The entries came in, the jury deliberated, and we are now delighted to reveal the winners of our 2019-20 David Murray book collecting prize. The judging panel had a very difficult task in awarding the prize this year. Not only… Read More ›
rare books
Imagining Scotland’s Past: Epic and Satirical Illustrations from the 18th and 19th Centuries.
As UofGASC begin to welcome a new cohort of placement students, it seems a fitting opportunity to publish the work of one of last year’s Museum Studies students. Guest blog post by Antonios Chaliakopoulos, Museum Studies placement student I completed… Read More ›
David Murray Book Collecting prize 2019: the winner!
We are delighted to announce that the winner of our 2018-19 David Murray book collecting prize is Information Studies student Helen Whittle. Helen writes: My book collection entitled ‘Seeing Beyond the Shadows: A History of Western Philosophy Book Collection’ started… Read More ›
Lister Library Collection
We have recently catalogued a small collection of some seventy books from the library of the surgeon Sir Joseph Lister (1827-1912), famous for his pioneering work in antiseptic surgery. Lister accumulated a large library of ca. 2,500 books in his… Read More ›
Illuminated Faces: Author Portraits in the Hunterian Library
A guest blog post by Shauna Haynes, Renaissance Art MLitt work placement student My work placement in Special Collections this term focused on a study of decorated initials in illuminated manuscripts and incunabula in the Hunterian Library. This study culminates… Read More ›
“A Striking Likeness of an Ass”: marginalia in early-printed books
Blog post by Becca Gauldie, an M.Sc Art History (Collecting and Provenance Studies in an International Context) student, on placement in Archives and Special Collections. Every second-hand book has a provenance, but most are unremarkable and their previous ownership immediately… Read More ›
Popular Occulture in the Ferguson Collection, 1875-1947
Blog post by Jessica Watson, an MA Honours History of Art student on placement in Special Collections. I was selected to undertake an eight-week long placement with the Special Collections department of the University library as part of my art… Read More ›
From Dr Laing’s Library
Blog post by Becca Gauldie, an M.Sc Art History (Collecting and Provenance Studies in an International Context) student, on placement in Archives and Special Collections. My project has been to find and identify books which belonged to the antiquarian, and… Read More ›
The Humanist North
Blog post by Wiktoria Muryn, MLitt Renaissance Art History student on placement in Special Collections. There are many historical myths about the medieval period. We have all heard stories of the strictly devout society, despotic rulers and the daily grime… Read More ›
When cricket reigned supreme in Glasgow
Cricket may not be the first sport you’d think to associate with Glasgow. But, perhaps surprisingly, the city has close links with the game dating back two centuries; in fact people were putting bat to ball on Glasgow Green back in… Read More ›
