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Scottish Furniture: 1500 - 1914
Scotland's furniture evolved against a background of social and cultural change that included religious reformation, civil war, union with England and participation in rapidly expanding commercial empire. The contribution of the country's finest workshops has been overlooked in general histories of British furniture and sever decades of scholarly research is... -
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Curious devices and mighty machines: Exploring Science Museums: (Chinese translation)
本书以策展人和科学器物作为线索,通过介绍西欧和北美的众多科学博物馆,系统地阐释了科学博物馆从创建、收集藏品到布展、宣传的各个方面。书中内含94张图片,以文字与图片生动结合的方式,让读者直观地领略到世界著名科学博物馆及其藏品的魅力。Alberti, S J M M
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El traje: Forma, función y estilo
El traje desvela la historia de esta prenda desde su aparición en Europa occidental a finales del siglo XVII hasta nuestros días. Figuras como el caballero de Savile Row y el hombre de negocios de Wall Street han encarnado durante mucho tiempo ideas de tradición, masculinidad, poder y respetabilidad, pero...Breward, Christopher
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Revealing Trimontium. The correspondence of James Curle of Melrose, excavator of Newstead Roman fort
The Roman fort of Trimontium is renowned internationally thanks to the work of James Curle (1862–1944) who led the excavations of 1905–1910. This volume brings together key sets of his correspondence which cast fresh light on the intellectual networks of the early 20th century, when professional archaeology was still in...Hunter, Fraser
Trimontium, James Curle (1862–1944), Roman fort , personal correspondence, and archaeological excavations
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Dyes in History and Archaeology 41
This Special Issue features contributions from the conference DHA41. Dyes in History and Archaeology (DHA) is an annual international conference that focuses on the academic discussion of dyes and organic pigments which have been used in the past. Every year since 1982, this meeting has drawn together conservators; curators; (technical)...Sandström, Edith
contributions, conference , organic colorants, Dyes in History and Archaeology, and conservation
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Preliminary investigation into the threat of Bronze Birch Borer (BBB - Agrilus anxius) to Scotland
This report details findings and recommendations from a year-long project investigating the threat that bronze birch borer (BBB, Agrilus anxius) poses to Scotland. The project concentrated on three areas: the current and potential distribution of Agrilus species in Scotland, potential BBB entry pathways, and BBB surveillance methods.Dainton, Katrina ; Pollard, Chris ; Trotter, Felix ; Paterson, Alaina ; Dunn, Michael …
bronze birch borer, Agrilus species , invasive species, and Scotland
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Revisiting Grooved Ware: Understanding Ceramic Trajectories in Britain and Ireland, 3200–2400 cal BC
Following its appearance, arguably in Orkney in the 32nd century cal BC, Grooved Ware soon became widespread across Britain and Ireland, seemingly replacing earlier pottery styles and being deposited in contexts as varied as simple pits, passage tombs, ceremonial timber circles and henge monuments. As a result, Grooved Ware lies...Sheridan, J A
Grooved Ware pottery, British and Irish Neolithic, and Orkney
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High Pasture Cave: ritual, memory and identity in the Iron Age of Skye
High Pasture Cave, located on the island of Skye, Scotland, occupies a liminal location on the very edge of a settlement, and appears to have been a focus for specific and special activities. Its extended period of use is indicated by ephemeral signs of Neolithic Activity, limited Bronze Age usage,...Birch, Steven A ; Cruickshanks, Gemma ; Mackenzie, Jo T
High Pasture Cave, archaeological excavations, Iron Age Scotland, and Isle of Skye
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The Old Red Sandstone, or New Walks in an Old Field
Facsimile edition of this classic book first published in 1841. Ross-shire-born polymath Hugh Miller (1802-56), self-educated stonemason, geologist and writer, was famous in his lifetime across the English-speaking world. On one level, The Old Red Sandstone, is a description of the geology of Cromarty, Ross-shire, with diversions into its scenery,...Miller, Hugh
