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Tartan: the highland habit
The story of tartan is told from the medieval love of display to the Victorian invention of exclusive clan identity. Along the journey, the history of the Highlands and its society is brought vividly to life. In the third edition of this classic and best-selling book there are: • 16...Cheape, Hugh ; Quye, Anita
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Historical and analytical research of dyes for early Scottish tartans
Papers in this volume cover various aspects of the deterioration of textiles and the different scientific techniques that can be applied to investigate the characteristics of historic textiles, their fibres, dyes etc. The authors include textile, paper and painting conservators, conservation scientists, chemists, archaeologists, engineers, biochemists and a zoologist. This...Cheape, Hugh ; Quye, Anita
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2008
Journal article
Rediscovering the Arisaid
The stereotype of 'traditional' Highland dress is the kilted male figure. The National Museums Scotland (NMS) and other museums have long included a category 'Arisaids' in their collections; research reveals that this was a female version of 'traditional' Highland dress, a finely-made and high status garment which was going out...Quye, Anita ; Cheape, Hugh
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2006
Book
Fonn's Duthchas: Land and Legacy
Fonn’s Duthchas: Land and Legacy was produced to accompany the travelling exhibition of the same name for Highland 2007 which included iconic items from the collections of National Museums Scotland, the National Galleries of Scotland and the National Library of Scotland. A narrative (in Gaelic and English) by Professor James...Hunter, James ; Cheape, Hugh
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2008
Book
Bagpipes : a national collection of national instruments.
Based on a 'national collection of the national instrument' now assembled in National Museums Scotland, this book offers an account of the musicology of the bagpipe in its European context, including the remarkable influence of the Baroque on Scotland's musical traditions. The record is meagre for the evolution of the...Cheape, Hugh
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2010
Journal article
The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and their Museum: Scotland’s national collection and a national discourse
Founded in 1780, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland began immediately to form a museum that has survived remarkably intact within the National Museums of Scotland. Their initiative marked a significant point in the evolution of material culture studies between the “cabinet of curiosities” of the Renaissance and the large...Cheape, Hugh
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2006
Book chapter
The Early history of the Scottish bagpipe
Der Dudelsack - besonders die Version des Instruments, die von der Great Highland Bagpipe abgeleitet wurde - und seine Musik sind zum Symbol Schottlands geworden. Allerdings sind sehr wenige Indizien hinsichtlich seiner frühen Geschichte in Schottland und überhaupt keine archäologischer Art vorhanden. Dudelsack gewann wahrscheinlich an Popularität als das Land...Cheape, Hugh
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2006
Book
Tartan: the highland habit
The story of tartan is told from the medieval love of display to the Victorian invention of exclusive clan identity. Along the journey, the history of the Highlands and its society is brought vividly to life. In the third edition of this classic and best-selling book there are: • 16...Cheape, Hugh