Emory’s Carlos Museum Puts Shakespeare’s First Folio On Exhibit

As far as first editions go, Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum has one currently on display that rivals most: it’s a copy of the first folio of the plays of William Shakespeare. 

The first folio is under glass on a small podium in the center of one of the Carlos’ exhibit rooms. And with all the romanticism and mythos that the name “William Shakespeare” can conjure up, it may be a little sobering to see that it is merely a book. But this one book is responsible for an almost unfathomable portion of Western literature.