Vestiarium scoticum : from the manuscript formerly in the library of the Scots college at Douay / With an introduction and notes, by John Sobieski Stuart

Title

Vestiarium scoticum : from the manuscript formerly in the library of the Scots college at Douay / With an introduction and notes, by John Sobieski Stuart

Subject

Clans
Tartans
Costume, Scotland, Highlands
Scotland, Antiquities

Description

Book consists of mounted plates featuring colour illustrations of tartans, accompanied by guard sheets with descriptive letterpress. Professes to be from a sixteenth-century manuscript book by: Schyr Richard Urquharde, knycht.

Creator

Urquhart, Richard, Sir.
Stuart, John Sobieski, 1795?-1872

Publisher

Edinburgh: W. Tait

Date

1842

Source

Gift of John Catto, 2013

Contributor

Scottish Studies Collection, Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Rights

In the public domain; For high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca, 519-824- 4120, Ext. 53413

Format

JPEG derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit colour at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.

Language

English

Identifier

s0006AAb03

Is Part Of

Catto Family Library Collection

Extent

iii-xiv, 109 pages : 76 colour. plates ; 39 cm

Files

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Collection

Citation

Urquhart, Richard, Sir. and Stuart, John Sobieski, 1795?-1872, “Vestiarium scoticum : from the manuscript formerly in the library of the Scots college at Douay / With an introduction and notes, by John Sobieski Stuart,” Digital Exhibits, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/1669.

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