Barchas What Jane Saw NISO Virtual Conference on Ebooks

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Prof.JanineBarchasEnglishDepartment

UniversityofTexasatAustin

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Whatdidwebuild?Andwhydidwedoit?

Launch was 24 May 2013

“Henry and I went to the exhibition in Spring Gardens. It is not thought a good collection, but I was very well pleased, particularly … with a small portrait of Mrs. Bingley, excessively like her. I went in hopes of seeing one of her sister, but there was no Mrs. Darcy. Perhaps, however, I may find her in the great exhibition, which we shall go to if we have time. I have no chance of her in the collection of Sir Joshua Reynolds's paintings, which is now showing in Pall Mall, and which we are also to visit. …Monday Evening. -- We have been both to the exhibition and Sir J. Reynolds's, and I am disappointed, for there was nothing like Mrs. D. at either. I can only imagine that Mr. D. prizes any picture of her too much to like it should be exposed to the public eye. I can imagine he would have that sort of feeling -- that mixture of love, pride, and delicacy. Setting aside this disappointment, I had great amusement among the pictures.”

-- Letter from Jane Austen to Cassandra, 24 May 1813.

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Thomas Rowlandson, “British Institution” (1808)

“British Institution” by Davis (1829)

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Howdidwedoit?

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The wall that would not balance…

“British Institution” by Woolmer (1833)

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Publicity

Reviews

FB

RepeatwithTheShakespeareGallery,

1796

Launched 16 Dec 2015

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Francis Wheatley, “Interior of Shakespeare Gallery” (1790)

Boydell Catalogue,1796

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22,000 lottery tickets sold. Lucky winner of all 167 pictures was Mr. William Tassie, gem cutter. In May 1805, Christie’s auction house sold the entire lot over three days.

Fewer than 40 Boydell paintings survive today.

NOTE: See Boydell’s Shakespeare, the American edition, in the Fine Book Room, 4th

Floor Hunt Library. Contact Mary Kay Johnsen <[email protected]>

Folger Shakespeare Library

George Romney, Troilus and Cressida, 2.2

Fragment: “Lady Hamilton as Cassandra,” private collection (129.54 x 93.98 cm)

Screenshot of Shakespeare Gallery 1796 reconstruction

Frozen view in Google Sketchup

University of Texas at AustinLiberal Arts Instructional Technology Services (LAITS)Development Studio team for Shakespeare Gallery site

Frozen NRWW view in Google Sketchup

6 Aug – 6 Nov 2016

What’snext?

3Dversion

WhatJaneSaw3.0

From Austen’s “pelisse” we know the author was 5’7’’ or 5’8’’

Initial test of What Jane Saw 3.0 on Oculus Rift (TACC VisLab)

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Screenshot of What Jane Saw 3.0 on Oculus Rift (TACC VisLab)

WEATHER

On Monday, the 24th of May 1813, Jane Austen wrote to her sister Cassandra:

“Friday was our worst day as to weather. We were out in a very long and very heavy storm of hail, and there had been others before, but I heard no thunder. Saturday was a good deal better; dry and cold.”

Becausesomescholarshipcannotfitinsideabook

NISOvirtualconferenceone-books5October2016

Prof.JanineBarchasEnglishDepartment

UniversityofTexasatAustin

Barchas What Jane Saw NISO Virtual Conference on Ebooks

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