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The Old Red Sandstone, or New Walks in an Old Field
Facsimile edition of this classic book first published in 1841. Ross-shire-born polymath Hugh Miller (1802-56), self-educated stonemason, geologist and writer, was famous in his lifetime across the English-speaking world. On one level, The Old Red Sandstone, is a description of the geology of Cromarty, Ross-shire, with diversions into its scenery,...Miller, Hugh
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Donald Ross and the Highland Clearances 'Yet still the Blood is Strong'
The Highland Clearances was a dark episode in Scottish history when many thousands of people were forced off lands that they and their kin had lived on for generations. Some boarded ships destined for the colonies of America and Australia, others ended up on small barren plots by the coast...Ross, Andrew J
evictions, emigration , venerable societies , highland clearances, biography , and Donald Ross (1813-1882)
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The bare bones: explore the Early Neolithic chambered cairns of the North Channel
The spread of farming across Europe from the Near East is an amazing story of how a new way of life was established by farmers who moved on to new land as their population grew. People were growing crops and tending domesticated animals from around 9500 BC in the Levant...Lindsay, Gavin ; Ritchie, Matt ; Sheridan, J A
agriculture, migration, early farmers, and Neolithic Scotland
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Paleoneurology of Amniotes
This book presents a detailed examination of the current state of knowledge in the field of paleoneurology in the main amniote groups (reptiles, birds and mammals), and advances resulting from new non-invasive technologies. The study of fossil endocasts is an area of considerable current interest, and has long been central...Walsh, Stig
fossils , endocast , inner ear , Cranial Pneumaticity , brain evolution, dinossaurs brain , sensory evolution, Computed tomography, and Encephalization Quotient
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Hamilton Palace: The Dukes of Hamilton and their collections
This is the story of Scotland’s lost treasure trove. The destruction of Hamilton Palace, the grandest stately home in Britain, was one of the greatest losses to national heritage ever to happen in this country. In 1882, Hamilton Palace stood grandly to the south-east of Glasgow. Home to the Dukes...Evans, Godfrey
Hamilton Palace collection, architecture , galleries, Dukes of Hamilton, museums, collection dispersal, applied art, and fine art
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Competing Values in Archaeological Heritage
Discusses the intersection of law and ethics, and the relationship between legal protection on paper and the realities of heritage management on the ground Draws together the connected themes of management, legislation, ethics, and public perceptions around archaeological heritage Will be? of interest to students at undergraduate and postgraduate level... -
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Little black dress: a radical fashion
The book of the exhibition, Beyond the Little Black Dress, 2 July-30 October 2022 at the National Museum of Scotland. At its inception, the ‘Little Black Dress’ was radically modern: a masculine-inspired, anti-traditionalist female attire. Yet it has remained a wardrobe staple for almost a century, each new silhouette redressing...Ripley, Georgina
radical fashion, exhibition, textiles, catalogue, and sustainability
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The material landscapes of Scotland’s jewellery craft, 1780-1914
During the long 19th century, Scotland was home to an established body of skilled jewellers who were able to access a range of materials from the country's varied natural landscape: precious gold and silver; sparkling crystals and colourful stones; freshwater pearls, shells and parts of rare animals. Following these materials...Laurenson, Sarah
contemporary collecting, crafts, precious metals, Scotland, jewellery, natural environment, and material culture
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Actes de colloque : Hoarding and deposition in Europe from later prehistory to the medieval period – finds in context; London (UK), 12-14 June 2019.
