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Letters concern two tours in Europe, his first in Germany and the second in Italy and France.

Scope and Contents This album consists largely watercolours of places visited in Scotland, Italy, Switzerland, Devon and Cornwall between 1910 and 1924. Many are signed Florrie Bankes, or F.B. Places depicted include Loch Laggan, Loch Achray, Loch Katrine, Ackergill Tower, Balmacarra, the castle of Eilean Donan and Loch Duich, Taynuilt, Loch Etive, Ben Cruachan, Glenfinnan, Loch Shiel, the road to Mallaig, Gruinard, Tarbert, Loch Fyne, Lochaillort, Loch Feochan.The album also includes a number of...

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The fifth edition of the "Handbook of painting", a translation of Kugler`s "Handbuch der Geschichte der Malerei", was "thoroughly revised and in part rewritten" by Austen Henry Layard. This copy of the handbook would appear to have been used by Layard in his preparation of the fifth edition.

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This volume contains numerous illustrations including the `Costume of the Ladies of Edinburgh, Spring 1828`, a drawing of the Water of Leith, a man in Albanian costume in southern Italy, the ruins of a Roman temple in Palmyra in Syria, together with flora and fauna. There are also verses from Shakespeare, Byrone, Washington Irving, Sir Walter Raleigh, Milton and James Thomson.

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Describes holidays in the following: Italy, 1922. The Marne and the Loire, 1933. Yugoslavia, 1937. Provence, 1949. Italy, 1957. Spain and Portugal, 1961.

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During the advance of the British army from Aquino to the Arno, while commanding 2nd Lothians and Borders Horse.

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Concerning a tour in France and Italy.

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The journal covers a Grand Tour through France, Switzerland and Italy untaken between 29 June 1829 and early August 1830.

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Coloured map.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...

Scope and Contents The journal includes an eye-witness account of Napoleon III`s arrival in Paris in 1852. In 1853, Bannerman records visits to the Pyramids and Jerusalem and gives a detailed account of a Bull Fight in Cadiz in 1853. In 1861, Bannerman records visits to Constantinople, Athens and Malta.The accounts of foreign tours are interspersed with descriptions of several yachting expeditions, mostly starting from Cowes, to Ireland and Scotland but also to Europe. In 1854-1856,...

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Emily Jackson`s journal of her tour in Italy includes an account of a holiday in Kilmorack, Inverness-shire, Scotland, in 1887.

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With documents, 1825-1830, concerning the purchase of paintings in Italy.

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Three minute books of the Waldensian Missions Aid Society Scotland, 1898-1984.

One volume is a minute book of the Central Committee, the other two volumes are minute books of the Western Committee:

1 - Central committee, 1923-1972

2 - Western branch, 1898-1929

3 - Western committee, 1953-1984.

Other minute books can be found in earlier deposits, Acc.12519 and Acc.13298.

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These notes have been compiled from earlier travel journals.

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Comprising:

1. travel journals, 1924 and circa 1930, concerning Jamaica and Italy

2. "Tatters: a Memoir", 1937

3. Noelle Reid "A Pleasant Walk to Music Land", 1931

4. letters to Lord Pitman.

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Papers, 1865-1975, of the Waldensian Missions Aid Society, including annual reports, minutes, financial papers and glass slides.