{"id":28534,"date":"2015-10-30T09:38:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T13:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=28534"},"modified":"2015-10-30T09:41:40","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T13:41:40","slug":"wherefore-art-thou-romeo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2015\/10\/wherefore-art-thou-romeo\/","title":{"rendered":"Wherefore ART Thou, Romeo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By:\u00a0 Sydney Vollmer, ARB Intern<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Because he\u2019s so given to romantic portraiture, and so is Juliet. Below, I have hand-selected fifteen images from six different editions of <em>Romeo and Juliet<\/em>. One of the great things about this collection is how many illustrated renditions there are of each play. For this blog, I chose to feature <em>Romeo and Juliet<\/em> because it\u2019s a story with which everyone is familiar and there are a few different artistic styles captured within the works. I hope you enjoy as you peruse some images from our collection, and if there is another Shakespearian work from which you would like to see illustrations, please make an appointment to visit our library, or let me know by sending us a message on Facebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArchivesRareBooksLibraryUniversityOfCincinnati\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArchivesRareBooksLibraryUniversityOfCincinnati<\/a>, calling 513.556.1959, visiting our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.libraries.uc.edu\/arb.html\">http:\/\/www.libraries.uc.edu\/arb.html<\/a> or emailing us at <a href=\"mailto:archives@ucmail.uc.edu\">archives@ucmail.uc.edu<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 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href='https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/cover-page-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/cover-page-1-130x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"cover-page-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/cover-page-1-130x190.jpg 130w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/cover-page-1-106x155.jpg 106w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/cover-page-1.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/juliet-portrait.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"145\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/juliet-portrait-145x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"juliet-portrait\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/juliet-portrait-145x190.jpg 145w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/juliet-portrait-118x155.jpg 118w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/juliet-portrait.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/climbing-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"97\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/climbing-1-97x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"climbing-1\" 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https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/death-juliet-114x155.jpg 114w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/death-juliet.jpg 516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/juliet-awakens.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/juliet-awakens-249x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"juliet-awakens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/juliet-awakens-249x190.jpg 249w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/juliet-awakens-155x118.jpg 155w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/juliet-awakens.jpg 917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/romeo-juliet-death.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/romeo-juliet-death-195x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"romeo-juliet-death\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/romeo-juliet-death-195x190.jpg 195w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/romeo-juliet-death-155x151.jpg 155w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/romeo-juliet-death.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grave.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grave-140x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"grave\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grave-140x190.jpg 140w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grave-114x155.jpg 114w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/grave.jpg 517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Da Porto, Luigi. <em>Juliet and Romeo<\/em>. Boston: Joseph Knight Co., 1894. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uclid.uc.edu\/record=b1335930~S18\">PQ4630.P65 G5 1894<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shakespeare, William. <em>The Plays and Poems of Shakespeare: according to the improved text of Edmund Malone, including the latest revisions, : with a life, glossarial notes, an index, and one hundred and seventy illustrations, from designs by English artists.<\/em> Ed. A.J. Valpy. 15 vols. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1844. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uclid.uc.edu\/record=b1324713~S18\">PR2753 .V2 1844<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shakespeare, William. <em>The Works of Shakespeare.<\/em> Ed. Charles Knight. 42 vols. London: C. Knight and Co., 1839-1843. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uclid.uc.edu\/record=b1523814~S18\">PR2753 .K7 1839a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shakespeare, William. <em>The Works of William Shakespeare<\/em>. Ed. Howard Staunton. 15 vols. London : G. Routledge, 1881. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uclid.uc.edu\/record=b1324712~S39\">PR2753 .S68 1881<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>In 2015-2016, the Archives &amp; Rare Books Library is celebrating the 400<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of Shakespeare\u2019s death by featuring our collections of his works as well as Shakespeare performances in Cincinnati over the past couple of hundred years. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By:\u00a0 Sydney Vollmer, ARB Intern Because he\u2019s so given to romantic portraiture, and so is Juliet. Below, I have hand-selected fifteen images from six different editions of Romeo and Juliet. 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