Projects

[0732] Treasures from the University of Aberdeen

This project from the University of Aberdeen has images from extremely rare manuscripts including the Burnet Psalter (15th century) and the Aberdeen Bestiary which was written and illuminated circa 1200 with scholars regarding it as one of the best manuscripts of its kind.

Keywords: Aberdeen University, MacBean Collection, artwork, literature

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland

[0664] Works by Talwin Morris and Agnes Miller Parker

This project looks at book and furniture design by Talwin Morris and engravings by Agnes Miller Parker, two 19th century Scottish artists.

Keywords: Talwin Morris, Agnes Miller

Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland, Strathclyde

[0657] Barter to Euro - The Story of Coinage

This project traces the development of coinage in Europe from its invention in Greece over 2,500 years to the introduction of the new Euro coins. Drawing on the Hunterian Collection, it includes coins from ancient Greece and Rome through to medieval and modern Europe.

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland

[0650] The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-1904

This project gathers material from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society to mark the centenary of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902-04, led by William Spiers Bruce aboard the research vessel "Scotia".

Keywords: Antarctic expedition

Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland

[0628] Robert Louis Stevenson in the South Seas

A selection of photographs from albums compiled by the writer Robert Louis Stevenson and his family, recording their travels among the islands of the South Pacific from 1889 to 1894.

Keywords: Robert Louis Stevenson, photographs

Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland, Lothian

[0542] The British History Library

This project features images from the British Galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London - one of the world's greatest museums of the decorative arts. The British Galleries contain some of Britain's most significant cultural treasures including Henry VIII's writing desk, James II's wedding suit and the famous Great Bed of Ware and will feature all of the top British designers, plus the leading manufacturers, of the times - including Chippendale, Morris, Mackintosh, Wedgwood and Liberty.

Keywords: V&A Victoria and Albert

Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland