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Title page of the first quarto of The Merchant of Venice

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Title page of the first quarto of The Merchant of Venice

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The moſt excellent
Hiſtorie of the Merchant
of Venice.

VVith the extreame crueltie of Shylocke the Iewe
towards the ſayd Merchant, in cutting a iuſt pound
of his fleſh: and the obtayning of Portia
by the choyſe of three
cheſts.

As it hath beene diuers times acted by the Lord
Chamberlaine his seruants.

Written by William Shakeſpeare.

AT LONDON,
Printed by l. R. for Thomas Heyes,
and are to be ſold in Paules Church-yard, at the
ſigne of the Greene Dragon.
1600.
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current20:13, 27 January 2011Thumbnail for version as of 20:13, 27 January 2011366 × 534 (78 KB)Beao (talk | contribs)Tweak.
17:48, 27 January 2011Thumbnail for version as of 17:48, 27 January 2011374 × 536 (93 KB)Cropbot (talk | contribs)upload cropped version, operated by User:Beao. Summary: cropped
22:43, 9 November 2010Thumbnail for version as of 22:43, 9 November 2010378 × 539 (94 KB)Tom Reedy (talk | contribs)Uploading photo of actual title page; current file is a facsimile
19:46, 3 January 2010Thumbnail for version as of 19:46, 3 January 2010543 × 860 (207 KB)Pablo X (talk | contribs)rotate and minor cleanup
10:43, 16 January 2007Thumbnail for version as of 10:43, 16 January 2007526 × 849 (206 KB)Rama (talk | contribs)== Summary == Title page of the first quarto of ''The Merchant of Venice'' == Licencing == {{PD-art}}

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