Articles.
Found in 640 Collections and/or Records:
Peter Butter review of ‘Words of Eternity : Blake and the Poetics of the Sublime’ by Vincent Arthur De Luca from ‘Modern Language Review’ ; Modern Humanities Research Association book review guidelines., 1993.
File named ‘Recent Review’ by Peter Butter.
Photocopies of essays by Willa Muir collected by Peter Butter., Circa 1970-1999.
Photocopy of a notebook of James Hyman Singer, ‘Burns Singer’, titled 'Explorations in search of a way of speaking'., 1955-1956.
The notebook contains notes on poetry and style in James Hyman Singer, “Burns Singer's” own work (folio 3), reviews, articles, notes on the fishing industry, and many drafts of poems. Some of the latter were published in the ‘Collected poems’ (London, 1970).
Photograph album entitled ‘The Nairobi Home, 1961-1968’; with a copy of an article written by Dr Irvine for 'Life and Work', 1961, on the Chogoria station pasted in. , 1961-1968.
Photographs of and printed articles concerning murals of Phoebe Anna Traquair., [1890-1948.]
The photographs and articles concern murals in:
(i) St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh (folio i);
(ii) London Street Catholic Apostolic Church, Edinburgh (folio 13);
(iii) The mortuary of the Children's Hospital, Edinburgh (folio 30);
(iv) St Peter's Church, Clayworth (folio 46).
Pocket book 2 of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, containing notes from reading., ?1787.
The pocketbook includes a philosophical article on how every idea is a system (folio 42 verso), and notes from A M Ricci, ‘Dissertationes Homericae' (folio 35). Monboddo number 214.
Pocket book 3, undated, of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, containing notes on hypnotism and freemasonry., Late 18th century.
The notes on hypnotism and freemasonry are followed (page 8) by an article concerning Lord Monboddo's belief in God, the difficulties of studying philosophy, and a discussion of the merits of painting and poetry.
Pocketbook 5 of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, containing notes, chiefly on Roman history., 1787.
Also included are 'Idiotisms of Polybius’ (folio 4, Monboddo number 133), and articles on the misery of Man in his natural state (folio 6 verso) and the philosophy of Plato (folio 29 verso).
Pocketbook 6, undated, of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, containing articles on philosophy and theology., Late 18th century.
The subjects include the two ways of learning virtue (folio 1), the difference in the philosophy of mind and body (folio 13 verso), William Paley's ‘Principles of morals and political philosophy’ (folio 21, Monboddo number 270) and 'Of the doctrine of the Trinity' (folio 65).
Pocketbook 11 of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo., 1788.
The pocketbook contains notes on brandy, 1788, (page 1); an article on Lavater's work on physiognomy, which develops into a discussion of ideal beauty and intellect (page 9); and 'Of the invention and progress of arts and sciences' (page 80).
Poem, undated, of James Hogg, titled ‘Come down the brae Donald’, and article, undated, titled ‘The Two Vallies’., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
Poems, articles and other material of Marion Lochead., 1953-1967.
Poems of Robert Garioch., 1944-1949, undated.
The contents are as follows. (i) 'The Masque of Edinburgh' from ‘Scottish Art and Letters’, number l (1944), pages 25-28 (folio l); (ii) Typescripts of 'Embro tae the ploy' and 'Address tae Robert Fergusson', undated (folio 4). (iii) Inscribed copy of 'Chuckles on the Cairn', (Hayes, 1949) (folio l5).
Portion of manuscript of an apparently unpublished article by Sabine Baring Gould concerning a Swiss genealogical mystery., Late 19th century-Early 20th century.
The manuscript originally consisted of twenty-two numbered sheets, of which numbers 1-14 are lacking.
Press cuttings, 1865-1964, chiefly concerning the monument to David Gray erected in Kirkintilloch, and with the centenary in 1938, as well as cuttings of four poems on Gray, and an article on him taken from ‘The Scottish Review’, July 1862., 1862-1964.
David Gray is known particularly for his major poem 'The Luggie'.
Press cuttings and articles concerning the Geddes family., 1917-1968.
Press cuttings and articles on mountaineers, climbing accidents and climbing expeditions, including Everest and Nanda Devi, containing notes of Janet Adam Smith., 1930-1996.
Correspondence, personal and literary papers, published articles and reviews, mountaineering papers, and photographs, circa 1911-2013, of Janet Adam Smith (1905-1999), author, journalist and mountaineer.
Press cuttings concerning the works of William Shakespeare., 1903-1968, undated.
Press cuttings of articles and reviews of books by Peter Ritchie Calder., 1934-1981.
Includes press cuttings and correspondence.
Press-cuttings of articles by and concerning Dr Anna ‘Nan’ Shepherd., 1914-1977, undated.
Born in Cults, Dr Anna ('Nan') Shepherd was educated in Aberdeen and became a lecturer in English at Aberdeen College of Education. She wrote poems in Scots and English and three novels as well as articles for magazines and journals.
Press cuttings of articles by Peter Ritchie Calder and other authors., 1934-1981.
Includes press cuttings and correspondence.
Press cuttings of miscellaneous articles mostly by other authors., 1947-1981.
Includes press cuttings and correspondence.
Printed article `About Polar Glaciation` by John Francis Campbell, published in the ‘Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society’ (November 1874) (folio 1), and a manuscript draft of ‘The Period of Polar Glaciation’, which was apparently unpublished., 1874-1875.
According to a note at the beginning the paper was first written in October 1874 and enlarged upon at frequent intervals until it was finally completed in June 1875.
The text, which is heavily corrected, discusses the effects of glaciation Campbell observed on his travels through America, Japan,
China and Ceylon in 1875.
There is an additional section at the end entitled ‘A Geological Globe’ (folio 147).
Printed articles, press cuttings and journals containing articles, letters or photographs contributed by Christopher K Mylne., 1954-1983, undated.
Christopher K Mylne wrote many articles for various publications over the years. His writing usually focussed on Scottish wildlife and the typescripts and publications here reflect that focus.