Shakespeare’s Face, Stephanie Nolen. Published by Knopf Canada, Toronto, 2002. 8vo up to 9½” tall., 365pp. with black and white and color illustrations, notes, index.S Black boards with bronze spine titles. Volume is in fine condition, jacket has light shelf wear.
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. The portrait has been confirmed by six years of painstaking forensic studies to date from around 1600, and it has not been altered since.
