When it comes time to blog about the latest batch of incunabula sometimes one item stands out from the rest; other times there are simply too many things to choose from! This is such a batch – where to start?… Read More ›
Special Collections 
Blogathon on Needle Painting:
Reblogged from louiserobertsondotcom: By Edwin J Hutchison on May 3rd, 2013. As part of my postgraduate MLitt in Technical Art History, I undertook a work placement with the Special Collections Department: based in the Conservation Studio and supervised by Louise… Read More ›
Glasgow Incunabula Project update (1/5/13)
Nearly all the books in this batch are from the library of Professor John Ferguson. As we know (or should do – if you have been reading previous incunabula blogs!), Ferguson sought “completeness” in his collecting strategy; as a keen… Read More ›
The International Heritage Project: South East Asia GRAB Lunch
On Wednesday April 24th the International Heritage Project put on a pop up display for the South East Asia GRAB lunch, with items reflecting the University’s links with Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Brunei. From Special collections we had two… Read More ›
Glasgow Incunabula Project update (17/4/13)
Our beautifully preserved copy of the anonymous Fiore novello estratto dalla Bibbia is one of those satisfying books where we can (unusually!) trace the provenance back to the 15th century. Its decorated opening page incorporates the coat of arms of its first owner, the… Read More ›
ABTAPL conference visit and display in Special Collections
Last Friday afternoon (12th April) I was delighted to welcome 36 conference delegates from the Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries (ABTAPL) to Special Collections to view a display of treasures from the Library’s theology and philosophy collections. Also on display, on… Read More ›
More than a game: How Scotland shaped world football
A new exhibition charting Scotland’s role in the development and growth of football has recently opened at the Kelvingrove Museum and Special Collections is delighted to contribute by loaning an important item. The 1691 edition of Scottish school-teacher David Wedderburn’s… Read More ›
The Hunterian Library according to Captain Laskey
You may have visited the Unrivalled Collection exhibition currently on display in the Hunterian Art Gallery. This show celebrates the first general guide to the Hunterian Museum. Compiled by Captain James Laskey (ca. 1760- 1829), it was published two hundred… Read More ›
Students: join the Sp Coll and Archives blogathon!
Swept away by Special Collections? Awed by Archives? If you have been inspired by our collections, now is your chance to share it with the world! We are looking for current University of Glasgow students to contribute posts on Special… Read More ›
The Development of the Book: a case study from Special Collections
From Monday 25 March Special Collections will be hosting a week-long HATII class on The Development of the Book. This new class, taught by visiting staff from City University New York, will use examples from Special Collections to explore a… Read More ›
