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Angels and ducats : Shakespeare's money and medals / Barrie Cook.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cook, Barrie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Money in literature--Exhibitions.
- Money in literature.
- Money--History--Exhibitions.
- Money.
- Coins--History--Exhibitions.
- Coins.
- Medals--History--Exhibitions.
- Medals.
- History.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 96 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : British Museum, 2012.
- Summary:
- Barrie Cook, curator of medieval and early modern coinage at the British Museum, drewon previous studies by numismatists, historians, and literary scholars to develop an exhibition that explores the role of money in William Shakespeare's world and work. This beautifully illustrated companion and catalog showcases coins and medals that illustrate the personalities and mark the events of the late Elizabethan and Jacobean world; from the Spanish Armada, to the union of England and Scotland, the Gunpowder Plot and the death of Prince Henry. There is no index. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780714118215
- 0714118214
- OCLC:
- 768167941
- Publisher Number:
- 99949518871
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