{"id":256,"date":"2015-12-09T16:36:26","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T15:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/rarebooks\/?p=256"},"modified":"2015-12-21T11:53:32","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T10:53:32","slug":"oh-christmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/rarebooks\/2015\/12\/09\/oh-christmas-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh Christmas Tree!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Christmas has well and truly arrived at the Main Library with the installation of a 12 foot Christmas tree. This year we decided to use images from the CRC collections to decorate the tree – a selection of images (taken by the Digital Imaging Unit) was printed and library staff crafted them into beautiful paper decorations. The tree was then\u00a0decorated by Exhibitions Officer, Emma Smith.<\/p>\n

There is a poster on display next to the tree explaining what the images are, but if you’re unable to visit you can take a look at them after the jump…<\/p>\n

We selected 10 images for their similar colour palette, but they each have a story to tell.<\/p>\n

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Image of Irelande, 1581, John Derricke (De.3.76 This copy has a unique set of plates illustrating Irish and English costume.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Book of Hours (Breviarium St. Katherine), c.1430 (MS.39). Produced in England, this illuminated manuscript was donated to the University in 1679.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Biblia cum postillis Nicolai de Lyra, 1498 (Inc.188), printed in Basel by Johann Froben.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Letter from Robert Burns to James Johnson (La.II.210). In this letter to his friend, Burns is correcting Johnson’s spelling of ‘tobacco’.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ye Cheyngyng of Ye Mwne, 16th century, (MS.150). This beautiful religious text was written in Scots for the Dominican Convent of Sciennes, Edinburgh.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Thistlethwaite Manuscript, c.1615, (Dc.5.125). An important example of early lute music.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Manuscript Fragment, (La.II.669). This delicate fragment from the David Laing Collection includes embellished gold wrapping which is contemporary with the writing.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Letter from Rachel Erskine, Lady Grange, 1734, (La.I.201). Lady Grange’s letters were smuggled off St Kilda where she had been exiled by her husband.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Letter from James Boswell, 15 April 1785, (La.II.82\/4). The David Laing Collection contains 100,000s of letters and manuscript documents.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Exemplorum Memorabilium, Valerius Maximus, 1670 (W*.30.15). The inscription on the title page indicates that it was donated by an Isobell Mitchell.<\/p><\/div>\n

All of these images were taken by the Digital Imaging Unit. You can view high resolution versions by searching our online image database: http:\/\/images.is.ed.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Fran Baseby, Service Delivery Curator, Centre for Research Collections<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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