Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Works of Art, Antiquities and Relics at Present Exhibited in Shakespeare's Birthplace: With 61 Illustrations In this Catalogue, which has been prepared for the use of Visitors to the Birthplace, all the books, manuscripts, works of art, antiquities and relics, which are at present on exhibition, are entered and numbered. Some historical and literary annotations are added where there seemed need of fuller explanation than the bare descriptive entry supplies. In all cases of acquisition by gift, mention is made of the donor's name. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.