 The
method employed by Dr. Modder in the creation of his illustrated manuscripts
has, thankfully, been preserved though the various stages of completion
in which we find "Pictorial
Shakespeare." This manuscript is
comprised of over two hundred near-finished pages of text and image,
often accompanied by drafts of the completed pages. As such, "Pictorial
Shakespeare" allows the viewer  to
appreciate the creative process involved in the making of the manuscript.
The sample pages displayed
below show the progression from rough watercolor sketches that establish
the general design and layout of the page, with sections for the text
that will be filled in later outlined in blue, to final copies with
more detailed drawings and more careful coloring. Occasionally, an
intermediary step prior to the final draft is represented in the form
of a more detailed ink drawing that likely served
as a template from which the final version could be drawn.
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