Drawings. Visual works.
Found in 1220 Collections and/or Records:
Educational, literary, cultural and miscellaneous papers of the Chalmers family of Auldbar., 1637, 1675-1694, 1714-1867.
Eight drawings of Italian-Scots by Emilio Coia.
The collection is comprised of two self-portraits by Emilio Coia and portraits of Paul Coia, Bishop Mario Conti, Tom Conti, Richard Demarco, Lord Charles Forte, and Sir Eduardo Paolozzi.
Eight drawings of Stewart Orr, for dust-jackets and illustrations for Scottish publications.
Including artwork for Alexander Macgregor, "The Feuds of the Clans" and Alexander Mackenzie, "The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer".
Elevation and cross sections of railway embankment on the suburban and South side Junction Railway, on Craigmiller estate, Edinburgh.
Eleven monthly parts of the family magazine, 'The Star', written by the Bigg family of Carnwath.
The issues contain stories, verse, news of family affairs, and a few drawings, in the handwriting of the various contributors. The May issue is missing.
Engravings of flowers, hand-coloured in water-colours on vellum.
An additional paper folio containing a drawing of a leaf with measurements in French, has been inserted after folio 12.
Two inscriptions, `Paris April 26 1670` (folio 1) and `Pa Moray` (folio 43) have been deleted. They may be by Patrick Murray of Livingston, who kept an extensive botanic garden.
"Enquiry into the situation and circumstances of Horace's Sabine Villa, written during travels through Italy in the years 1775, 1776, 1777", by Allan Ramsay, the painter, with drawings.
The title and most of the manuscript are in Allan Ramsay's autograph.
Estate and other plans and maps, with some drawings, concerning various places in Scotland.
Fair copies, drafts and other papers concerning 'Jadee Jathu’, an account of the castes in Malabar by Alexander Walker., ?1st quarter of 19th century.
Fair copy of the journal of James Wright, botanist and surgeon of the expedition to Iceland in the 'John' of Leith, giving a detailed account of the voyage., 1789.
The recto only of each folio has been used for the main part of the journal; on some of the versos, possibly in different hands, are corrections, additions, statistical notes, and indications to a transcriber making a fair copy for Stanley. There are a few drawings of mountains (folios 72 verso, 74 verso). Blanks are occasionally left for measurements of mountains, etc., to be verified later. On folio 163 is an explanatory letter to Stanley, dated 24 December 1789.
Family magazine 'The Blue Bell', written by various members of the Gibb family of Carnwath.
The twelve issues cover intermittently the period October 1855-December 1856, and are written in various hands. The contents include stories, local news, a few photographs and drawings, and other 'newspaper' features.
Fifteen drawings, 1941-1942, by Jacques Laudy, probably intended as illustrations for an unpublished edition of `Kidnapped`; with 23 original Christmas cards, c.1959-1992.
Figures and drawings of Malabar deities and other objects, compiled in this form circa 1821., [1821, or before.]
Files of drawings by Robin McEwan, for 'Raven seek thy brother', by Gavin Maxwell, also containing a note., Undated.
Files of drawings by Robin McEwan, for 'Raven seek thy brother', by Gavin Maxwell, also containing photocopies of drawings and a note., Undated.
Finished copies of masons' marks, traced in 1921-1923, by Charles S S Johnston, from drawings made on the spot in 1914-1919., 1921-1923.
A note by Professor Stevenson on the arrangement (folio 1) is followed by masons' marks from: Dryburgh (folio 4); Hexham Priory (folio 33); Cambuskenneth (folio 45); Greyfriars, Edinburgh (folio 55); Trinity College Church, Edinburgh (folio 58); Mar's Work, Stirling (folio 59); Magdalen Chapel, Edinburgh (folio 62); St Michael's Church, Dumfries (folio 69); Paisley Abbey (folio 74); St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall (folio 80).
Five leaves from an autograph album.
Including letters, receipts, drawings and engravings.
With items of Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir Francis Chantrey and Benjamin Haydon.
Five leaves from an illuminated copy, dated 1665, of the diploma awarded by the University of Padua in 1658 to Jacobus Pasquali on his graduation as Doctor of Laws., 1658, 1665.
Folder of water-colours and sketches of architectural subjects by George Spottiswood., 1797.
Formal documents from the papers of James Augustus Grant and his family.
Four Gospels in the Ethiopic version, possibly seventeenth century., ?17th century.
The copy was probably made for a church, since it contains the references to the Lessons. The writing is in two columns. Each Gospel is preceded by a coloured drawing of its Evangelist and followed by an index of the sections (folios 8 verso, 64 verso, 107 verso, 161 verso). That of St Matthew is preceded by other crude coloured drawings of gateways, birds, beasts, and trees. There is no colophon.
Four landscapes by John Harden., 1809, 1832, undated.
One of the landscapes is a water-colour of Trinity College Chapel, Edinburgh, with the old North Bridge in the background, while the remaining three are drawings of the Firth of Forth, seen either from Lauriston or Queensferry.
Framed copies of drawings of Kelso bridge and Waterloo bridge, both engineered by John Rennie., [Circa 1802], 1817-1818.
Framed copy of a print of 'The opening of the Waterloo Bridge on the 18th of June 1817’, drawn by William Findlater, etched by A Pugin., 1817-1818.
Framed items relating to 'Broadsheet' edition nineteen, containing drawing and typescripts., Undated.
Containing:
(i) James McKenna: Drawing, of 'Standing figures' [cat. no.137].
(ii) Signed typescript of "Baudelaire's bar flowers VII: afterword", by James Liddy [cat. no.138] and signed typescript of 'The dream up', by Hugh Maxton [cat. no.139].