The paper in this volume were presented at the conference Hoarding and deposition in Europe from later prehistory to the medieval period - finds in context. The conference was held at King's College, The Strand, London from 12-14 June 2019Knight, Matthew G
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Critical Approaches to Heritage for Development
This book investigates the relationship between heritage and development from the global visions articulated by UNESCO and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to local activism, livelihood innovations and political strategies employed in diverse countries of the Global South. In recent years, as culturally informed approaches to international development have become...Cross, Charlotte ; Giblin, John D
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The art of tapestry
Extensively illustrated, this is the first accessible publication on the history of tapestry in over two decades. Woven with dazzling images from history, mythology and the natural world, and breath-taking in their craftsmanship, tapestries were among the most valuable and high-status works of art available in Europe from the medieval... -
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Little black dress: a radical fashion
In 1926, Coco Chanel designed a simple, short black dress described in American Vogue as 'the frock that the entire world will wear'. This lavishly illustrated book with contributions from experts explores interpretations of the 'LBD' throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.Ripley, Georgina
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Hugh Miller: stonemason, geologist, writer
Hugh Miller was born in 1802 in Cromarty, Ross-shire. He started his working life as a stonemason’s apprentice; he later became a social commentator and crusader. He also inspired in others an interest in fossils. His was a household name in his lifetime, not only in Scotland but across the...Taylor, Michael A
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Curious devices and mighty machines: Exploring Science Museums
Science museums have paradoxes at their core. They must be accessible and fun while representing increasingly complex science. They must be both historic and contemporary. Their exhibits attract millions, but most of their objects remain in deep storage, seldom seen. This book delves into these conflicts, revealing the secret lives...Alberti, S J M M
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Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life
he book of the exhibition, Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life, 2 July-30 October 2022 at the National Museum of Scotland. History and science collide in the fascinating history of anatomy, from artistic explorations by Leonardo da Vinci, and the pioneering, lavishly illustrated book by Andreas Vesalius, to the...Phillipson, Tacye
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The earth: a biography of life: the story of life on our planet through 47 incredible organisms
It is difficult to conceive of the vast scale of the history of life on Earth, from the very first living organisms sparking into life in hydrothermal deep-sea vents to the dizzying diversity of life today. The evolution of life is a sweeping epic of a tale, with twists and...Pancorili, Elsa
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Weapons in Late Shang (c.1250-1050 BCE): China beyond typology and ritual
Weapons in Late Shang (c.1250-1050 BCE) China explores the large quantities of bronze and jade weapons, such as dagger-axes, spears and arrows, found at the World Heritage site of Yinxu, the late Shang capital located near today’s Anyang city in central China Qin Cao’s innovative research presents new insights into...Cao, Qin
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Highland Style: Fashioning Highland dress c.1745-1845
For many people across the world, Highland dress, bagpipes and Highland landscapes are the images of Scotland that first spring to mind. Ideas about the Scottish Highlands which took hold around the turn of the 19th century remain to the present day. National Museums Scotland holds a significant collection of...Waine, Rosie
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Radar in Scotland 1938–46
With histories of each individual station, this book shows how the radar chain operated, how the radar information was processed and used for the air defence of Scotland, and what it was like to live and work on these mostly very remote sites. Featuring many unpublished photographs taken during the...Brown, Ian
Second World War, Radar, Military history, and Military aircraft
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Nature's Palette: A colour reference system from the natural world
The first-ever visual expansion of Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours, featuring over 800 illustration references from the natural worldBaty, Patrick ; Davidson, Peter ; Charwat, Elaine ; Simonini, Giulia ; Karliczek, André
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Fragments of the Bronze Age: the destruction and deposition of metalwork in South-West Britain and its wider context
The destruction and deposition of metalwork is a widely recognised phenomenon across Bronze Age Europe. Weapons were decommissioned and thrown into rivers; axes were fragmented and piled in hoards; and ornaments were crushed, contorted and placed in certain landscapes. Interpretation of this material is often considered in terms of whether...Knight, Matthew G
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The pasts and presence of art in South Africa: Technologies, ontologies and agents
