Wherefore Art Thou, Folio?

By Kelly Saavedra - Mary Catharine Johnsen, the special collections librarian in CMU's Hunt Library, browses Shakespeare's First Folio. Fans of William Shakespeare have a rare opportunity to view the first collected edition of his plays, known as the First Folio, at Carnegie Mellon University. The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., has sent copies of the First Folio on the road to a number of U.S. cities in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death. But members of the Carnegie Mellon community in Pittsburgh only have to travel as far as Posner Center to see the rare book. The university has its own copy, and it is on exhibit there from 1-7 p.m. Monday through Friday through Nov. The Posner Center exhibit is open to the public. At roughly 900 pages, the First Folio - one of the most valuable books in the world - was quite a large printing project.
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