The Collation
Research and Exploration at the Folger
![003778_lg](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2022/10/003778_lg.jpg?resize=1200%2C400&gravity)
The Collation is a gathering of useful information and observations from Folger staff and researchers. Read more about this blog
How to ask a reference question
Collation
How to ask a reference question
“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: February 2023
![CrocMystr_Feb Bar graph with blue bars for August-December 2022. It is titled](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2023/02/CrocMystr_Feb.jpeg?fit=10%2C10)
Collation
“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: February 2023
“To the right Wor[shipfu]ll and my very louinge freinde the Lady Powell …”: A 17th Century Letter Collection
![hand written letter in english secretary hand; text as quoted above](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2023/01/William-7-1.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
Collation
“To the right Wor[shipfu]ll and my very louinge freinde the Lady Powell …”: A 17th Century Letter Collection
The first part of a series of posts examining the Powell family letters.
The problems with adapting Coriolanus, and why we should try anyway
![A black and white woodcut with one man in the foreground and another in the background but the scene is mainly dominated by tall structures and the sweep of scenery behind them](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2023/02/Kavadi-1.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
Collation
The problems with adapting Coriolanus, and why we should try anyway
A Bill of Lading and a Merchant of London (and of Venice)
![A photo of the front and back of a golden coin. Both front and back seem to a depict holy figures with text around the edges.](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2023/01/Illustration-8-Venetian-Ducat-early-15th-century.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
Collation
A Bill of Lading and a Merchant of London (and of Venice)
Twill tape, plus toggles, plus toggler, equals quick-ties
![HookDetail](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2022/12/HookDetail.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
Collation