Part III of Henry Noltie’s trip through the Western Himalayas: Sent 2nd September 2014 In a very rainy McLeod Ganj (which would better known as… Read More »FOLLOWING HUGH CLEGHORN TO THE WESTERN HIMALAYA – PART III
A few weeks ago we featured a guest blog from Henry Noltie who is currently retracing the journey of Hugh Cleghorn to the Western Himalaya (Following… Read More »Following Hugh Cleghorn to the Western Himalaya – Part II
Another in our occasional series of blogs from those using our collections in our Reading Room … For about five years I have been working… Read More »Following Hugh Cleghorn to the Western Himalaya
Here’s Hobson’s entry for 31st July: Sunday. Captain, William and others came on board. at work all morning on the anchors, also wrote home. sweeping… Read More »Day 2. Flying fish and salt horse: seafaring tales
Sometimes you come across someone in the story of the University who just makes you stop and stare, whose erudition and achievements in enabling the… Read More »52 Weeks of Historical How-To’s, Week 39: compile a dictionary
Today we are starting a new feature, a daily diary entry from the journal of 16 year old Richard Peele Hobson aboard the ship Philanthropist,… Read More »Flying fish and salt horse: seafaring tales
This week’s Historical How-To comes from the papers of James David Forbes (1809-1868), who was Principal of the United Colleges of St Andrews University from… Read More »52 weeks of Historical How-to’s, week 35: knitted cap
This week’s blog takes a look at medicinal remedies. My attention was first drawn to The method of physick by Philip Barrough as it contains ‘the… Read More »52 weeks of Historical How-to’s, week 34: Headache remedy
Recently, the staff of Special Collections were treated to a talk by local artist Jean Johnstone, who came to discuss a commissioned piece she is… Read More »Jean Johnstone’s artist’s books: a presentation to Special Collections staff
In the summer of 2013, the University Library set out to capture the reactions of academic and library staff when encountering their favourite items from the… Read More »TREASURES OF THE LIBRARY PODCAST: Dr Margaret Connolly describes the Roll of Kings
For this week’s historical how-to, we’re taking a look at David Browne’s The new invention, intituled, calligraphia: or, The arte of faire writing. Printed right… Read More »52 Weeks of Historical How-To’s, Week 21: Calligraphy
In the summer of 2013, the University Library set out to capture the reactions of academic and library staff when encountering their favourite items from the… Read More »TREASURES OF THE LIBRARY PODCAST: Dr Christine McGladdery on the Statutes of St Leonard’s College
