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Art
This collection includes books on painting, drawing, printmaking, illuminated manuscripts, the decorative arts, book illustrations, and sculpture.
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Kirkcudbright: one hundred years of an artists' colony
Atelier Books
2000
Published to accompany an exhibition in the Tawn Hall, Kirkcudbright.
Redpath 1895 - 1965: her life and works
Canongate Books in association with Atelier Books
1996
A guide to the life and work of Anne Redpath.
Robert Colquhoun
City of Edinburgh Museums and Art Galleries
1981
Published to accompany an exhibition of the artist's work in 1981.
The Pier Gallery: the first ten years
Pier Arts Centre
1988
A survey of the first ten years of operation and exhibitions at the Pier Gallery in Orkney.
Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon age
British Library
2007
An introduction to book production and its impact in the Anglo-Saxon period.
Zorn: engravings: a complete catalogue
Hjert and Hjert
1980
A catalogue of all 289 of Zorn's etchings and engravings.
Rosslyn and the Western mystery tradition
Ross Publishing
2003
An interpretation of the stone carvings at Rosslyn Chapel.
The Glasgow Boys: an exhibition of work by the group of artists who flourished in Glasgow 1880-1900
Scottish Arts Council
1968
Published to accompany an exhibition in Glasgow. Gift inscription from the author on half-title page. Loosely inserted and annotated exhibition leaflet by the author.
In between the lines: Willie Rodger - a retrospective
University of Strathclyde, Collins Gallery
1987
Published to accompany a touring exhibition in 1986-1987.
Mr Henry and Mr Hornel visit Japan: an exhibition an inventory of the paintings produced as a result of their visit in 1893-94 together with photographs, documents and other related material
Scottish Arts Council
1978
Published to accompany a touring exhibition of Japanese art in 1978-1979. With a loosely inserted letter from Ellen P. Connat with comments and corrections.
Epstein: Edinburgh Festival Society memorial exhibition, Waverley Market, August 19 - September 18
Edinburgh Festival Society
1961
A catalogue produced to accompany an exhibition of over two hundred of Epstein's works held in Edinburgh, in 1961.
Bernard Buffet: first one man show in Canada 4-22 Oct. 1960
Galerie Dresdnere
1960
Produced to accompany an exhibition of the artist's etchings.
Glasgow girls: women in art and design 1880-1920
Canongate
1990
A collection of contributions on the contribution of female artists and designers to the Glasgow Style.
Scottish engravers: a biographical dictionary of Scottish engravers who worked in Scotland to the beginning of the nineteenth century
Oxford University Press
1949
Summarises the lives and works of 237 Scottish engravers.
The Queen's world
Scottish National Portrait Gallery in association with the National Museums of Scotland
1987
A celebration of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Douthwaite: paintings and drawings 1951-1988
Third Eye Centre
1988
An introduction to the life and work of Pat Douthwaite. Limited edition of 600.
Sir James Guthrie P.R.S.A., LL.D.: a biography
Macmillan and Co. Limited
1932
A biography of the noted Scottish artist, associated with the Glasgow Boys.
William McTaggart: a biography and an appreciation
James MacLehose and Sons
1917
A guide to the life and work of the Scottish artist. Number 85 of a special edition of 100.
Le mystère laïc (Giorgio de Chirico): essay d'étude indirect
Éditions de Quatre Chemins
1928
Illustrated in etchings in style of 'pintura metaphysical' which were created during de Chirico's second Paris period. Number 254 of a limited edition of 2875.
Cecil Collins : paintings and drawings (1935-45)
Counterpoint Publications
1946
An introduction to the work of Cecil Collins. With a design for a magazine cover 'Quadrangle' by an unknown artist on the inside of the dustjacket.
Gustav Klimt
Thames and Hudson
1975
An introduction to the works of the famous Austrian symbolist painter.
The world backwards: Russian futurist books 1912-16
British Library
1978
A survey of the complexity of Russian futurism based on a collection acquired by the British Library.
The elevation of poster art
Published for The London Midland and Scottish Railway Company by Eyre & Spottiswoode, Ltd.
1925
A selection of posters designed for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company.
