Gallerie zu Shakspeare's dramatischen Werken
By: in Umrissen, erfunden und gestochen von Moritz Retzsch ; herausgegeben von Ernst Fleischer.
Contributors: Böttiger, Karl August, 1760-1835.; Fleischer, Ernst Gerhard, 1799-1832.; Miltitz, Carl Borromäus von, 1781-1845.; Ulrici, Hermann, 1806-1884.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Series: Blake -- no. 1342
Publisher: Fleischer
Published: 1828
Place of publication: Leipzig; London
Language: ger
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Illustrations.; Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Translations.
Genres: Illustrations.
Other titles: Outlines to Shakspeare; Retzsch's outlines to Shakspeare
Notes: The first plate in each sequence is the same: Shakespeare's apotheosis ; plates and most text printed sideways.

Added t.p. in English: Retzsch's outlines to Shakspeare. Genuine original ed. Leipsic : E. Fleischer ; London : Sold by Treuttel & Wuertz, Treuttel Jun. & Richter (varies); some v. have added engraved dedications.

Each plate accompanied by corresponding text in English, German, French, and Italian (Hamlet lacks Italian).

Vol. designation on German t.p.: Lieferung; on English t.p.:series ; comments for v. 1-2 in German, for v. 3-8 in German and English.

Gift to Victoria University Library (v. 1). Bentley, G.E., Jr. 2005/10/01.

Victoria University Library copy of vol. 1 has bookplate of Selina Constance Hastings; and is inscribed on first fly-leaf, "Selina Constance Hastings, April 1828, From My dear Sisters."
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Hamlet  / mit C. A. Bœttiger's Andeutungen und den Szenischen Stellen des textes; title: v. 2. Macbeth / [comments by C.A. Böttiger]; title: v. 3. Romeo & Juliet & v. 4. King Lear / [comments by C.B. von Mortitz]; title: v. 5. The Tempest & v. 6. Othello & v. 7. Merry wives of Windsor & v. 8. King Henry IV, pts. 1-2 / [comments by H. Ulrici].