Specimens.
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Designs for book decorations, stage sets and garden buildings by William McLaren.
Includes a sketchbook, specimans of calligraphy and printed books designed or decorated by McLaren.
Examples of lettering and correspondence of the calligrapher Edward Johnstone (1872-1944).
‘Gaelic Proverbs, Adages, Maxims & Common Sayings, with an English translation & explanatory notes. To which is added, A Specimen of a Gaelic Calendar', by James McIntyre, schoolmaster in Glasgow.
The author died in January 1835, when the work was about to be published. At the end are printed proofs of part of the preface and selections in manuscript from the proverbs given before. At the beginning is a note on McIntyre's life and work.
Letters and papers, including a specimen printed sheet, 1784, concerning the New Musical Type devised by Samuel Arnold for his edition of the works of George Frideric Handel.
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).
Papers of Peter White including sketchbooks, specimens of commercial art-work, his illustrated diary and materials for, and the typescript of, his memoir published as "With the Jocks" (2001).
'Poems on various subjects, written by James Cargill, Teacher, Edinburgh, 1834.' Sixteen short poems written in a small calligraphic hand.
'Poems on various subjects, written by James Cargill, teacher, Edinburgh.' Thirteen short poems written in a small, calligraphic hand.
Proofs and specimens of wood engravings from works published by W and R Chambers.
Specimen engravings for armorial designs by Hector Gavin, Edinburgh.
One of the two volumes includes work by other engravers.
Specimens of copperplate handwriting written out for his parents by William Prichard.
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.
'Specimens of old castellated houses in Aberdeenshire', being lithographic proof plates, chiefly drawn, lithographed and printed by Charles J Hullmandel, with brief manuscript descriptions of the buildings including the owners' names.
One illustration of Craigievar and two of Castle Fraser are pencil drawings by James Giles. Drawings of Castle Forbes and Monymusk by other artists have been inserted (folios 35-36).
Specimens of work by the calligraphers Franzisca Baruch, Ray Da Boll, Howard T Glasser, Michael Harvey, Warren Ferris and Henri Friedlaender.
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.'
The texts, written in a fine copperplate hand, are long maxims arranged as an alphabet by the first word.