Author: Alexander Laing
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Category : Newburgh (Fife, Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Lindores Abbey and Its Burgh of Newburgh
Author: Alexander Laing
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Category : Newburgh (Fife, Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Publisher:
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Category : Newburgh (Fife, Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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The Arms of the Royal and Parliamentary Burghs of Scotland
Author: John Marquess of Bute
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326486020
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Originally published (W. Blackwood and Sons.) In 1897 'By John Marquess of Bute, J. R. N. MacPhail, and H. W. Lonsdale. This book is the original volume in the series of the arms of Scottish Burghs and was followed by ""The Arms of The Baronial and Police Burghs of Scotland.,"" brought out by the same authors (Mr. Stevenson taking the place of Mr. J. R. N. Macphail). A great book for those interested in the Civic Heraldry of Scotland. A Clean original facsimile of the original, not an OCR copy.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326486020
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Originally published (W. Blackwood and Sons.) In 1897 'By John Marquess of Bute, J. R. N. MacPhail, and H. W. Lonsdale. This book is the original volume in the series of the arms of Scottish Burghs and was followed by ""The Arms of The Baronial and Police Burghs of Scotland.,"" brought out by the same authors (Mr. Stevenson taking the place of Mr. J. R. N. Macphail). A great book for those interested in the Civic Heraldry of Scotland. A Clean original facsimile of the original, not an OCR copy.
The Arms of the Baronial and Police Burghs of Scotland
Author: John Patrick Crichton-Stuart Marquess of Bute
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Category : Boroughs
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Category : Boroughs
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Tree of strings
Author: Keith Sanger
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317300912
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
This is the first history of the harp in Scotland to be published. It sets out to trace the development of the instrument from its earliest appearance on the Pictish stones of the 8th century, to the present day. Describing the different harps played in the Highlands and the Lowlands of Scotland, the authors examine the literary and physical evidence for their use within the Royal Courts and "big houses" by professional harpers and aristocratic amateurs. They vividly follow the decline of the wire-strung clarsach from its links with the hereditary bards of the Highland chieftains to its disappearance in the 18th century, and the subsequent attempts at the revival of the small harp during the 19th and 20th centuries. The music played on the harp, and its links with the great families of Scotland are described. The authors present, in this book, material which has never before been brought to light, from unpublished documents, family papers and original manuscripts. They also make suggestions, based on their research, about the development and dissemination of the early Celtic harps and their music. This book, therefore, should be of great interest, not only to harp players but to historians, to all musicians in the fields of traditional and early music, and to any reader who recognises the importance of these beautiful instruments, and their music, throughout a thousand years of Scottish culture.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317300912
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
This is the first history of the harp in Scotland to be published. It sets out to trace the development of the instrument from its earliest appearance on the Pictish stones of the 8th century, to the present day. Describing the different harps played in the Highlands and the Lowlands of Scotland, the authors examine the literary and physical evidence for their use within the Royal Courts and "big houses" by professional harpers and aristocratic amateurs. They vividly follow the decline of the wire-strung clarsach from its links with the hereditary bards of the Highland chieftains to its disappearance in the 18th century, and the subsequent attempts at the revival of the small harp during the 19th and 20th centuries. The music played on the harp, and its links with the great families of Scotland are described. The authors present, in this book, material which has never before been brought to light, from unpublished documents, family papers and original manuscripts. They also make suggestions, based on their research, about the development and dissemination of the early Celtic harps and their music. This book, therefore, should be of great interest, not only to harp players but to historians, to all musicians in the fields of traditional and early music, and to any reader who recognises the importance of these beautiful instruments, and their music, throughout a thousand years of Scottish culture.
Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment
Author: Lizanne Henderson
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137313242
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment represents the first in-depth investigation of Scottish witchcraft and witch belief post-1662, the period of supposed decline of such beliefs, an age which has been referred to as the 'long eighteenth century', coinciding with the Scottish Enlightenment. The late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries were undoubtedly a period of transition and redefinition of what constituted the supernatural, at the interface between folk belief and the philosophies of the learned. For the latter the eradication of such beliefs equated with progress and civilization but for others, such as the devout, witch belief was a matter of faith, such that fear and dread of witches and their craft lasted well beyond the era of the major witch-hunts. This study seeks to illuminate the distinctiveness of the Scottish experience, to assess the impact of enlightenment thought upon witch belief, and to understand how these beliefs operated across all levels of Scottish society.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137313242
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment represents the first in-depth investigation of Scottish witchcraft and witch belief post-1662, the period of supposed decline of such beliefs, an age which has been referred to as the 'long eighteenth century', coinciding with the Scottish Enlightenment. The late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries were undoubtedly a period of transition and redefinition of what constituted the supernatural, at the interface between folk belief and the philosophies of the learned. For the latter the eradication of such beliefs equated with progress and civilization but for others, such as the devout, witch belief was a matter of faith, such that fear and dread of witches and their craft lasted well beyond the era of the major witch-hunts. This study seeks to illuminate the distinctiveness of the Scottish experience, to assess the impact of enlightenment thought upon witch belief, and to understand how these beliefs operated across all levels of Scottish society.
The History of Fife from the Earliest Times to the Nineteenth Century
Author: James S. Wilkie
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Category : Fife (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 638
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Category : Fife (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 638
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Bibliotheca Scotia
Author: John Smith & Sons
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Second Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore, Including the Additions Made Since 1882
Author: George Peabody Library
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Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Publisher:
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Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Second Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore, Including the Additions Made Since 1882
Author: Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Library
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Category : Catalogs, Dictionary
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Dictionary
Languages : en
Pages : 746
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