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Archives & Special Collections, University of Glasgow Library.
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Early photograph of the “Wild West” discovered in Special Collections
A previously undiscovered photograph captured by the pioneering American landscape photographer Carleton Watkins (1829-1916) has been identified in Special Collections. It is a superb example of Watkins’ acclaimed work and depicts The Half Dome, a mountain in what is now… Read More ›
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Treasures of Special Collections – Livy’s History of Rome
Continuing our ‘Treasures’ series, I’ve chosen to highlight this illuminated manuscript, produced in Milan over 500 years ago. The text is a classical work by the Roman writer Livy, describing the period known as the Second Punic War (218-201BC). As… Read More ›
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A Knight’s Tale
Special Collections holds significant early examples of works by the great English poet, Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1340-1400). These include fifteenth century manuscript and illustrated printed copies of The Canterbury Tales and the only extant manuscript copy of The Romaunt of… Read More ›
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The Blakes are back…
…after a brief ‘holiday’ in France. We recently lent a number of works by the engraver, artist and poet, William Blake (1757-1827) to an exhibition at the Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts, in Paris. These included the illuminated book… Read More ›
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Adam Smith material on show for Japanese Ambassador
His Excellency Shin Ebihara, Japanese ambassador to the UK, visited the University yesterday. While the delegation were in the Library they saw some fascinating items held by Archive Services and Special Collections. These included a letter from the philosopher and… Read More ›
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Blogging from Special Collections
A lot goes on in Special Collections – assisting our researchers (students, staff and visitors), cataloguing, providing images, creating exhibitions… so I reckon our blogs will be quite diverse. Check in for postings about our wonderful collections (rare books, manuscripts,… Read More ›
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