Calligraphy. Visual works.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Works composed primarily of beautiful, elegant letters or flourishes that are typically created by hand with a pen, either in unjoined characters or in cursive writing. May also refer to similar works created by computer or another means.
Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:
Illuminated calligraphic manuscript of Esther Inglis, forming a summary of St Matthew`s Gospel, "Argumenta singulorum capitum Evangelii Matthaei Apostoli, per tetrasticha manu Estherae Inglis exarata Londini XXVI Ianuari, 1607".
Item
Identifier: Acc.11821
Dates:
1607.
Incomplete collection (lacking original pages 1-2) of fair copies, with frequent calligraphic embellishments, of royal decreets and other formal documents relating to the administration of teinds (tithes) in Scotland.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.3.21
Scope and Contents
The documents are copies of originals mostly from the period 1626 to 1643, but they include a commission, January 1678, granted by Charles II, and the copyist`s hand is characteristic of the late 17th century.
Dates:
1626-1643, 1678
Journal of expeditions to castles and other locations mostly on the coast of Caithness and in Shetland, illustrated with sketches and with calligraphic flourishes, by Mary Russell.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12858
Dates:
1852-1853.
Letter of Robert Chambers to Mr Buist, with a sample of his calligraphy., 1824.
Item
Identifier: MS.7198, folios 47-48
Manuscript material from the 5th Earl of Rosebery's library at the Durdans, Epsom.
Series
Identifier: MSS.10217-10241
Dates:
1657-1919.
Manuscript of the Communion Office of the Scottish Episcopal Church, as used in St. Andrew's Home Mission Chapel, Edinburgh.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14573
Scope and Contents
i, 21, ii-iii folios. Bound in black leather with marbled endpapers. With blind-stamped decoration on both covers, and golden lettering on the front cover: "Communion Office S. Andrew's Home Mission Chapel."The Episcopal congregation of St Andrew's was founded in 1865 and initially used a chapel in Infirmary Street, Edinburgh. It was renamed St. Michael's in 1881, and in 1882 moved to Hill Square, Edinburgh. It remained there until 1965, when it was united with the congregation...
Dates:
1877
Microfilm of an illuminated calligraphic manuscript of Esther Inglis, forming a summary of St Matthew’s Gospel, ‘Argumenta singulorum capitum Evangelii Matthaei Apostoli, per tetrasticha manu Estherae Inglis exarata Londini XXVI Ianuari, 1607’.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1394
Dates:
1607.
Microfilm of “Recherches sur l’origine des théatres, sur l’invention de l’imprimerie, leurs perfections and accroissement. Par Mr Chardin de la Chardiniere. A Paris, 1779”.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.144
Dates:
1779.
Microfilm of two calligraphic manuscripts of Esther Inglis.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1388
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
‘Vne estreine pour tres illustre et vertueuse dame la Contesse de Bedford’, calligraphic manuscript, 1606, by Esther Inglis (Acc.11624);"Cinquant [sic] Octonaires sur la vanité et inconstance du monde, dediez a tresillustre seigneur le conte de Shrewsbury, pour ses estrennes l'an 1607", being a calligraphic copy of the verses by Antoine de la Roche Chandieu, first published anonymously in ‘Les Cantigues du Seigneur de Maisonfleur’, [1586, or...
Dates:
[1586, or before]-19th century.
Microfilm of works, 17th century, of Esther Inglis and a book of recipes, 1st half of 17th century-1735, 1879, started by Anna, Lady Elcho (died 1649).
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1052
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Moral sentences, written as specimens of penmanship, by Esther Inglis, 17th century (MS.2197); Book of recipes, 1st half of 17th century-1735, 1879, started by Anna, Lady Elcho (died 1649), and continued by her daughter Jean, Countess of Sutherland (MS.3031); 'Pseaumes de David. Escrits a Londres par Esther Inglis pour son dernier adieu, ianvier, 1.1615', a calligraphic copy of the Psalms from the Geneva version of 1588, with a...
Dates:
17th century-1735, 1879.
