Renate Mesmer takes the listener on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Werner Gundersheimer Conservation Laboratory. Interviews by Neva Grant.

Series

Shakespeare Unlimited

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Audio

Recording date

8 Mar 2016

Duration

32 mins

Credits

Producer

Richard Paul

Contributor

Austin Plann-Curley; Neva Grant; Renate Mesmer

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Folger Shakespeare Library; Folio editions; Conservation - books

Notes

Notes

Podcast: http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited-episode-44 (accessed 3/2016).

Online Availability

Online URL

http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited-episode-44

Online price

free

Online format

Streamed

Production Company

Name

R.L. Paul Productions