ALT Curtain: The Story of a Shakespearean Playhouse Before the Globe, there was the Curtain. Built in the mid-1570s, the Curtain playhouse was the longest-lasting Elizabethan London theatre space. This book explores the playhouse’s Shakespearean connections and some of the famous plays that debuted at the venue, but it also asks what such a playhouse actually meant to its neighbours and visitors. How did the Curtain shape the lives of those within its relatively wide-ranging compass, and how did they shape it? Curtain takes the reader on a chronological journey through the life and times of the playhouse and its environs. Each chapter follows a local guide: a real person from the historical record. Follow the footsteps of comedians, playwrights, and businesspeople navigating the period’s vibrant entertainment industry. This cultural history delves into the social, economic, and global concerns that made 16th- and 17th-century playhouses what they were—and reflects on what they

ALT "This letter sets forth the agreement between Callan Davies and Yale University Press London to publish in association with Yale University Press in New Haven the book tentatively titled Curtain: The Story of a Shakespearean Playhouse."

ALT Two biscuits stacked on top of one another, designed to look like a rotating diagram from an early modern astronomical book. The lower biscuit is circular and features a series of horizontal lines and tiny numbers in an early modern font. The top biscuit is roughly in the shape of boat: the 'mast' area reads 'zenith'; the main body of the shape features tiny figures in historical dress holding astronomical instruments and a Latin motto reading 'Nulla dies sine linea'.