In 2015, #RhodesMustFall generated the largest student protests in South Africa since the end of apartheid, subsequently inspiring protests and acts of decolonial iconoclasm across the globe. The performances that emerged in, through and around #RhodesMustFall make it clear how analytically fruitful Alfred Gell’s notion that art is ‘a system...Wingfield, Chris ; Giblin, John ; King, Rachel
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Histeridae, Sphaeritidae and Silphidae of Britain and Ireland
The Histeridae and Silphidae atlas covers 75 beetle species in three families. Histeridae: the clown beetles. Sphaeritidae: the false clown beetles Silphidae: the carrion beetles. Many of these large charismatic beetles are associated with decaying organic matter, including carcasses, dung and dead wood. Several species are widespread and common in...Lane, S A ; Lucas, C B H ; Whiffin, Ashleigh L
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The late Roman silver treasure from Traprain Law
Excavated from Traprain Law, East Lothian, Scotland, in May 1919, was one of the most spectacular discoveries of Roman silver ever made in Europe - and the biggest hoard of `hacksilver': 23kg, battered, crushed and chopped up. Blame for the destruction has hitherto been laid at the door of `barbarians'...Hunter, Fraser ; Kaufmann-Heinimann, Annemarie ; Painter, Kenneth
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Objects of the past in the past: investigating the significance of earlier artefacts in later contexts
How did past communities view, understand and communicate their pasts? And how can we, as archaeologists, understand this? In recent years these questions have been approached through studies of the extended occupation and use of landscapes, monuments and artefacts to explore concepts of time and memory. But what of objects...Knight, Matthew G ; Boughton, Dot ; Wilkinson, Rachel E
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Ecomorphology of Cyclorrhaphan Larvae (Diptera)
This book offers an overview of the larva of Diptera Cyclorrhapha. It first discusses the principal forms, functions and roles of larvae, and then evaluates feeding, locomotion and respiration in larval saprophages, phytophages and zoophages as keys to understanding and predicting larval morphology. It also highlights how the environment affects... -
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The carnyx in Iron Age Europe : the Deskford carnyx in its European context [1]
The carnyx, an animal-headed bronze horn, once echoed across Iron Age Europe. Now, after centuries of silence, this book presents a full picture of this dramatic instrument for the first time. It considers the rare surviving fragments, with a detailed study of the Deskford carnyx from north-east Scotland, alongside depictions...Hunter, Fraser
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The carnyx in Iron Age Europe : the Deskford carnyx in its European context [2]
The carnyx, an animal-headed bronze horn, once echoed across Iron Age Europe. Now, after centuries of silence, this book presents a full picture of this dramatic instrument for the first time. It considers the rare surviving fragments, with a detailed study of the Deskford carnyx from north-east Scotland, alongside depictions...Hunter, Fraser
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Scotland in Early Medieval Europe
This edited volume explores how (what is today) Scotland can be compared with, contrasted to, or was connected with other parts of Early Medieval Europe. Far from a ‘dark age’, Early Medieval Scotland (AD 300–900) was a crucible of different languages and cultures, the world of the Picts, Scots, Britons...Blackwell, Alice
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The Beaker people: isotopes, mobility and diet in prehistoric Britain
The Beaker People: Isotopes, Mobility and Diet in Prehistoric Britain presents the results of a major project that sought to address a century-old question about the people who were buried with Beakers a – the distinctive pottery of Continental origin that was current, predominantly in equally distinctive burials, in Britain...Pearson, Mike Parker ; Sheridan, J A ; Jay, Mandy ; Chamberlain, A ; Richards, M P …
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The establishment of site condition monitoring of the sea caves of the St Kilda and North Rona Special Areas of Conservation with supplementary data from Loch Eriboll
The report presents a study which initiated site condition monitoring of the sea caves within the St Kilda and North Rona SACs. This was done to establish a baseline biological data set that would facilitate the assessment of the condition of the habitats in the future and to allow a...Harries, D B ; Moore, C G ; Porter, J S ; Sanderson, W G ; Ware, F J …
marine, benthos, SAC, SCM, sea caves, condition, and monitoring
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Conversations in Stone – celebrating the life and legacy of Hugh Miller
The writer, self-taught geologist and stonemason Hugh Miller (1802-1856) was one of Scotland’s finest nature writers. Born in Cromarty, his works made him a household name, and to this day his lyrical style transports readers to stand beside him at the rock-face. Celebrating his legacy, this anthology brings together prose...Reid, Larissa ; Panciroli, Elsa
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Plastics: collecting and conserving
From plastic use by early astronauts to its broad application by today's art curators and experts in museums and galleries for everything from storage to high-tech crating, this authoritative publication serves the needs for the professional and layperson alike as a reference.Quye, Anita ; Williamson, Colin
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100 Years of Scottish Pottery 1740-1840: a selection from a private Scottish collection
