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Elza C. Tiner

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> On Mar 3, 2017, at 7:21 PM, Carolyn Black <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> The Records of Early English Drama (REED) project is delighted to
> announce the launch of REED Online (ereed.library.utoronto.ca), its
> new open-access website.
> 
> Please see our press release below for full information.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Carolyn Black, REED Project Manager
> 
> 
> 
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> ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF REED ONLINE
> 
> The Records of Early English Drama (REED) project is delighted to
> announce the launch of REED Online (ereed.library.utoronto.ca), its
> new open-access website.
> 
> The site features REED's first digital edition of dramatic records for
> the county of Staffordshire, encoded in TEI. Easily searched with a
> number of useful filters, online records appear conveniently on the
> same page as their translations, document descriptions, and any
> glosses or related endnotes. GIS mapping based on the *Patrons and
> Performances* map of historic county boundaries and main roads
> illuminates significant details further. For students and those new to
> records research, helpful search tips, an introduction to the research
> process, and an anatomy of a sample record provide a welcoming guide.
> 
> The *Staffordshire* records, edited by J.A.B. Somerset, are found in
> scattered collections, but they yield fascinating glimpses of early
> social and economic history through accounts of public performances,
> social occasions, royal welcomes, folk customs, and professional
> entertainments. A few examples highlight the richness of the
> collection, which includes two royal visits - by Queen Elizabeth in
> 1576 and, more extensively, King James I in 1615. The records of
> Tutbury, whose castle was a major administrative centre for the
> household of John of Gaunt, show us from 1380 a flourishing Minstrel
> Court while the accounts of Burton Manor, home to Thomas, Lord Paget
> reveal an Elizabethan household filled with music, playing, and
> revels. By contrast, Newcastle under Lyme sources record evidence of
> implacable hatred of players, levying large fines upon persons who
> allowed playing, and firing the town constable for turning a blind
> eye. For those interested in tracking the itineraries of professional
> troupes across the kingdom, new details of performance troupes
> visiting Stafford and Walsall as well as the private residences of
> Beaudesert, Blithfield, and Burton will be important.
> 
> Staffordshire is REED's pilot digital publication, with more
> collections forthcoming on the same website to enable easy
> cross-collection searching. As REED begins planning for the production
> of the next collection for the county of Berkshire, the integration of
> Patrons and Performances data, and the further development of REED
> Online, it welcomes all comments and suggestions from users. Please
> send any feedback to REED's project manager, Carolyn Black, at
> [log in to unmask]
> 
> REED gives special thanks to the Social Sciences and Humanities
> Research Council of Canada for a Connection grant that has made
> possible development of our digital publishing framework for REED
> Online.
> 
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