‘Shakespeare’s copy’ of Herodotus
sells at auction for $60,000 total
NATIONAL – An unexpected total price of $60,000 was the final cost at auction when Forum Auctions of London sold ‘Shakespeare-Edward de Vere’s copy’ of a 1565 Herodotus volume on the Greek and Persian Wars. Ben August, a member of the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship, presented the winning bid with a hammer price of $48,000, plus a buyer’s fee of $12,000.
“I didn’t want to have it go into the hands of people who would keep it away from the light as it has been over the last number of years,” said August.
The centuries old volume of “Delle Guerre de Greci et de Persi” was first published in Italian in Venice by Mattheo Maria Boiardo. The contents contain material found in Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus.” The first complete translation of the book into a modern language was the English translation of Littlebury, published in 1737.
Posted by the auction house as “Lot 316 Shakespeare.- Edward de Vere's copy.- Herodotus,” the volume was projected to fetch a price of $8,000 to $12,000. In the two weeks prior to the auction, the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship instituted a grass-roots pledge campaign in an attempt to raise some $8,000 to purchase the book. That campaign raised more than $15,000 in pledges. As a result, the SOF board of trustees asked August to bid on their behalf.
“The SOF pledge campaign took off very quickly,” said Don Rubin, vice president of the organization, who coordinated the effort.
“Over 60 SOF members pledged amounts ranging from $10 to $1,000. It was an extraordinary outpouring of real support for the organization and this opportunity to own a tiny bit of Edward de Vere—Shakespeare,” Rubin said.
Once bidding started, it quickly became apparent that others around the world were bidding as well on the Shakespeare volume, and the price quickly went beyond the SOF maximum projection. That’s when August, who clearly does not like to lose, decided to stay in the hunt and committed his own money to winning the bid.
“Obviously, I was not the only one bidding who believed it is a genuine Shakespeare volume. Yes, the price was high but who knows what it could be worth years from now when the world accepts de Vere as Shakespeare,” said August.
The16th century book, with a binding of calfskin and a gilt armorial device of the Earl of Oxford (a boar) on its cover, has an ink inscription on the title page that reads: “Tho: Burkelei Ex dono illustriis Ed. Comitis Oxon,” and the Latin motto “Nec temere nec timide” (“Neither rashly nor timidly”). There is also an ink signature on the second leaf of Sir John Burkeley; an ink inscription dated, 1719 Chetwode; and a bookplate of Robert S. Pine.
SOF member Michael Morse, who examined the book in advance of the auction, says that the first inscription seems to indicate that the book was apparently given as a gift at some point from Edward de Vere to his first cousin, once removed, Thomas Berkeley (1575-1611). Berkeley was the son of Katherine Howard, de Vere’s first cousin, who was herself the daughter of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, and his wife, Frances de Vere, sister of the 16th Earl of Oxford, Edward’s father.
“Who knows what occasioned the gift,” said Morse, “but Thomas did matriculate from Oxford University in 1590 at the age of 14, and shortly thereafter entered Gray’s Inn to study law. Oxford’s personal copy of Herodotus would probably have made a nice gift for this budding scholar.”
The cherished volume will go on display at the SOF annual conference at the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, Connecticut this October, said August. He also plans to make the volume available to scholars focused on Shakespeare authorship studies.
“My plan is to make it available through SOF, and those details will have to be worked out. I hope it can be kept in a public way so it is available to researchers. But SOF will have first call,” August said.
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What You Don't Know About Your Child's Bite Can Cause Long-Term Problems
Looks can be deceiving, and such is the case sometimes with children’s teeth. They may appear straight and without the need for braces, but problems can be lurking that require orthodontic treatment after all.
One issue may be with the bite. Orthodontists say it may not be readily evident to the naked eye, but a parent can detect the problem when closely observing their child’s chewing habits with certain foods.
“So often we parents miss what’s right in front of us, and our children don’t bother to tell us because it’s just the way it’s always been,” says Dr. Kelly Giannetti (www.drsgiannettiandbooms.com), a Sacramento-based orthodontist and co-author with Dr. Thais Booms of Beyond Braces: A Consumer’s Guide To Orthodontics.
“When most people think about reasons for orthodontic treatment, they’re thinking about the problems you can easily see – protruding teeth or teeth that overlap each other, for instance. But every bit as important is the bite, and while problems with your bite aren’t always as noticeable, they do have consequences.”
Left uncorrected, an uneven bite can lead to numerous problems, including headaches, broken teeth or gum recession.
Giannetti and Booms say while genetics is a common culprit for a poor bite, environmental causes can also play a role. A few of those include:
Thumb-sucking. Prolonged thumb-sucking or the use of pacifiers beyond the age of 4 increases the risk of altering the bite. “In a proper bite pattern,” Booms says, “the upper teeth slightly overlap the lower teeth. But dependence on thumb-sucking or a pacifier for extended periods can prevent that from happening. The back molars may touch when the jaws are closed but the front teeth don’t. And the frequent presence of a thumb, finger or pacifier while the two front adult teeth erupt can cause them to come in improperly.”
Mouth-breathing. The inability to breathe through the nose can be a major cause of growth-related bite problems. “This happens to a lot of children who have precursors to sleep-disordered breathing, such as enlarged tonsils or adenoids, or allergies,” Giannetti says.
Damaged or prematurely lost baby teeth. Booms and Giannetti note that many parents undervalue the importance of baby teeth in regard to how they can affect the bite. For one, accidents can affect the development of a child’s teeth and bite. “When a child knocks a baby tooth out, the buds of the permanent teeth grow underneath the roots of the baby teeth,” Booms says. “So sometimes trauma to a baby tooth can dislodge or move the developing bud of the permanent tooth, which eventually comes in crooked.”
Cavities in baby teeth. “When children get cavities that cause their baby teeth to crack or be lost, if the baby tooth isn’t fixed, or a space maintainer is not put in, the teeth just drift around,” Giannetti says. “Teeth grow until they touch another tooth, and this process can be the root of most problems when it comes to environmental causes.”
“Getting your child examined at an early age by an orthodontist can uncover a problem, such as a bad bite, before it causes damage,” Booms says.
About Dr. Kelly Giannetti and Dr. Thais Booms
Dr. Kelly Giannetti (https://drsgiannettiandbooms.com) operates a private orthodontic practice with Dr. Thais Booms in Sacramento and they are co-authors of the book Beyond Braces: A Consumer’s Guide To Orthodontics. Dr. Giannetti graduated from Harvard University with a doctorate in dental medicine and a master’s degree in public health, and furthered her orthodontic specialty education with a master’s in oral biology at the University of California at San Francisco. She is the director of the Orthodontic Assisting Program at the FADE Institute.
Dr. Thais Booms (https://drsgiannettiandbooms.com) operates a private orthodontic practice with Dr. Kelly Giannetti in Sacramento and they are co-authors of the book Beyond Braces: A Consumer’s Guide To Orthodontics. Dr. Booms graduated from the University of Michigan with a master’s in orthodontics. She served as an assistant professor of orthodontics at the University of Michigan and has practiced orthodontics with Dr. Giannetti for over 10 years.
