Shakespeare's Face: Unraveling the Legend and History of Shakespeare's Mysterious Portrait - Paperback

$29.90

Shakespeare's Face: Unraveling the Legend and History of Shakespeare's Mysterious Portrait - Paperback

Name: Shakespeare's Face: Unraveling the Legend and History of Shakespeare's Mysterious Portrait - Paperback
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SKU: 9781416567912
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by Stephanie Nolen

$29.90

Book Overview

A fascinating literary detective story charting the surprising, true history of a recently discovered painting of Shakespeare held by the same family for 400 years -- adding new drama to the Bard's life.
When author Stephanie Nolen reported the discovery of the only portrait of William Shakespeare painted while he was alive, the announcement ignited furious controversy around the world.

Now, in this provocative biography of the portrait, she tells the riveting story of how a rare image of the young Bard at thirty-nine came to reside in the suburban home of a retired engineer, whose grandmother kept the family treasure under her bed, and how he embarked on authenticating it. The ultimate Antiques Roadshow dream, the portrait has been confirmed by six years of painstaking forensic studies to date from around 1600, and it has not been altered since.

ISBN	9781416567912
Author	Stephanie Nolen
Publisher	Free Press
Genre	Biography and Arts
Format	Paperback
Published	June 2007
Language	ENG- English
Pages	384
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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