Rare State Library manuscript shows dramatic hand of Shakespeare

By Linda Morris
Updated April 24 2016 - 7:13pm, first published 6:42pm
State Library of NSW's rare book expert, Maggie Patton, with the Bandello translation. Photo: Daniel Munoz
State Library of NSW's rare book expert, Maggie Patton, with the Bandello translation. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Starcrossed lover: Emilia Stubbs Grigoriou plays the role of Juliet in Sydney Shakespeare Company's upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Starcrossed lover: Emilia Stubbs Grigoriou plays the role of Juliet in Sydney Shakespeare Company's upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Rare but tiny: French translation of the Bandello novellas which helped inspire Shakespeare.  Photo: Daniel Munoz
Rare but tiny: French translation of the Bandello novellas which helped inspire Shakespeare. Photo: Daniel Munoz

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