The Women’s British Open is the leading Major Golf Championship recognised by both the Ladies European Tour and the Ladies Professional Golf Association. Begun in 1976, this is only the second time this prestigious…
Over the past year staff from the Special Collections Division have been putting together posts highlighting ‘Inspiring Illustrations’ of material in our collections. Representing the Photographic Collection, I chose…
At its core the reproduction of the printed word is usually a process which is based on relief printing. Historically (as things are now different), a cast piece of type when it is set for printing, has the shape of…
This Inspiring Illustration post on photography is inspired by a wonderful acquisition added to our Photographic Collection this week of a Scottish family’s photographs from the 1920s. Deviating, from talking about a…
For our ‘April Fool’ post, we decided not to attempt the creation of a spoof medieval manuscript or late 14th century Scottish printed book, tempting though it was…. Instead, we offer proof that the old adage that ‘the…
This week’s Inspiring Illustrations post about photography is on the topic of the somewhat less noble yet very prolific format of the postcard. As a result of two recent projects surrounding our collections my…
The medium of the Gelatin Silver Print was developed (no pun intended) in 1873 and was in general use by the 1880s. This type of photographic print is synonymous with what is quintessentially portrayed as black & white…
Instead of focusing on a specific medium, this week’s Inspiring Illustrations post on photography is devoted to a well-known presentation format, the stereograph. More recently identified as 3D photography…
At first glance many would mistake the sepia tones of a woodburytype print with the very prolific 19th century process of the albumen print. There are a few key distinctions however between these processes. As an…
Thinking at an elementary level about photographic processes, one can associate the physical makeup of photographs with the romance and glamour of precious metals such as silver, gold, and platinum. At their core, the…