The catalogue features examples of 18th and early 19th century Scottish East Coast pottery from Scotland’s foremost private collection. Many of the pieces have never previously been on public display. Highlights include examples of William Littler’s porcelain produced at West Pans, and wares produced at the potteries of Robert and...Haggarty, George
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Photography and the Doctor: John Adamson of St Andrews
Dr John Adamson (1809-70) was the older brother of the better-known Robert Adamson (1821-48), famous for his pioneering photography work with D.O. Hill. John Adamson's photography had to be fitted in around his medical practice in St Andrews. The photographs in this book are drawn mainly from two extremely early...Morrison-Low, A D ; Bruce, David
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Ichneumonid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): their classification and biology
The hymenopteran family Ichneumonidae compriises one of the largest single animal families. With around 2,300 British species, almost 10% of British insect species are ichneumonids. They can be found everywhere and studying them is very rewarding, but it is not without its difficulties. This book provides an extensively illustrated key...Broad, Gavin R ; Shaw, Mark R ; Fitton, M G
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Astronomers at work: A study of the replicability of 19th century astronomical practice
This book presents a detailed analysis of some highly significant astronomical instruments designed in the German states during the 19th century: Carl Steinheil's astronomical drawing-board, Karl Friedrich Zöllner's astro-photometer and Oswald Lohse's astro-camera. Based on these instruments, the author shows how, by rebuilding these instruments and practising with them, significant...Staubermann, Klaus
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Fossils
Explore the extraordinary world of fossils; find out how they’re formed, where to find them and how to identify them in this information book. Written by palaeontology expert Dr Andrew Ross, in conjunction with the National Museum of Scotland, this book will help children discover all the fascinating details of...Ross, Andrew
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Islay, Jura and Colonsay: a historical guide. 2nd edition
The story of Islay, Jura and Colonsay is one of the most fascinating amongst all the Hebrides. They have had substantial human occupation since earliest times and man has left many relics across the islands, from tools and artefacts of mesolithic times to the modern-day distilleries of Islay and Jura....Caldwell, David H
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Painting nature for the nation: Taki Katei and the challenges to Sinophile culture in Meiji Japan
In Painting Nature for the Nation: Taki Katei and the Challenges to Sinophile Culture in Meiji Japan, Rosina Buckland offers an account of the career of the painter Taki Katei (1830–1901). Drawing on a large body of previously unpublished paintings, collaborative works and book illustrations by this highly successful, yet...Buckland, Rosina
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An Corran, Staffin, Skye: a rockshelter with Mesolithic and later occupation
The An Corran rockshelter, on the north-east coast of the Trotternish peninsula, Skye, contained a series of shell midden and other deposits with evidence for human occupation from Mesolithic and later periods. A rescue investigation of the site in the winter of 1993-94, immediately prior to anticipated total destruction by...Saville, Alan ; Hardy, Karen ; Miket, Roger ; Ballin, Torben Bjarke
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David Livingstone: man, myth and legacy
David Livingstone (1813-73) rose from being a factory boy in the west of Scotland to become an African explorer and a hero of the Victorian age. He was the first European to document Malawi in the mid 1800s and he continues to be remembered there - and in the David... -
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Early Medieval Scotland: Individuals, Communities and Ideas
The elaborately carved Hilton of Cadboll stone, the house-shaped Monymusk Reliquary and the sumptuously decorated Hunterston brooch (all on view in the National Museum of Scotland) are evidence of the sophistication of Scottish craftsmen in the time AD 300-900, formerly known as the 'Dark Ages'. A pioneering partnership between National...Clarke, David V ; Blackwell, Alice ; Goldberg, D Martin
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Illuminating instruments
This 7th volume in the Artefacts series looks at a number of significant instruments that were created to serve various scientific purposes. The contributors examine the roles these instruments played both as scientific devices developed to advance our knowledge of the world and as cultural artifacts manufactured and used in... -
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Heaven and hell - and other worlds of the dead
What happens after we die? -- from Egyptian mummies to guardians of ancient tombs; Mexican 'Days of the Dead' skeletons to Mercedez-Benz coffins; Peruvian mummy bundles to Viking boat burials -- this book explores beliefs & practices from around the world & across time. More...It highlights the wealth & diversity...Sheridan, J A
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Proceedings of the XIVth International Numismatic Congress, Glasgow 2009
Some 329 lectures and 29 posters were presented at the XIVth International Numismatic Congress held at the University of Glasgow in September 2009. They have resulted in 255 papers, now published in these Proceedings. -
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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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Ancient Glass in the National Museums Scotland
Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland catalogues the extensive collection of glass vessels, objects and fragments from late Bronze Age to the Middle Ages to be found in National Museums Scotland. The collection has been assembled over the past 150 years and is based largely on East Mediterranean pieces. An...Lightfoot, C S
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The Cutting Edge: Scotland's Contemporary Crafts
The Cutting Edge celebrates the diverse range of innovative and exciting new craft work currently being produced by emerging Scottish artists in a wide range of media – ceramics, glass, metal, textiles, paper, leather, furniture and baskets. As well as essays by leading figures on the contemporary craft scene the...Baird, Catriona ; Watban, Rose
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The natural history of Hoverflies
Hoverflies are valuable insects and particularly over the last two decades, they have started to impact on a wider range of people than just specialists. Hoverflies are known and recognised not just for their striking colours, remarkable hovering behaviour and flower visiting habits but also because of their roles in...Rotheray, Graham E ; Gilbert, Francis
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Shunga: Erotic Art in Japan
This intriguing introduction to Japanese erotic art, known as shunga, is full of humour and human interest. A large quantity of paintings, handscrolls, prints and illustrated books of erotica was produced in Japan between 1600 and 1900. As urban culture expanded rapidly during the seventeenth century, erotic woodblock prints were...Buckland, Rosina
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Lewis Chessmen Unmasked
The humorous and intricately designed hoard of Lewis Chessmen is one of the most significant archaeological discoveries ever made in Scotland. The Lewis Chessmen were found hidden on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, in the early nineteenth century. It of seated consisted kings and queens, mitred bishops, knights on...Caldwell, David H ; Hall, Mark A ; Wilkinson, Caroline M
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Embroidered Stories: Scottish Samplers
Samplers were embroidered pictures made by girls, and occasionally boys, as part of their education. Scottish samplers are unique with regard to the amount of information that can be gathered from them. They often include the initials of extended family members as well as details of buildings, places and events,...Wyld, Helen
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Terrestrial Conservation Lagerstätten: Windows into the Evolution of Life on Land
Evolutionary biologists have long been concerned by the incompleteness of the fossil record. Although our knowledge of the diversity of life in ‘deep time’ has improved, many lineages of extant animals and plants still have only sparse fossil documentation. Even groups with ‘hard parts’ that render them suitable for fossilization... -
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Scotland’s Early Silver: transforming Roman pay-offs to Pictish treasures
Based on the exhibition Scotland's Early Silver, opening at the National Museum of Scotland, 13 October - 25 February 18. In Scotland, silver, not gold, was the most important and powerful precious metal for a thousand years, from the arrival of the Roman army until the dawn of the Viking...Blackwell, Alice ; Goldberg, D Martin ; Hunter, Fraser
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Age of Oil: artwork by Sue Jane Taylor
The book accompanies the multi-media exhibition on show at the National Museum of Scotland 21 July - 5 November 2017, featuring the artwork of Sue Jane Taylor. The artist is no stranger to extreme working environments, having worked for over thirty years recording the lives of workers in the North... -
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Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites: a souvenir guide
Produced for the major new exhibition Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites at the National Museum of Scotland 23 June - 12 November 2017, this souvenir guide showcases many of the exhibition's treasures, brought together from all over Europe. The book takes the reader around the exhibition under these headings:...Forsyth, David S
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Paris Intense: Die Nabis - Von Bonnard bis Vallotton
In Paris formierte sich 1888 die Künstlergruppe der Nabis, der Propheten, wie sie sich selbst scherzhaft nannten. Zu ihren Mitgliedern zählten Pierre Bonnard, Édouard Vuillard, Félix Vallotton und Aristide Maillol. Auf der Suche nach neuen, »echten« Ausdrucksformen gestalteten sie intime Interieurs, Bühnenbilder, Theaterplakate, Zeitschriften, Bücher, Möbel oder Kunsthandwerk. Kunst und... -
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Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites
The history of the exiled Stuart dynasty and their supporters, known as Jacobites, has held an enduring and romantic fascination for generations. These newly commissioned essays from historians and curators from a variety of disciplines present the story of the Jacobites through the prism of the surviving material and visual... -
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Medieval St Andrews: church, cult, city
First extended treatment of the city of St Andrews during the middle ages. St Andrews was of tremendous significance in medieval Scotland. Its importance remains readily apparent in the buildings which cluster the rocky promontory jutting out into the North Sea: the towers and walls of cathedral, castle and university... -
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The tomb: Ancient Egytian burial
