Elizabethan conceit

Folger bibliographic ID: 231263
Charteris, R. Annotated catalogue of the music manuscripts in the Folger: 106
Folger call number: V.b.319
Folger holdings ID: 281224
Accession Number: MS Add 743

Folded into 15 rectangles and so cut as to reveal, when unfolded section by section, 4 painted figures, each with two fold-over flaps portraying alternate heads. A different verse accompanies each group and each figure. The 4 groups represent: 1) The judgment of Paris, with Paris kneeling before Juno, Pallas Minerva, and Venus; 2) 'Three lovers true' that committed suicide, with Dido, Pyramus and Thisbe; 3) 'Three gallant wights' from the Bible, with David, Judith and Joshua; 4) 'Three creatures sweet and all divine' triumphing over sin, with the Woman Clothed with the Sun from Revelations 12:1, St. Michael the Archangel, and Queen Elizabeth with a line of music for tenor

General notes

Also available in digital reproduction The conceit was presumably given as a gift on Shrove Tuesday (March 8, 1602/3) First lines listed in the Folger index of first lines of poem. First line of verses: As Paris had a goulden ball. First line of song: Singe and reioce [a]ll Christen harts In black, brown, gray, orange, purple and red ink and paint Originally folded down to 115 x 210 mm Formerly Folger MS Add 743 Also available on microfilm and facsimile Facsimile stored with original Acquired from Christie's, March 8, 1978, lot 172 This record contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance

Publications

King, John N. "The Godly Woman in Elizabethan Icongraphy." Renaissance Quarterly, 38 (1985), p. 41-84 "The pen's excellencie" : treasures from the manuscript collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library / compiled and edited by Heather Wolfe. Seattle : Distributed by University of Washington Press, 2002, p. 114-115

Exhibited

Exhibited: "The Pen's Excellencie" : Treasures from the Manuscript Collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library, curated by Heather Wolfe, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., February 6- June 8, 2002 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2003. Elizabeth I (catalog p. 117)

Extended title: Elizabethan conceit 1602/3 March 8
Alternate titles: Conceit, March 8 1602/03 [Shrove Tuesday], Singe and reioyce [a]ll Christen harts, As Paris had a goulden ball

Paris (Legendary character) Juno (Roman deity) Minerva (Roman deity) Venus (Roman deity) Dido (Legendary character) Pyramus (Legendary character) Thisbe (Legendary character) Bible Mythology David, King of Israel Judith (Biblical figure) Joshua (Biblical figure) Michael (Archangel) Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

depiction: Juno (Roman deity)
depiction: Venus (Roman deity)
depiction: David, King of Israel
depiction: Judith (Biblical figure)
depiction: Joshua (Biblical figure)
depiction: Michael (Archangel)
depiction: Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603