The paved court theatre at Somerset House
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Journal article
Creator (person)
Orrell, John
Date published
April 1977
Abstract
B.L. LANSDOWNE MS. 1171 is a collection of careful drawings of early English stages equipped with various kinds of scenery. All but one have been identified, however tentatively, and among them are what have hitherto been accepted as the earliest detailed designs for an English scenic stage - that erected in the Great Hall at Whitehall for a performance of Florimene in 1635. Fols. 5-6 give a full account of the layout of the hall on that occasion, while fols. 7-8 and 13b-16 show the mechanics of the scenery more closely.
Journal title
British Library Journal
Volume
3
Issue
1
Publisher
British Library
Place of publication
UK
ISSN
0305-5167
eISSN
2056-2829
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