Design drawings.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Drawings intended to work out the scheme of a project, whether the project is expected to be executed or not; more finished than sketches.
Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:
Box containing papers regarding Edith Simon's writing and art career, and family life, 1947-?2003
Series
Identifier: Acc.14390 Box 3 (1-11)
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1947-?2003
Commonplace book of George Anderson, Glasgow.
Item
Identifier: MS.14276
Scope and Contents
As well as poetry, recipes and miscellaneous notes, the book includes instructions for road-making (page 3) and designs for a pump and a building for making lamp-black (pages 37, 66).
Dates:
1818-1827.
Correspondence and papers of the Faculty of Advocates Library concerning gifts of show-cases for the library.
File
Identifier: F.R.339e/57
Dates:
1906.
Design for a hand-cart, probably for military use, signed by J Maitland., [Circa 1844.]
Item
Identifier: MS.14811
Design of crest by Gavin Maxwell., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.10555/67
Designs for additions to Minto House and other builings on the estate., 1859-1860, 1863.
File
Identifier: MS.13462
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Designs by Maitland Wardrop for additions to Minto House and Hassendean farmhouse, 1859-1860, 1863 (folio 1); (ii) Designs by Robert Falla for cottages at Newmill farm, in the parish of Minto, 1860 (folio 12).
Dates:
1859-1860, 1863.
Designs for alterations to Minto House by Messrs Wardrop and Reid., 1875.
File
Identifier: MS.13463
Designs for dust-jackets, photographs, and drawings for various publications of James Leslie Mitchell, 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon'., 1930-1934.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.26062(i)-(iii)
Scope and Contents
The contents include the following: (i) Designs for the dust-jackets of ‘Stained radiance’ and ‘The thirteenth disciple’, 1930-1931 (number l); (ii) Photographs and proofs for ‘The conquest of the Maya’, 1933 (number 4); (iii) Drawings by Charles Bannerman to illustrate the serialisation of ‘Cloud Howe’ in the ‘Mearns Leader’ and other newspapers, 1934 (number 9).
Dates:
1930-1934.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the novelist James Leslie Mitchell (1901-1935), the author 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon', and of his wife Rebecca ('Ray') Mitchell.
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Papers chiefly typescripts of the publications of James Leslie Mitchell, 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon'.
Designs for miscellaneous internal architectural details at Minto House., 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.13468
Dates:
19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Maps, plans and architectural drawings of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Architectural plans and drawings of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Drainage plans for property owned by the Minto family.
Designs for the dust-jackets of ‘Stained radiance’ and ‘The thirteenth disciple’ by James Leslie Mitchell, 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon'., 1930-1931.
File
Identifier: MS.26062(i)
Dates:
1930-1931.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the novelist James Leslie Mitchell (1901-1935), the author 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon', and of his wife Rebecca ('Ray') Mitchell.
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Papers chiefly typescripts of the publications of James Leslie Mitchell, 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon'.
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Designs for dust-jackets, photographs, and drawings for various publications of James Leslie Mitchell, 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon'.
Designs, including trademarks, labels and catalogues, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson for various companies., 1936-1950, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.8542/45-49
Drawing - Copy of design for bridge - Stirling - surveyed by Robert Stevenson., 1829.
Item
Identifier: MS.5862 (111)
Dates:
1829.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with S.
Drawing - Design for renewal for Shore Quay - Inverness., 1882.
Item
Identifier: MS.5853 (21)
Dates:
1882.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with I.
Drawing - Design for Union Harbour - Anstruther, Fife - surveyed by D and T Stevenson., 1858.
Item
Identifier: MS.5844 (97)
Dates:
1858.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with A.
Drawing - Design for Union Harbour - Anstruther, Fife - surveyed by D and T Stevenson., 1858.
Item
Identifier: MS.5844 (98)
Dates:
1858.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with A.
Drawing - Design of dock for repair of ships - Kincardine, Perth - surveyed by Robert Stevenson., 1824.
Item
Identifier: MS.5854 (12)
Dates:
1824.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with K.
Drawing, undated - Design for pier head - Scrabster, Caithness., ?Mid 19th century,
Item
Identifier: MS.5862 (84)
Dates:
?Mid 19th century,
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with S.
General correspondence of the Honourable Mary Catherine Elizabeth Trotter of Colinton, and miscellaneous papers of the Abercromby family., 1854-1876, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.13180
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Correspondence, 1875-1876, undated (folio 1); (ii) Miscellaneous papers, 1854-1871, undated (folio 252).
Dates:
1854-1876, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence of the Abercromby family.
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Correspondence of the Honourable Mary Catherine Elizabeth Trotter.
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Letters to the Honourable Mary Catherine Elizabeth Trotter of Colinton from members of her family.
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General correspondence of the Honourable Mary Catherine Elizabeth Trotter of Colinton, and miscellaneous papers of the Abercromby family.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Horwitz to Housman., 1827-1910.
File
Identifier: MS.40583
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Horwitz, Ernst.Letters, 1904, of Ernst Horwitz to John Murray IV. Folios 1-7.Folio 3. Visiting card, ?1904, of Ernst Horwitz. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1904, of Ernst Horwitz to John Murray IV, folios 1-2.Folios 4-5. Prospectus, ?1904, for a work entitled ‘Aryan Civilisation in the Light of Language’ by Ernst Horwitz. Sent as an enclosure of...
Dates:
1827-1910.
Manuscript of MacDiarmid's prose and verse contributions to ‘Scottish scene: the intelligent man's guide to Albyn’ by Hugh MacDiarmid and Lewis Grassic Gibbon., 1923-[1934, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.27034
Scope and Contents
The plays 'Some day' and 'The Purple Patch' are represented by pages from the ‘Scottish Nation’, 30 October 1923, and the ‘Northern Review’, May 1924 (folios 76, 122). The manuscript also contains designs for the dust-jacket and titlepage which were not used (folio 193).
Dates:
1923-[1934, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Prose works of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Books of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
Maps, plans and drawings., 1772-1904.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13827/968-993
Dates:
1772-1904.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
Microfilm of drawings of Sir Robert Sibbald, correspondence of Robert Adam, architect, and designs of interior decoration and furniture.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.543
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Collection of original drawings, 2nd half of 17th century, by Sir Robert Sibbald, of fish, birds, plants, etc. (Adv.MS.6.1.14);
Correspondence, 1789-1791, of Robert Adam the architect and his Edinburgh clerk of works, John Paterson (MS.19992);
Book, late 18th century, of designs of interior decoration and furniture, in the classical style. (MS.2876).
Dates:
2nd half of 17th century-late 18th century.
Military engineering designs based on Vauban, belonging to Lord Charles Edward Hay., 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.14822
Dates:
19th century.
Military engineering designs based on Vauban, belonging to Lord Charles Edward Hay., 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.14823
Dates:
19th century.