This category was used for posts created by special collections staff before August 2016. Since then all posts are categorised as Archives and Special Collections posts.
Guest blog post by Dr Christine Whyte, Lecturer in Global History, University of Glasgow On 20 May, in response to the #MuseumsUnlocked discussion, Twitter user @j4lebi asked: It strikes me that conversations tend to centre around “loot”. These are, of… Read More ›
Charles Darwin, The expression of the emotions in man and animals, London: 1872, Sp Coll Dougan 3 This series revisits our Book of the Month archive to highlight some of our favourite articles and explore the ASC collections they describe with fresh… Read More ›
Blockbook Apocalypse, Sp Coll Hunterian Ds.2.3, Netherlands: 1430s-1440s This series revisits our Book of the Month archive to highlight some of our favourite articles and explore the ASC collections they describe with fresh eyes. This article was originally published in April 2005 by Julie Gardham and… Read More ›
As Covid-19 restrictions ease, my colleagues are working hard to improve our service availability for students. Our Virtual Reading Room appointments are currently available for 1-hour virtual consultations allowing you to consult ASC items from different collections. Today I would… Read More ›
This series revisits our Book of the Month archive to highlight some of our favourite articles and explore the ASC collections they describe with fresh eyes. This article was originally published in June 2008 by Julie Gardham and the full article can still be found on… Read More ›
Le Roman de la Rose, Paris: c.1505 [Hunterian Bw.3.6] This series revisits our Book of the Month archive to highlight some of our favourite articles and explore the ASC collections they describe with fresh eyes. This article was originally published on February 2000 by… Read More ›
This series revisits our Book of the Month archive to highlight some of our favourite articles and explore the ASC collections they describe with fresh eyes. This article was originally published on July 2004 by Julie Gardham, and the full article can still be… Read More ›
This series revisits our Book of the Month archive to highlight some of our favourite articles and explore the ASC collections they describe with fresh eyes. This article was originally published on April 2000 by Julie Coleman and the full article can still be found on our website in the Book… Read More ›
Guest blog by Dr Anke Timmermann, University of Glasgow Library Fellow in 2019.[1] Health, wealth, and happiness were as desirable in the medieval and early modern period as they are today. However, five hundred years ago it was not science… Read More ›
This series revisits our Book of the Month archive to highlight some of our favourite articles and explore the ASC collections they describe with fresh eyes. This article was originally published in March 2006 and the full article can still… Read More ›
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