It’s Not All Books… As photographers for the Special Collections in the University of Edinburgh Main Library, we’ve seen a fair amount of beautiful books and manuscripts, but the diversity of the collections, both …Continue reading →

Facit Calculator Photography TAGS: Godfrey Thomson Project The Digital Imaging Unit recently had the mechanical calculating machine from the Godfrey Thomson Project to photograph. The calculator has this beautifully resolved logo which struck me as a little …Continue reading →

Photographing Geology Specimens This image of Quartz crystals was commissioned for exhibition at University of Edinburgh Main Library but has also found a home at the School of Geo Science website http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/facilities/ionprobe/TiQuartzStandards/ The …Continue reading →

Meteorites and Fossilised Rain Drops TAGS: Exhibitions This week the Digital Imaging Unit have been photographing the Gibeon nickel iron meteorite EUCM.110.759.  This fell in prehistoric times in Namibia, named after the nearest town.  Made into tools …Continue reading →

New Photography for Main Library Exhibition – Collect.ed TAGS: Exhibitions | Library The Digital Imaging Unit have been working on an amazingly diverse range of material recently thanks to a new exhibition being prepared for the Main Library by exhibitions intern Emma …Continue reading →

Edinburgh 300 : Cradle of Chemistry Images from the of Cradle of Chemistry which opened at University of Edinburgh Library on Thursday. The exhibition runs until 02/11/2013.