Auckland Libraries

In this track, recorded on World First Folio Day, 23 April 2023, we hear from David Ashman, recently retired manager of Conservation & Digital Preservation at Auckland Libraries. In 2022, David was able to complete required conservation work on the First Folio, in this talk he describes the background and processes involved in the care of this precious taonga. You can view a digital copy of the Auckland Libraries' First Folio here: https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/rarebooks/id/12779/rec/1 or check digital comparisons: www.firstfolios.com Watch David talk with pictures about his treatment of the Folio here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzVd_Qv_q-A Find out more about Folio 400 here: https://folio400.com/celebration-2023/ Read more here: http://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2023/05/readers-and-readings-traces-of-use-in.html "At the start of Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories & tragedies, otherwise known as the ‘First Folio’, there’s a note from Shakespeare’s former colle