Author John Sobieski Stuart (1795-1872) Title Vestiarium Scoticum: From the Manuscript Formerly in the Library of the Scots College at Douay Published Edinburgh: William Tait, 1842 Location 391.00941 FM81 What is this book about? The Vestiarium Scoticum is a book of tartanry – ‘probably the most controversial costume book ever… Read more »Read more
Author Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)) Title A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland Published London: printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1775 Location 914.117 FM367 &367a What is this book about? A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland is a description of Samuel Johnson’s tour of Scotland, which… Read more »Read more
Author James Macpherson (1736-1796) Title The Highlander: A Poem in Six Cantos Published Edinburgh: Walter Ruddiman Jr., 1758 Location s821.4 FM3151 What is this book about? The Highlander is an epic poem in heroic couplets. It is set in the tenth century and it depicts the Battle of Bauds near Cullen on the Moray… Read more »Read more
