Capturing the Moment on Glass Plate Negatives I recently attended a one-day workshop at the RCAHMS conservation studio regarding the preservation and conservation of glass plate negatives. The day was split roughly into two parts, with the …Continue reading →

Bicentennial of the birth of Professor Edward Forbes (1815-1854), marine biologist, geologist, natural historian and biogeographer TAGS: Edinburgh University | Isle of Man | Norway | Palaeontological Society | Professor Edward Forbes | Professor of Natural History | School of Mines | University Maga DRAWING & SKETCHING, STUDYING & RESEARCHING, TRAVELLING & DREDGING, DESCRIBING MOLLUSCS & SHELLFISH, MUSEUM CURATION & PALAEONTOLOGY, PRESIDING OVER SCIENTIFIC BODIES & CLASSIFIYING TERTIARY FORMATIONS, AND LECTURING – ALL IN …Continue reading →

The National Monument of Scotland TAGS: Calton Hill Edinburgh | Playfair | The national Monument The Digital Imaging Unit has digitised many architectural drawings held in University of Edinburgh special collections over the years. They always present a challenge because of thier scale. They offer a …Continue reading →

Tag It, Find It! TAGS: Art Collection | collections | Edinburgh College of Art | fine art | gaming | ILW | metadata | Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library | Tagging Pop-up Library is back for a limited time only in Innovative Learning Week (ILW) and we want you to say what you see! Combining two of our most popular Pop-up Library …Continue reading →

About the Project Welcome to the Fairbairn Blog. William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn (1889-1964) was a leading psychoanalyst whose pioneering work helped children suffering from trauma in the early 20th century. His personal library …Continue reading →