Piping treasure on display in ‘The Piper’s Whim’ Exhibition TAGS: bagpipes | Gaelic | music | New College Library | nineteenth-century | rare books | Scotland Currently on display at St Cecilia’s Hall, Cowgate, Edinburgh is an instruction book on the bagpipe  (in Gaelic Pibroch, or, Ceol mor, or, literally, Big music) from New College Library’s Gaelic Collection. …Continue reading →

Science and religion : a natural history #ILW2013 TAGS: Divinity | eighteenth-century | innovative learning week | Natural History Collection | New College Library | nineteenth-century | religion | science | Special Collections | Theology & Ethics | twentieth-century Innovative Learning week kicks off at New College Library with a chance to see some of the scientific books in New College Library’s Special Collections and find out where they …Continue reading →

Walking with Angels? Exploring Death in Modern Scotland TAGS: angels | death | Divinity | images | nineteenth-century | online | Special Collections | twentieth-century | University of Edinburgh There are still places available at the forthcoming conference on Death in Modern Scotland , 1855: beliefs, attitudes and practices at the School of Divinity, New College Edinburgh, on 1-3 …Continue reading →

The wood-walls of Scotland : a Christmas Carol TAGS: Christmas | Church of Scotland | Disruption | Free Church of Scotland | Hymn | New College Library | nineteenth-century | Pamphlets | Scotland | Special Collections New College Christmas Carol Service is taking place today at 5pm in the Martin Hall, led by members of the New College community and with singing from the New College Choir. Here’s a …Continue reading →

Remembering the life of Guru Nanak TAGS: Funk | India | New College Library | nineteenth-century | Pakistan | Pamphlets | sikhism | Special Collections Sikhs around the world will celebrate the birthday of Guru Nanak on Wednesday 28 November. Guru Nanak (1469-1539) was the founder of the Sikh religion. The life of Baba Nanuk, …Continue reading →

From Greek to Gaelic TAGS: Gaelic | greek | Latin | New College Library | nineteenth-century | rare books | Scotland Just over 400 items which together form the Gaelic Collections at New College Library have now been catalogued online and their details can now be browsed online using the shelfmark “Gaelic …Continue reading →

Gaelic hymns from the Highlands TAGS: Gaelic | hymnbooks | hymns | New College Library | nineteenth-century | rare books | Scotland | Special Collections New College Library’s recently catalogued Gaelic Collections contain several editions of  “Dain spioradail ” by the celebrated hymn writer Peter Grant. This edition at Gaelic Coll. 250  is the fifth …Continue reading →

Bagpipe music of the Isles TAGS: bagpipes | Gaelic | music | New College Library | nineteenth-century | rare books | Scotland I’m delighted to announce that just over 400 items which together form the Gaelic Collections at New College Library have now been catalogued online and their details can now be browsed …Continue reading →

A puzzle of Presbyterian history TAGS: Christianity | Divinity | Funk | New College Library | new zealand | nineteenth-century | Pamphlets | Presbyterian | rare books | World Christianity Today the School of  Divinity welcomes Dr Hugh Morrison, a visiting Fellow from Otago, who is speaking at the World Christianity Research Seminar on “Doing religious history ‘down under:’ challenges …Continue reading →

Biblical reflections of Christina Rossetti TAGS: Bible | Biblical Studies | Books | Divinity | New College Library | nineteenth-century | University of Edinburgh   At this week’s Biblical Studies Research Seminar in the School of Divinity, the speaker is  Dr Alison Jack,  on“Reading the Parable of the Prodigal Son with Christina Rossetti”. Down …Continue reading →