Specimens.
Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:
A portion of the 'Orkney Sea Snake', widely known as the 'Beast of Stronsay', sent to Lord Byron; with correspondence, a transcription and press cutting concerning the same, , 1815-1977.
Albums containing specimens of printing and engraving., 1856, undated.
'Ancient Writings’, being specimens of handwriting from Scottish documents of various dates ranging from the Middle Ages to 1681., ?15th century-1681.
Botanical notebook of George Crabbe containing notes on the taxonomy of `British plants` with, reversed from the rear, `Extracts from the second volume of the Transactions of the Linnean Society, 1794`., Circa 1800.
The title is based on the description of the volume in the `Index of English Literary Manuscripts`, volume 3, part 1, page 330 (London : Mansell, 1986).
With the notebook are 8 pressed specimens of British flora and fauna : 5 plant specimens and 3 insect specimens, including the remains of two damselflies.
Copy, dated Edinburgh, 1680, of a treatise, circa 1590, on general maritime law entitled 'Tractatus legum et consuetudinum navalium quae apud omnes fere gentes in usu habentur, omnia nautica et quaecunque ex causis marinis in judicium veniunt succincte definiens. Auctore Alexandro Regio', ie., Alexander King, Advocate and Judge Admiral of Scotland., 1680.
The treatise is followed by 'The form & maner of holding of Courts of Admiralitie & proces led before them' (in Scotland) (page 151); specimens of documents, etc. (page 167); and an index to the law of Scotland (not maritime) (page 189).
Correspondence of Edward Johnston with Sir David Young Cameron., 1925-1929.
The correspondence concerns addresses commissioned from Edward Johnston, and include drafts by him, and one of his lettering sheets, 1902.
Day books relating to Anderston and Milton printworks., 1806-1809.
Designs for book decorations, stage sets and garden buildings by William McLaren.
Includes a sketchbook, specimans of calligraphy and printed books designed or decorated by McLaren.
Duplicated copies of instructional sheets for lettering of Edward Johnston, which were used in his classes at the Royal College of Art and the London County Council Central School of Arts and Crafts., 1899-1908, undated.
Examples of lettering and correspondence of the calligrapher Edward Johnstone (1872-1944).
‘Gaelic Proverbs, Adages, Maxims & Common Sayings, with an English translation & explanatory notes. To which is added, A Specimen of a Gaelic Calendar', by James McIntyre, schoolmaster in Glasgow.
The author died in January 1835, when the work was about to be published. At the end are printed proofs of part of the preface and selections in manuscript from the proverbs given before. At the beginning is a note on McIntyre's life and work.