The Tomb presents the story of an extraordinary ancient Egyptian tomb, built around 1290BC in the city of Thebes for a Chief of Police and his wife, and reused for over 1000 years. It was sealed shortly after the Roman conquest of Egypt with an intact family burial. When excavated...Maitland, Margaret
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Golden fantasies: Japanese screens from New York collections, exhibition catalogue
Folding screens are luxuriously beautiful and uniquely designed pictorial compositions that present the social and cultural ideals of their time. Golden Fantasies assembles superb examples of folding screens, many from private New York collections and previously unseen by the public. The works in this exhibition fall into three broad categories:...Buckland, Rosina
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Ancient lives: object, people and place in Early Scotland. Essays for David V Clarke on his 70th birthday
Ancient Lives provides new perspectives on object, people and place in early Scotland and beyond. The 19 papers cover topics ranging from the Neolithic to the Medieval period, and from modern museum practice to ancient craft skills. The material culture of ancient lives is centre stage – how it was... -
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How scientific instruments have changed hands
This collection of essays discusses the marketing of scientific and medical instruments from the eighteenth century to the First World War. The evidence presented here is derived from sources as diverse as contemporary trade literature, through newspaper advertisements, to rarely-surviving inventories, and from the instruments themselves. The picture may not...Morrison-Low, A D
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Late Roman Silver: The Traprain Treasure in Context
The Traprain Law treasure from east Lothian in south-east Scotland is the most dramatic hoard of late Roman Hacksilber yet found. The interpretation of these bent, broken and crushed silver fragments has long been debated. Were they loot broken up by uncultured barbarians, or some form of diplomatic gift? This...Hunter, Fraser
Scotland, Romans, Silver, and Traprain Law
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Scotland to the world: treasures from the National Museum of Scotland
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the National Museum of Scotland this book showcases over 100 of its treasures, from the departments of Scottish History and Archaeology, Art and Design, Science and Technology, Natural Sciences and World Cultures -
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Sourcing Scottish redwares
Sourcing Scottish Redwares examines Scotland's extensive iron-rich clay sources which were exploited for the production of pottery, tiles and later bricks, from the 13th century onwards. Supported by Historic Scotland the authors used inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) in conjunction with the British Geological Survey's national geochemical database of stream...Haggarty, George ; Hall, Derek ; Chenery, Simon
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A global force: war, identities and Scotland's diaspora
A comparative study of Scotland’s global military diaspora, focusing on the impact of the Great War. Between the 1820s and 1914 over two million people emigrated from Scotland, settling primarily in North America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. One of the most distinctive ways in which the influence of...Forsyth, David ; Ugolini, Wendy
First World War, Scotland, Commonwealth, Military, Identities, Diaspora, Scottishness, and War
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Qadscharische Bildfliesen im Ethnologischen Museum Berlin, exhibition catalogue
Das Ethnologische Museum besitzt 25 Fliesen, auf denen Szenen aus dem Alltag in Teheran um 1890 dargestellt sind: Läden im Basar, Handwerker, fliegende Händler und Garköche mit ihrer Kundschaft, Lastträger, Bettler und Derwische. In ihrer Art erinnern diese genrehaften Bilder an historische Fotografien. Unter Einbeziehung zahlreicher, bislang nicht gezeigter Objekte...Voigt, Friederike
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European collections of scientific instruments, 1550-1750
Collections of scientific instruments originated as part of Renaissance collections of 'naturalia' and 'artificialia'. Surveying and astronomical instruments were common in such collections, their role being to impress visitors by displaying the power that a ruler acquired through the control of nature. This book offers selected studies of notable European...scientific apparatus and instruments Europe renaissance collections science
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Early Medieval Scotland: Individuals, communities and ideas
The elaborately carved Hilton of Cadboll stone, the house-shaped Monymusk Reliquary and the sumptuously decorated Hunterston brooch (all on view in the National Museum of Scotland) are evidence of the sophistication of Scottish craftsmen in the time AD 300-900, formerly known as the 'Dark Ages'. A pioneering partnership between National...Clarke, David V ; Blackwell, Alice ; Goldberg, D Martin
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Scotland in later prehistoric Europe
How did Scotland relate to wider European patterns in later prehistory? This key topic is addressed by the papers in this volume, which review recent work on the Scottish later Bronze Age and Iron Age in the light of its neighbours. Authors use the explosion of recent data to investigate... -
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Illuminating instruments
