Michael Servetus: Christianismi Restitutio ‘Bound to the stake by the iron chain, with a chaplet of straw and green twigs covered with sulphur on his head, with his long dark face, it is said …Continue reading →

Sticky Situations Last week our Project Conservator, Nicole Devereux, wrote about how she had uncovered an unusual sticky situation among the Patrick Geddes Collection photographs.  Rising to the conservation challenge, Nicole explored …Continue reading →

New College Library opening until 10pm trial TAGS: New College Library   New College Library’s opening hours are being extended for a trial period. The Library continues to be open on a Sunday afternoon, 12-5pm throughout this semester. From 9 April …Continue reading →

Thomson-Dunlop Research and Conservation Internship Our blog this week comes from Michela Albano, who recently spent four weeks working with our Musical Instrument Conservator, Jonathan Santa Maria Bouquet… Thanks to the Thomson-Dunlop Research and Conservation …Continue reading →

Travelling Images: Venetian Illustrated Books at the University of Edinburgh We have a micro exhibition, of illustrated books from Renaissance Italy, running in CRC from 13th April to 15th June.  This is in collaboration with Linda Borean of the Università …Continue reading →

Scotland’s Music and Dance: Songs and Musicians This is the second post about music and dance in Scotland. Here, we look at some examples of Scottish songs, as well as eminent musicians, especially musical families, and people …Continue reading →

New! Development Bookshelf from Practical Action TAGS: African Studies | agriculture | climate change | databases | disasters and emergencies | e-books | economic and business development | Energy | environment | gender studies | global public health | health | International Development | International Relations | new | NGOs | online resources I’m pleased to let you know that the Library now has access to Development Bookshelf, produced by Practical Action. Development Bookshelf is a specialist peer-reviewed and evidence-based online book collection for …Continue reading →

Repository Fringe 2018 Venue: The Royal Society of Edinburgh Dates: 2-3 July 2018 Registration: is now closed Repository Fringe has now finished for 2018. The presentations have been deposited in – and are …Continue reading →

Problem Photographs in the Patrick Geddes Collection TAGS: patrick geddes | photograph conservation This week’s blog comes from Project Conservator, Nicole Devereux, who has come across a sticky situation with some photographs during the ‘Evergreen: Patrick Geddes and the Environment in Equilibrium’ project… …Continue reading →

Scotland’s Music and Dance: Amusement, Traditions and Work If someone was to say to you “music and dance in Scotland” you would automatically think of bagpipes and ceilidh dances. But, looking at the Statistical Accounts of Scotland, you …Continue reading →