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• Enigmatic Emblems

  By R Moloney on July 27, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  A number of early illustrated books from our internationally-renowned Stirling Maxwell collection are currently on display at the Hunterian Art Gallery as part of an exhibition entitled ‘Breaking the Renaissance Code: Emblems and Emblem Books’. The exhibition explores how emblem… Read More ›

• Dark Side of a New World

  By R Moloney on July 19, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Our Special Collections continue to attract visitors from across the globe, many of whom are prepared to travel hundreds or even thousands of miles in order to ‘strike gold’ in terms of finding the right research material.  With this in… Read More ›

• A Voyage to St. Kilda

  By R Moloney on May 27, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Every now and then, Special Collections gratefully accepts certain material that has been gifted to the library by members of the general public. One such item to have been recently acquired in this way is an unassuming little book entitled ‘A voyage… Read More ›