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Sketchbooks.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books or pads of blank sheets used or intended for sketching, which are informal or rough drawings.

Found in 142 Collections and/or Records:

Sketchbook of Lucinda Mackay entitled 'Sketches and Doodles.', Circa 1977-1982

 Item
Identifier: MS.50741
Scope and Contents

Hardback sketchbook with marbled cover containing 46 pages of drawings. Mediums used include ink, pencil, and crayon. The majority of images are undated and untitled. Subject matter includes character studies; fantastical creatures; theatre performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Magic Flute, and HMS Pinafore; and a concert at Reid Hall. Also contains a sketch of Heriott Watt, Edinburgh.

Dates: Majority of material found within Circa 1977-1982
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Lady Lucinda Mackay Archive / Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice, writing, and teaching / Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice / Original sketchbooks and portfolios of loose artworks by Lucinda Mackay / Sketchbooks of Lucinda Mackay

Sketchbook of Lucinda Mackay entitled 'The Laigh.', 1980

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Identifier: MS.50743
Scope and Contents

Small hardback sketchbook containing 87 pages of pencil sketches; a further 7 pages remain unused. The majority of images are undated and untitled. Subject matter consists primarily of character studies. Notable locations mentioned include The Laigh Club, Edinburgh; Abbotsford; Jenners Store, Edinburgh; and Lenzie, while identified individuals include the opera singer Ian Caddy; 'Suzanne'; cellist Steven Isserlis; and Jim Chisholm.

Dates: 1980
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Lady Lucinda Mackay Archive / Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice, writing, and teaching / Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice / Original sketchbooks and portfolios of loose artworks by Lucinda Mackay / Sketchbooks of Lucinda Mackay

Sketchbook of Lucinda Mackay entitled 'Venice', 2007

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Identifier: MS.50762
Scope and Contents

Small hardback sketchbook containing 80 pages of pen, ink, and crayon drawings by the artist, depicting her trip to Venice, Italy in 2007. Images are undated and untitled. The majority include character studies of locals, with a number also showing everyday city scenes and locations at cafés, restaurants, the canals, and museums.

Dates: 2007
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Lady Lucinda Mackay Archive / Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice, writing, and teaching / Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice / Original sketchbooks and portfolios of loose artworks by Lucinda Mackay / Sketchbooks of Lucinda Mackay

Sketchbook of Lucinda Mackay. [London], [?1970-?1979]

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Identifier: MS.50735
Scope and Contents Hardback sketchbook containing 74 pages of drawings. Mediums used include ink and pencil. The majority of images are untitled and undated. Subject matter includes character studies primarily, and restaurant dining. A number of notable individuals are depicted at an unspecified event, perhaps a literary reading. Identified individuals include poet Sir John Betjeman at the ICA; Clive James; [?Spike Milligan]; Enoch Powell; [?Lord Hailsham]; Dr. George Steiner; Charles Osborne; 'Judith'; writer...
Dates: Majority of material found within [?1970-?1979]
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Lady Lucinda Mackay Archive / Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice, writing, and teaching / Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice / Original sketchbooks and portfolios of loose artworks by Lucinda Mackay / Sketchbooks of Lucinda Mackay

Sketchbook of Lucinda Mackay [?London], May-June 1986

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Identifier: MS.50747
Scope and Contents

A hardback sketchbook containing 37 pages of ink drawings; 9 subsequent pages are unused. Locations identified embrace London and Aberdeen, specifically Trafalgar Square, Hammersmith, Victoria, Shepherd's Bush, The Grosvenor Hotel, London, and Union Street, Aberdeen. Subject matter includes notable buildings, character studies, and hotel restaurants.

Dates: May-June 1986
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Lady Lucinda Mackay Archive / Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice, writing, and teaching / Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice / Original sketchbooks and portfolios of loose artworks by Lucinda Mackay / Sketchbooks of Lucinda Mackay

Sketchbook of Mary E Haldane containing accounts of tours in Scotland in 1849, illustrated with sketches of places visited., 1849-3rd quarter of 19th century.

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Identifier: MS.20147
Scope and Contents

The sketchbook was subsequently used by R B Haldane when a child (folios 61 verso-64 verso).

Two leaves are cut out between folios 69 and 70.

Dates: 1849-3rd quarter of 19th century.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Diaries, a few notebooks and some miscellaneous papers chiefly of Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson, with some of her parents, brother and sisters, her husband and daughter. / Diaries and notebooks of Mary E Haldane. / Notebooks of Mary E Haldane chiefly containing travel and autobiographical writings.

Sketchbook of Robert Gibb chiefly of rough sketches of interiors at Hadden House, Roxburghshire., 1877.

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Identifier: MS.10475
Dates: 1877.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Correspondence and papers of the artist Alfred Edward Borthwick and his family. / Sketches by A E Borthwick and Robert Gibb, with other visual materials. / Sketchbooks of Robert Gibb.

Sketchbook of Robert Gibb containing a variety of pencil, ink and watercolour drawings of figure-studies, landscapes and buildings., 1875.

