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OverviewFrom its 17th-century origins, the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh, one of the great research libraries of the world in every field, has developed an extraordinary collection of printed and manuscript material relating to Scotland and to the Scots. From genuine early Gaelic literature and the fictions of Ossian; from Mary, Queen of Scots, to explorer David Livingstone and architect Robert Adam; from great figures of the Enlightenment of the stature of David Hume and Adam Smith, to soldiers like Earl Haig; from Inveraray and Culloden to the furthest reaches of Australia and America, the Scots and Scotland have made history and changed the world. This celebration of the Library's Scottish collections, widely interpreted, provides a brief history of the institution and the development of its holdings, and focuses on a selection of the most interesting, exciting and unusual items, often going beyond the conventional 'treasures', describing and illustrating each one. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Iain Gordon BrownPublisher: Scala Publishers Ltd Imprint: Scala Publishers Ltd Dimensions: Width: 19.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 27.50cm Weight: 0.676kg ISBN: 9781857596380ISBN 10: 1857596382 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 30 November 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationIain Gordon Brown is Principal Curator of Manuscripts at the National Library of Scotland and has published extensively on many aspects of the collections. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |