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Architecture

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

Res.4.8 Married couple, ages unknown, owner occupiers, female interviewer, 25 September 1961

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S3/4/2/4/8
Scope and Contents INTVEE lives with her husband and children. She has started a part time job and her husband helps to look after the children. They say their families and friends sneered at them for wanting to buy their own place, they summed up the attitude as being traitors to their class. It was the expected thing for young couples to get sub-let rooms but female INTVEE had a fear of getting a battle-axe of a landlady. When male INTVEE got an unexpected windfall from the pools he bought a dining room...
Dates: Other: 25 September 1961
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Social Environment Research Unit / Field Notes / Residents: Interview Summaries / Residents 4: Interview Summaries

Scott Morton Ltd: photographs

 Fonds — Box Phot.Ill.149
Identifier: Coll-1639
Scope and Contents

Formerly in 8 albums, these are photographs of furniture, interiors and similar.

Dates: 20th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Sketch plan of Dun a Chaolais Bhatarsay, 1867

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/78
Scope and Contents Sketch plan of Dun a Chaolais Bhatarsay [Dùn a' Chaolais, Bhataraisgh/Vatersay]. The sketch shows three concentric circles marked as ' Wall', 'Passage' and 'Wall', with their measurements noted. The circles are on a rounded oblong described as a 'Raised platform outside built of stones'. A compass is marked on the sketch showing that the oblong runs north to south. A note written on what would be the west side of the dùn reads 'West Oscean (sic) not in sight - Rising hill between....
Dates: 1867
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Story about the connection between Teampull Clann a Phiocair and an Tota Mhor

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/163
Scope and Contents

Story collected from Alexander MacDonald, Cladach Chirceboist/Claddach Kirkibost, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist which reads 'Teampull Clann a Phiocair was built about the same time as an To[bh]ta Mhor. The whole space bet[ween] the two was once covered.' [Chapel of the Mac Vicars and Teampull na Trionaid/Temple of the Trinity]

Dates: 15 July 1870 to 19 October 1871
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Two pencil drawings of Old College by Roger Tarr, c 1972

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Identifier: Coll-1848/18-0159
Scope and Contents

Pencil sketch representing the West side of Old College, viewed from an upper window, with the castle in the background. Signed by the artist, Roger Tarr.

Dates: c 1972
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Smaller acquisitions collection

Unfinished essay entitled 'The Bards and Bardism of the Highlands', 16 October 1865

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/1
Scope and Contents Unfinished essay entitled 'The Bards and Bardism of the Highlands', written by Alexander Carmichael over several sessions. Carmichael makes comparisons between noted Gaelic poets such as William Ross [Uilleam Ros] and Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair [Alexander MacDonald] and Robert Burns and Lord Byron. He asserts that some of the finest poetry written in English has come from the Gaelic tradition. He refers to the importance of poetry in society citing the loss of Gaelic manuscripts by...
Dates: 16 October 1865
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

University Library - article in 'Interior Design' June 1968, pp.36-41

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1129
Scope and Contents

Article by Jim Burgess entitled 'University library' in the magazineInterior Design, June 1968, published by NTP Business Journals, London, consists of pp.36-41. There are thirteen monochrome illustrations showing the exterior and interior of the new library building, four floor plans, and some textual information. The photographer for the piece was Henk Snoek.

Dates: 1968
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Vocabulary for 'fire' and 'wall recess', August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/39
Scope and Contents

Note on vocabulary that 'buthail' is a recess in a wall and 'aingeal' means a fire probably collected from Christina Campbell née Macintyre, Lios Mòr/Lismore Earra, Ghàidheal/Argyllshire.

Dates: August 1883
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Vocabulary note and note about architectural terms, c1893

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW126g/9
Scope and Contents

Vocabulary note and note about architectural terms which reads 'Bugar = Foot of couples = lan-ain in a house. The upright that stands in the wall of the house. Generally of oak. This is the term used at Overcroy, Cumbernauld 5th Aug[ust] 1891. Here on that date with Archaeological Association'.

Dates: c1893
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Watercolours of the Taj Mahal and its panels, 19th century

 File
Identifier: Coll-1619/29
Scope and Contents

Two fine "tourist" watercolours of pietra dura panels from the Taj, and view of the Taj Mahal from the river.

Dates: 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Drawings and prints collected by Hugh Cleghorn