https://gilbertandsullivan2017.gmu.edu/files/original/9472abcb26ad0c80429f952f8f13e6cb.jpg 4068017938669bd1e62bcfff2a4ab76f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The David and Annabelle Stone Gilbert and Sullivan Collection Description An account of the resource The Gilbert and Sullivan collection began about forty years ago when David’s wife Ann, jump-started the collection with gifts of the Vanity Fair prints of Gilbert and Sullivan and the collection’s first Gilbert autograph letter. This website displays 241 items of the vast collection that shows Mr. Stone’s dedication and love of the comedic geniuses. The Stone collection highlights many differing objects from W.S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, and Richard D’Oyly Carte’s life and beyond. The building of the collection was made possible by the friendship, camaraderie, and support of many enthusiastic and knowledgeable scholars and fellow collectors on both sides of the Atlantic. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 560 pages, in custom binding Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1.4.9 Title A name given to the resource W. S. Gilbert: Inscribed copy of Bab Ballads with Which are Included Songs of a Savoyard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1898 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Book of poems and song lyrics Description An account of the resource Inscribed copy of W. S. Gilbert's collected verse, "The Bab Ballads with which are included Songs of a Savoyard." Gilbert inscribed the front endpaper with a five-line quotation from his song "The played-out humourist" beginning "I've come to the conclusion that my mine of jocularity...," signed and dated it "7 Nov 1900." "The played-out humourist" is a song from Gilbert and F. Osmond Carr's opera His Excellency. Book is also signed by the original owner, Brandon Thomas. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911 (writer) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ballantyne, Hansen & Co. (printer) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Routledge & Sons, London Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived David & Annabelle Stone Gilbert & Sullivan Collection W. S. Gilbert