Portrait of George Buchanan, 1506 - 1582, (historian and tutor to King James VI), c 1914
Item — Box: Box A
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/8/1
Scope and Contents
Likely to be a duplicate copy of an engraving. Portrait of George Buchanan, 1506 - 1582, (historian and classical scholar; tutor (preceptor) to King James VI, late sixteenth century). Buchanan was a supporter of the Reformation. See Dictionary of National Biography for more information. Engraved by Robert Scott from an original picture in the Library of the University of Edinburgh. Published by Khull, Blackie and Company, Glasgow and A. Fullarton and Company, Edinburgh, around 1826.
Dates
- Creation: c 1914
Language of Materials
From the Fonds:
English
French
Hebrew
Latin
Dutch
Flemish
Extent
1 engraving ; 20.4 x 12.9 cms
Stock Check (2016-2020)
Located
Previous reference
A2.47 (i)
Subject
- Scott, Robert, 1777-1841 (Person)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Geddes, Sir Patrick, 1854-1932 (biologist, sociologist, educationist and town planner) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk