A guest blog post by Irene Diego-Rodríguez, University of Alcalá [1] During the Middle Ages, it was assumed that man was a microcosm of the universe and, as a result, medieval society merged the art of Astrology with a wide… Read More ›
Archives and Special Collections
This category is used for posts created by archives and special collections staff from August 2016.
Illuminated Faces: Author Portraits in the Hunterian Library (Part Two)
A guest blog post by Shauna Haynes, Renaissance Art MLitt work placement student Following on from my initial exploration of author portraits in the Hunterian Library, my second blog focuses on some other features of the Quintus Curtius: History of… Read More ›
William Hunter’s Tercentenary
23 May 2018 marks the 300th anniversary of William Hunter’s birth. Dr William Hunter (1718-1783) was an anatomist, physician, teacher of medicine and man-midwife. Today we view him as major figure in the Enlightenment and in the development of museums… Read More ›
Citizens Theatre – On The Move
– Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre company is to move out of its home in the Gorbals for the first time in its 72 year history, from June 2018, the building will be closed for two years for a major redevelopment. First… Read More ›
The Empire Exhibition: 80 Years On
Hailed at the time as ‘Britain’s greatest Exhibition since Wembley, ‘(Imperial Review No.5), The Empire Exhibition of 1938, which began 80 years ago this month, provided an opportunity to showcase Britain’s place within the Empire, all at a cost of… Read More ›
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Reformation illustrations
This guest post is an accompaniment to the Flickr set “Seeing the Reformation: Religion and the Printed Image in Early Modern Europe” and was written by Jarkko Tanninen, Junior Honours in History of Art on Student Placement in Archives and… Read More ›
Behind the Scenes: The Cataloguing Forum discuss Appraisal
This month’s Cataloguing Forum met on the 12th April to discuss appraisal, focusing on a recent survey of a collection within the Scottish Brewing Archive. Pictured below are just some of the items from this extensive collection. … Read More ›
