Exhibit May/June 2002

Janus Press exhibit

April 29 through August 15, 2002

Celebrating Claire Van Vliet and the Janus Press

	Dido and Aeneas an opera perform'd at Mr. Josias Priest's boarding-school at Chelsey by young gentlewomen the words by Mr. Nahum Tate the musick composed by Mr. Henry Purcell (1659-1695) 1989
This 300th Anniversary Publication of Nahum Tate's libretto is based on Virgil’s Aeneid. The first edition of Tate’s libretto was "a carelessly printed eight page pamphlet, including the words of the opera & an allegorical prologue. The pamphlet was probably distributed to the audience at the 1st performance, which clebrated the coming of William and Mary to the English throne in April 1689" (book slip). This edition follows the original printing but is not a facsimile. The text was prepared, typographically designed and handset by Michael Alpert at the Theodore Press in Bangor, Maine. Printed at the Janus Press by Michael Alpert and Claire Van Vliet. The book structure and box were designed by Claire Van Vliet. The book consists of printing and art work and a compact disc recording of the opera. Edition of 150.