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• Garibaldi and the Unification of Italy

  By Emma Malarkey on March 18, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  This year marks the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, which was proclaimed on 17 March, 1861, in Turin. With celebrations taking place across Italy, we thought now would be a fitting moment to highlight some of the material… Read More ›

• Conjuring Curiosities and Manuals of Magic

  By Emma Malarkey on March 10, 2011 • ( 5 )

  

  The collection which most intrigued me when I first arrived for my placement as a Graduate Trainee in Special Collections was definitely the Ferguson collection. John Ferguson (1838-1916) was Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow from 1874-1915;… Read More ›