A Word of Thanks

While I corresponded with a considerable number of organisations and institutions when creating this site, all of whom indulged my – a total stranger's – requests for assistance with the utmost kindness and supportive attitude, I owe a special debt of gratitude for their uncommon generosity in sharing their insights and knowledge, and in providing help and encouragement in manifold ways, to:

Helen Hargest and Aidan Graham, of The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (Stratford-upon-Avon, UK),
Bettina Smith, of The Folger Shakespeare Library (Washington, D.C., USA),
and Marcus Risdell, of The Garrick Club (London, UK).

Moreover, I would, once again, like to thank the following organisations and institutions – with neither of which I am connected in any way whatsoever – for the permission to use certain images whose lawful copyright holders they are, and without which this website would, likewise, not have become what it is:

The Royal Shakespeare Company (Stratford-upon-Avon, UK)
The National Portrait Gallery (London, UK)
The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens (San Marino, California, USA)
The University Librarian and Director, The John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester (UK)
The Guildhall Library, City of London (UK)
The Art Archive (London, UK)
The Royal Dutch Library and Museum Meermanno (The Hague, Netherlands)
The Heritage Playing Card Company (Nottingham, UK)
The Ordo Templi Orientis (New York, NY, USA, and Berlin, Germany)

(For a list of the images concerned, see this website's Copyright page).

Thank you very, very much, each and everyone:
This website is a labour of love, and it is the richer for your contributions and for the permissions granted on your part.