Scottish Gaelic in the Collections
This week is World Gaelic Week (Seachdain na Gàidhlig) – an initiative to celebrate Scottish Gaelic across the globe. In this blog we highlight some… Read More »Scottish Gaelic in the Collections
collections highlights
Summer conference season
We were delighted to be able to host two events in mid-August to support work by colleagues in the School of Divinity. On Friday 19… Read More »Summer conference season
The lantern slide tourist, week 3: local animals
Last time, in our exploration of travel photographs from the General Rollo collection, we commented on the portrayal of local people. This post will continue… Read More »The lantern slide tourist, week 3: local animals
Horace Walpole to John Pinkerton, 1794
In the next part of our series highlighting the Marseille Middleton Holloway autograph albums, gifted to the University Library a few years ago, we take a… Read More »Horace Walpole to John Pinkerton, 1794
William Wordsworth to Benjamin Dockray, c.1840
In the next part of our series highlighting the Marseille Middleton Holloway autograph albums, gifted to the University Library a few years ago, we take a… Read More »William Wordsworth to Benjamin Dockray, c.1840
Lord Byron to Canon Hodgson, 1811
In the next part of our series highlighting the Marseille Middleton Holloway autograph albums, gifted to the University Library a few years ago, we take… Read More »Lord Byron to Canon Hodgson, 1811
Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) and the ‘Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border’
The Marseille Middleton Holloway autograph albums, gifted to the University Library a few years ago, contain a fascinating collection of historical documents associated with some… Read More »Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) and the ‘Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border’
Mary Queen of Scots and her antagonists
In this the third of our mini-series of blogs by students who have studied Mary Queen of Scots with Dr Amy Blakeway in 2019/20, we… Read More »Mary Queen of Scots and her antagonists
Mary Queen of Scots and her ‘Lawis’: a powerful expression of royal authority
In the second of our short series of student posts, one of this year’s graduates reflects on a book she encountered in Special Collections. Mary… Read More »Mary Queen of Scots and her ‘Lawis’: a powerful expression of royal authority
Encountering Mary Queen of Scots
Students on Dr Amy Blakeway’s Mary Queen of Scots, France, England and Ireland module (MO4807) this year have been encountering Mary Queen of Scots through… Read More »Encountering Mary Queen of Scots
The St Andrews Periodic Table
In honour of UNESCO’s International Year of the Periodic Table 2019, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is showcasing the wonders of the Periodic Table… Read More »The St Andrews Periodic Table
Beethoven – Two men and a fortepiano
This week we present a letter from Ludwig (Louis) van Beethoven (1770-1827) writing from Vienna in February 1818 to the London piano manufacturer Thomas Broadwood… Read More »Beethoven – Two men and a fortepiano