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 49 Collections and/or Records:
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.
"Nature" by John Butler: a calligraphic work by Jim Nicholson.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11385
Dates:
1993.
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.
`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: Adv.MS.5.2.13
Scope and Contents
The manuscript appears to be the introduction to a bookseller`s catalogue (not, however, that of Charles Chardin, ‘Catalogue des livres rares et singuliers du cabinet de M. Filhal’, Paris, 1779).
A calligraphic copy, with the colophon: `Exaravit Calamo Franciscus Florentius Fyot. Anno Domini MDCCLXXIX.`
Dates:
1779.
Sermon on John III, 29-30, "Jesus Christ the Bridegroom".
Item
Identifier: Acc.7178
Dates:
late 17th century.
Specimens of copperplate handwriting written out for his parents by William Prichard.
Item
Identifier: MS.8929
Scope and Contents
A group of samples of handwriting was submitted half-yearly, at Christmas and mid-summer, when the boy was at Watford Academy, and subsequently (1828 onwards) at Prospect House Academy, Bushey. The texts consist of religious and educational maxims, and poems.
Dates:
1826-1831, 1833.
'Specimens of penmanship written by Thomas Watson, 180 West Regent St., pupil of Mr. John MacPherson, Master of the Writing and Book-keeping Department, Collegiate and Commercial Academy, Garnet Hill, Glasgow, Session 1850-51.'
Item
Identifier: MS.8933
Scope and Contents
The texts, written out in an ornate copperplate hand, are chiefly poetic excerpts.
Dates:
1850-1851.
Specimens of work by the calligraphers Franzisca Baruch, Ray Da Boll, Howard T Glasser, Michael Harvey, Warren Ferris and Henri Friedlaender.
File
Identifier: MS.21400
Dates:
1957-1959, undated.
Three examples of miniature handwriting by James McKay, with related correspondence.
File
Identifier: Acc.12866
Scope and Contents
Includes an album of sketches and postcards from the First World War.
Dates:
circa 1914-1946.
"Vne estreine pour tres illustre et vertueuse dame la Contesse de Bedford", calligraphic manuscript by Esther Inglis.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11624
Dates:
1606.
Volume of specimens of copperplate handwriting with prefatory note: 'the following pieces were written as common copies, in presence of a numerous class, by a young gentleman (aged 11 years), pupil of Mr. Paton, 58, Broad Street, 1831.'
Item
Identifier: MS.8930
Scope and Contents
The texts, written in a fine copperplate hand, are long maxims arranged as an alphabet by the first word.
Dates:
1831.