This 7th volume in the Artefacts series looks at a number of significant instruments that were created to serve various scientific purposes. The contributors examine the roles these instruments played both as scientific devices developed to advance our knowledge of the world and as cultural artifacts manufactured and used in... -
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Celts: art and identity
The real and imagined legacy of the ancient Celts has shaped modern identities across the British Isles and retains a powerful hold over the popular imagination. Furthermore, Celtic art is one of Europe’s great artistic traditions, with the skills of Celtic craftspeople standing alongside the best of the ancient and... -
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Photography: A Victorian sensation
The souvenir book of the exhibition Photography: A Victorian Sensation at National Museums Scotland June-November 2015. It highlights objects in National Museum Scotland's history of photography collections and describes the public excitement over early photography.Morrison-Low, A D
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Triassic life on land: the great transition
The Triassic period is generally viewed as the beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs. For paleontologists, however, it also marks the rise of the world's first modern land ecosystems. Over the past three decades, extensive, worldwide fieldwork has led to the discovery of many new species of Triassic animals and...Sues, Hans-Dieter ; Fraser, Nicholas C
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Scottish photography: the first thirty years
This lavishly illustrated book discusses the relationship between art, science and technology which, around 1840, laid a fertile groundwork for photography to flourish in Scotland. It looks at the early professionals including DO Hill, Robert Adamson, James Valentine and George Washington Wilson. The book has been written by Dr Sara...Stevenson, Sara ; Morrison-Low, A D
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A passion for glass. The Dan Klein & Alan J. Poole catalogue of the glass collection
A dazzling collection of modern glass was gifted to National Museums Scotland by Dan Klein and Alan J. Poole in 2009. Dan and Alan began collecting in the late 1970s and over the subsequent thirty years assembled one of the most comprehensive collections of modern glass, predominately British and Irish....Watban, Rose
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Ritual in Early Bronze Age grave goods : an examination of ritual and dress equipment from Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age graves in England.
The exotic and impressive grave goods from burials of the ‘Wessex Culture’ in Early Bronze Age Britain are well known and have inspired influential social and economic hypotheses, invoking the former existence of chiefs, warriors and merchants and high-ranking pastoralists. Alternative theories have sought to explain how display of such...Woodward, Ann ; Hunter, John
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Surviving desires: making and selling native jewellery in the American Southwest
In its classic union of gleaming silver and blue turquoise, Native American jewellery of the Southwest is an iconic art form. Internationally recognized and locally significant, Native American jewellery has a compelling history—it represents the persistence of tradition while encapsulating the vitality of Native American communities and the continuously transforming...Lidchi, Henrietta
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Common Cause: Commonwealth Scots and the Great War
Emigration has been an ever-present theme in the story of Scotland. In 1914, as the world prepared for war, thousands of men enlisted in Scotland for military service, and across the British empire and beyond thousands more of Scottish birth and descent joined up. As optimism gave way to the...Allan, Stuart ; Forsyth, David S
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Francis Watkins and the Dollond telescope patent controversy
Francis Watkins was an eminent figure in his field of mathematical and optical instrument making in mid-eighteenth century London. Working from original documents, Brian Gee has uncovered the life and times of an optical instrument maker, who - at first glance - was not among the most prominent in his...Gee, Brian
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Ming: the Golden Empire produced by Nomad Exhibitions in association with Nanjing Museum
The book of the exhibition showing at the National Museum of Scotland 27 June-19 October 2014. A collection of original Ming artefacts from Nanjing Museum, including Chinese National Treasures, are on display in the only UK showing of this internationally significant exhibition. The exhibition - and the book - showcase...McLoughlin, Kevin
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Baroque Furniture in the Boulle Technique – Conservation, Science, History
In May 2011 the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum was home to an ambitious interdisciplinary conference focusing on the production, conservation and contextualisation of furniture in the Boulle technique. Featuring contributions from international authorities this beautifully and richly illustrated volume relays the content of the presentations given and discussions had in the course...King, Rachel ; Hacke, Ute ; Eikelmann, Renate
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Kabuki: Japanese Theatre Prints
The popular form of traditional theatre in Japan, known as kabuki, combines drama, music and dance and is presented on spectacular stage settings in lavish costumes. In 19th-century Japan people eagerly acquired pictures of their favourite actor in the latest play. These woodblock prints were a cheap and colourful medium...Buckland, Rosina