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Identifier: MS.10474
Dates: 1875.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Correspondence and papers of the artist Alfred Edward Borthwick and his family. / Sketches by A E Borthwick and Robert Gibb, with other visual materials. / Sketchbooks of Robert Gibb.

Sketchbook of Sir Frank Mears., 1897.

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Identifier: MS.10658
Dates: 1897.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Sketchbooks and notes of Sir Frank Mears, the architect and town-planner (1880-1953). / Sketchbooks of Sir Frank Mears.

Sketchbook of Sir Frank Mears., 1898-1902.

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Identifier: MS.10659
Dates: 1898-1902.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Sketchbooks and notes of Sir Frank Mears, the architect and town-planner (1880-1953). / Sketchbooks of Sir Frank Mears.

Sketchbook of Sir Frank Mears., 1901-1903.

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Identifier: MS.10660
Dates: 1901-1903.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Sketchbooks and notes of Sir Frank Mears, the architect and town-planner (1880-1953). / Sketchbooks of Sir Frank Mears.

Sketchbook of Sir Frank Mears., 1902

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Identifier: MS.10661
Dates: 1902
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Sketchbooks and notes of Sir Frank Mears, the architect and town-planner (1880-1953). / Sketchbooks of Sir Frank Mears.

Sketchbook of Sir Frank Mears., 1902-1903.

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Identifier: MS.10662
Dates: 1902-1903.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Sketchbooks and notes of Sir Frank Mears, the architect and town-planner (1880-1953). / Sketchbooks of Sir Frank Mears.

Sketchbook of Sir Frank Mears., 1903.

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Identifier: MS.10663
Dates: 1903.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Sketchbooks and notes of Sir Frank Mears, the architect and town-planner (1880-1953). / Sketchbooks of Sir Frank Mears.

Sketchbook of Sir Frank Mears., 1904.

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Identifier: MS.10664
Dates: 1904.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Sketchbooks and notes of Sir Frank Mears, the architect and town-planner (1880-1953). / Sketchbooks of Sir Frank Mears.

Sketchbook of Sir Frank Mears., 1904-1905.

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Identifier: MS.10665
Dates: 1904-1905.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Sketchbooks and notes of Sir Frank Mears, the architect and town-planner (1880-1953). / Sketchbooks of Sir Frank Mears.

Sketchbook of Sir Frank Mears., 1904-1907.

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Identifier: MS.10666
Dates: 1904-1907.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Sketchbooks and notes of Sir Frank Mears, the architect and town-planner (1880-1953). / Sketchbooks of Sir Frank Mears.

Sketchbook of Sir Frank Mears., [?1908.]

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Identifier: MS.10667
Dates: [?1908.]
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Sketchbooks and notes of Sir Frank Mears, the architect and town-planner (1880-1953). / Sketchbooks of Sir Frank Mears.

Sketchbook of Sir Frank Mears., 1914.

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Identifier: MS.10668
Dates: 1914.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Sketchbooks and notes of Sir Frank Mears, the architect and town-planner (1880-1953). / Sketchbooks of Sir Frank Mears.

Sketchbook of twenty-two water-colour drawings of flowers by Anne E Nasmyth, wife of the engineer, James Nasmyth.

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Identifier: MS.9371
Dates: 1866-1868.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts

Sketchbook of water-colour drawings, notes and plans by Thomas Scott, Earlston, chiefly of Scottish buildings in the Border area.

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Identifier: MS.9372
Dates: 1845-1850.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts

Sketchbook of William Skeoch Cumming., 1893.

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Identifier: MS.9787
Dates: 1893.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Correspondence and papers of the artist William Skeoch Cumming (1864-1929) and of his wife Isabella ('Belle') Sutton. / Working papers of William Skeoch Cumming, comprising notes, sketches, photographs, and other material collected by him in the course of his work. / Sketchbooks of William Skeoch Cumming.

Sketchbook of William Skeoch Cumming., 1901.

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Identifier: MS.9788
Dates: 1901.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Correspondence and papers of the artist William Skeoch Cumming (1864-1929) and of his wife Isabella ('Belle') Sutton. / Working papers of William Skeoch Cumming, comprising notes, sketches, photographs, and other material collected by him in the course of his work. / Sketchbooks of William Skeoch Cumming.

Sketchbook of William Skeoch Cumming., 1913, 1919.

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Identifier: MS.9789
Scope and Contents

The sketchbook also contains fragments of a diary for 1913.

Dates: 1913, 1919.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Correspondence and papers of the artist William Skeoch Cumming (1864-1929) and of his wife Isabella ('Belle') Sutton. / Working papers of William Skeoch Cumming, comprising notes, sketches, photographs, and other material collected by him in the course of his work. / Sketchbooks of William Skeoch Cumming.

Sketchbook of William Skeoch Cumming., 1914.

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Identifier: MS.9790
Dates: 1914.
Found in: Archives and Manuscripts / Correspondence and papers of the artist William Skeoch Cumming (1864-1929) and of his wife Isabella ('Belle') Sutton. / Working papers of William Skeoch Cumming, comprising notes, sketches, photographs, and other material collected by him in the course of his work. / Sketchbooks of William Skeoch Cumming.

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