Miscellaneous papers and books of the family of Dundas of Dundas., 1543-1924.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.80.7.1-80.7.14
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers, with some exceptions, have been arranged in the following categories:Adv.MSS.80.1.1-80.1.18: Correspondence.80.2.1-80.2.66: Financial papers.80.3.1-80.3.57: Account books.80.4.1-80.4.16: Miscellaneous estate papers.80.5.1-80.5.6: Legal papers.80.6.1-80.6.14: Notes and notebooks of George Dundas of Dundas, Advocate.80.7.1-80.7.14: Miscellaneous papers and books.The main exceptions are...
Dates:
1543-1924.
Miscellaneous papers of the family of Dundas of Dundas., 17th century-19th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.7.2
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) `Vtrum Episcopus Romanus sit Antichristus necne? Problema Theologicum de quo ... M. Thomas Londius publice respondebit in Scholis Theologicis Academiae Andreanae, 29 July 1602.` A version (with some additional matter) of the text printed by R Waldegrave (folio 1).(ii) Catalogue of books belonging to Laurence Dundas, Professor of Humanity, Edinburgh, with places and dates of publication, 1735 (folio 7).(iii)...
Dates:
17th century-19th century.
Miscellaneous papers of the Graham family of Airth., 1682-1899.
Series
Identifier: MSS.10963-10969
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers concern all the normal features of the domestic life and estate management of a Scottish family. They cover mainly the period from 1717, when James Graham, Judge Admiral, first acquired the lands, until the 1840s, when William Graham, his great-grandson, ceased to run the estate himself, but they also contain both earlier and later material. Most of the material concerns William Graham (succeeded 1746, died 1790), and his son Thomas Graham Stirling (succeeded 1806, died 1836). The...
Dates:
1682-1899.
Moral sentences, written as specimens of penmanship, by Esther Inglis., 17th century.
File
Identifier: MS.2197
Scope and Contents
On folio 1 is a decorated G containing pictorial themes.
Dates:
17th century.
"Nature" by John Butler: a calligraphic work by Jim Nicholson.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11385
Dates:
1993.
Papers of Chinese calligraphy, relating to centenary., 1937.
File
Identifier: Acc.10903/57
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Chiefly relating to links with Women's Guilds at home and centenary celebrations, but also with material relevant to the history of Women's Forrign Missions. There is also a large number of play scripts in this accession.
Dates:
1937.
Photocopies and translation of letter and examples of calligraphy of Marie Presot.
File
Identifier: Acc.4191
Dates:
1574.
Photocopies of three pages from the Psalms of Sir Philip Sidney, probably writtern by a Scottish calligrapher.
File
Identifier: Acc.6260
Dates:
circa 1620-circa 1640.
Photocopy of a tour of the English Lake District and Scotland.
Item
Identifier: Acc.8139
Scope and Contents
Text in verse with many illustrations and calligraphic embellishments.
Dates:
1857.
'Poems on various subjects, written by James Cargill, Teacher, Edinburgh, 1834.' Sixteen short poems written in a small calligraphic hand.
Item
Identifier: MS.8932
Dates:
1834.
'Poems on various subjects, written by James Cargill, teacher, Edinburgh.' Thirteen short poems written in a small, calligraphic hand.
Item
Identifier: MS.8931
Dates:
[1834, or after.]
'Poetical Souvenir and Cabinet of Music and Drawing: Andrew Kippen, Edinburgh, 1840' containing poetry, mottoes, songs with music, and drawings of Scottish scenery, finely written in a variety of calligraphic hands.
Item
Identifier: MS.8934
Scope and Contents
The choice of shorter poems and the type of ornament suggests some affinity with the work of James Cargill (see MSS.8931-8932), of which it presents a considerable refinement.
Dates:
1840.
Portfolio of W A Hall, apprentice cartographer at John Bartholomew and Son Ltd.
File
Identifier: Acc.11281
Scope and Contents
Includes art, calligraphy and illustrating stages of map production.
Dates:
1938-1946.
'Pseaumes de David. Escrits a Londres par Esther Inglis pour son dernier adieu, ianvier, 1.1615', a calligraphic copy of the Psalms from the Geneva version of 1588, with a dedication to James VI.
Item
Identifier: MS.8874
Scope and Contents
The title page has an illuminated border of flowers and insects; there is a miniature of David in prayer, and a self-portrait of the scribe (folio 4), and also decorative pen-drawings of foliage.
Dates:
1588.