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The Kings and Queens of Scotland | |||
| Scottish Interest | ||||
| Dr Richard Oram (Edited by) | ||||
| Tempus 2004 288 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 075242971X | ||||
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| Oram traces the colourful, complex and frequently bloody history of the Scottish monarchy, from the Celtic chieftain Calgacus to Queen Anne, the last direct Stuart to rule in Britain. | ||||
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Dryburgh Abbey | |||
| Scottish Interest | ||||
| Richard Fawcett; Richard Oram | ||||
| Tempus 2005 200 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 075243439X | ||||
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| Based on documentation and the surviving fabric, this is a study of the institution and architecture of the medieval Premonstratensian abbey of Dryburgh in the Scottish borders. | ||||
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Romanesque and Gothic | |||
| Decorative Metalwork and Ivory Carvings in the Museum of Scotland | Scottish Interest | |||
| Virginia Glenn | ||||
| NMS 2003 207 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1901663558 296x224mm | ||||
| Published Price £35.00 | Our Price £11.99 | |||
| These examples of 12th to 16th century metalwork and ivory carving illustrate Scotland's history at a key period, when the nation was emerging as an independent entity with links across Europe and Scandinavia, and they help form a picture of medieval Scottish culture. Some pieces, including the Lewis chessmen, are imported, others show foreign influences, while artefacts such as the Guthrie Bell Shrine are uniquely Scottish in character. The exhibits include both ecclesiastical and secular works and range from richly ornamented croziers to simple hair ornaments. | ||||
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Renaissance Decorative Painting in Scotland | |||
| Scottish Interest | ||||
| Michael Bath | ||||
| NMS 2003 286 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1901663604 275x215mm | ||||
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| Although the reformed Church in Scotland required 'all idolatry... to be utterly suppressed', decorative paintings ('painted ceilings') flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries and examples survive in many buildings throughout Scotland. These painted walls and ceilings show subjects - religious, classical, emblematic, historical or grotesque - that are iconographically significant; and this richly illustrated study explores this distinctive national style of decorative painting and what it reveals of the architectural aspirations, cultural assumptions and religious beliefs of the period. | ||||
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Promises, Promises | |||
| Marriage Litigation in Scotland, 1698-1830 | Scottish Interest | |||
| Leah Leneman | ||||
| NMS 2003 242 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1901663523 | ||||
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Scottish Monastic Landscapes | |||
| Scottish Interest | ||||
| Derek Hall | ||||
| Tempus 2006 224 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0752440128 | ||||
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The Architecture of Scottish Government | |||
| From Kingship to Parliamentary Democracy | Scottish Interest | |||
| Miles Glendinning | ||||
| Dundee UP 2004 400 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1845860004 | ||||
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The Origins of Freemasonry | |||
| Scottish Interest | ||||
| David Stevenson | ||||
| Cambridge University Press 2005 246 pages | ||||
| Paperback 0521396549 | ||||
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| Beginning in Britain, freemasonry swept across Europe in the mid 18th century in astonishing fashion, yet its origins are still hotly debated today. The prevailing assumption has been that it emerged in England around 1700, but in this scholarly work of historical detection, David Stevenson demonstrates that the real origins of modern freemasonry lie in Scotland around 1600, when the system of lodges was created by stonemasons with rituals and secret procedures for recognition that blended medieval legends with aspects of Renaissance thought. Felt-tip mark on upper trimmed edge. | ||||
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Mesolithic Lives in Scotland | |||
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| Graeme Warren | ||||
| Tempus 2005 160 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0752434489 | ||||
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| The mesolithic (middle stone age) dates from the end of the last Ice Age circa 9600 BCE until the adoption of farming around 4000 BCE. At this time, varied communities of hunter-gatherers settled the lands now called Scotland. Warren draws on recent research and a rich variety of evidence, from pollen analysis to the deliberate disposition of human bones, to describe the lives of these groups, the wild resources on which they depended, and the diverse and changing landscapes they inhabited. | ||||
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In the Shadow of the Brochs | |||
| The Iron Age in Scotland | Scottish Interest | |||
| Beverley Ballin Smith; Iain Banks (Edited by) | ||||
| Tempus 2002 256 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 075242517X | ||||
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| After two essays - on the ancient geography of Scotland and Atlantic Scottish settlement patterns - by way of introduction, this volume of 19 essays covers the Iron Age structural remains, in particular brochs, souterrains, forts, crannogs and wheel houses. Contributors analyse social and economic considerations, such as land holding, and broch economy and power; and also discuss how environmental evidence can provide information on food, farming, building construction and Iron Age economics. | ||||
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The Cairngorms | |||
| Scottish Interest | ||||
| Ronald Turnbull | ||||
| Pevensey 2002 112 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 189863050X | ||||
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| Rising to over 1,000m, Scotland's Cairngorm massif is a spectacularly beautiful region of granite peaks, rivers and lakes. This guide takes a fresh look at the area, from its turbulent history to its wide variety of flora and fauna. Illustrated with colour photographs, it covers the many facets of the Cairngorms, including skiing at Aviemore, the Braemar games, castles along the Don and bothies on Deeside, the Royal connections with Balmoral and the malt whiskies of Glenlivet. | ||||
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The Creaky Traveler in the North West Highlands of Scotland | |||
| A Journey for the Mobile, but Not Agile | Scottish Interest | |||
| Warren Rovetch | ||||
| Sentient 2002 173 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 097107867X | ||||
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| Part travel story, part guidebook, this is the account of a personal journey through the hidden places of Britain's last wilderness. Rich in atmosphere and humour, the gentle pace allows plenty of time for acute observations on the characters befriended, oddities encountered and breathtaking views enjoyed. With advice for fellow travellers, a test to ascertain one's own 'creakiness' and a glossary of Gaelic words. | ||||
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The Scottish Regiments | |||
| 1633-1996 | Scottish Interest | |||
| Patrick Mileham | ||||
| Spellmount 2004 304 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1873376456 272x199mm | ||||
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| The 12 Scottish regiments have a reputation for fighting that is hard to equal. Dressed in their distinctive uniforms and marching to the skirl of the pipes, they have witnessed glorious victories, fearsome enemies and terrible ordeals of climate and terrain. In this well-illustrated book the author has drawn on a wide variety of sources to record the history, traditions and ethos of each regiment, from when it was raised to its role in the closing years of the 20th century. | ||||
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Scotland's Common Ridings | |||
| Scottish Interest | ||||
| Kenneth R Bogle | ||||
| Tempus 2004 190 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0752429922 | ||||
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| Ancient ceremonies designed to proclaim and protect rights to common land and resources often develop into deep-rooted local customs. In Lowland Scotland, such customs took the form of the annual Common Riding, involving horsemanship, pageantry, games and dances. Kenneth Bogle's history of the Ridings shows how they have developed from a raucous past to their present respectability. | ||||
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Robert the Bruce | |||
| A Life Chronicled | Scottish Interest | |||
| Chris Brown | ||||
| Tempus 2004 416 pages | ||||
| Paperback 0752425757 | ||||
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| Robert the Bruce is unquestionably Scotland's most famous king, yet he remains more a figure of legend than of history. In this volume Chris Brown presents the historical king through a selection of 14th century written evidence. Materials such as English state records, excerpts from the Chronicle of John Fordoun and John Barbour's epic, The Bruce, together with Brown's own commentary, trace Robert I's fight for the Scottish throne, his victory at Bannockburn and the details of his kingship. | ||||
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