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Printed chapter titled 'The Santa Trinita of La Cava', early nineteenth century

 Item
Identifier: Coll-2167/1/9

Scope and Contents

Chapter removed from unidentified print book, titled 'The Santa Trinita Of La Cava', pp.71-89. Pencil annotation reads 'Extracts from a book of travels in Italy'.

Scott visited La Trinità della Cava during his final tour of continental Europe, autumn 1831-spring 1832. Pencil note laid in reads 'The account of this Monastery in Sir W. Scott's visit to it - last one of his life.'

Adhesive damage to page 90 indicates the chapter was previously pasted to a page and has since been removed.

Dates

  • Creation: early nineteenth century

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

20 pages

Language of Materials

English

Previous reference

Dk.3.89

Processing Information

Catalogued by Elin Crotty in April 2026.

Genre / Form

Geographic

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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