James Nasmyth’s “Moon” images, 1874
Tomorrow (20 July) marks the 50th anniversary of the first humans landing on the Moon in 1969 as part of NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar mission.… Read More »James Nasmyth’s “Moon” images, 1874
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52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations: Reflections and Visual Index
This year’s “52 Weeks of …” thread has now come to a close and it is time, once again, to finish the series with our… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations: Reflections and Visual Index
52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 52: the St Andrews Psalter
For the final inspiring illustration of this 52-week series, it could be argued that we have saved the best for the last. This is a… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 52: the St Andrews Psalter
52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 51: the plates of Diderot & d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie (1751-1772)
This final rare book entry for our Inspiring Illustrations thread has inspired generations of artists, merchants, craftsmen and businessmen. We have chosen the 11 volumes… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 51: the plates of Diderot & d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie (1751-1772)
52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 50: the Book of Wonders
We have always referred to this manuscript (St Andrews ms32(o)) as the ‘book of wonders’ and indeed wondered what it was all about as it is… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 50: the Book of Wonders
52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 49: Estienne’s Anatomy (1546)
Charles Estienne’s De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres (1545) was the third fully illustrated anatomical work ever to be published. Estienne came from a… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 49: Estienne’s Anatomy (1546)
52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 48: the Trajectory of the Photographic Medium
Over the past year staff from the Special Collections Division have been putting together posts highlighting ‘Inspiring Illustrations’ of material in our collections. Representing the… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 48: the Trajectory of the Photographic Medium
52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 47: the Gillespie and Scott architectural archive
Amongst our holdings is the extensive archive of Gillespie and Scott, a firm of local architects active in St Andrews since 1876. The founding partner,… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 47: the Gillespie and Scott architectural archive
52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 46: A Marriage of Convenience — The Half-Tone Relief Process
At its core the reproduction of the printed word is usually a process which is based on relief printing. Historically (as things are now different),… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 46: A Marriage of Convenience — The Half-Tone Relief Process
52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 45: Campi Phlegraei (1776-1779)—Hamilton’s “Fields of Flame”
Since my return to this country, in January 1773, I have continued with aſſiduity my obſervations upon Mount Veſuvius, and the many ancient Volcanick productions… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 45: Campi Phlegraei (1776-1779)—Hamilton’s “Fields of Flame”
52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 44: the Family Album
This Inspiring Illustration post on photography is inspired by a wonderful acquisition added to our Photographic Collection this week of a Scottish family’s photographs from… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 44: the Family Album
52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 43: Faces, fauna, flora and St Francis: funny things lurking in a medieval music manuscript
I didn’t intend to write about the gradual at all for this post, I just happened to be looking at it one day when it… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 43: Faces, fauna, flora and St Francis: funny things lurking in a medieval music manuscript