George Buchanan’s Afterlives: Borrowings of Buchanan’s Works in Scottish Libraries, c.1750–1840
14 May, Stirling – free (suggested donation £5)
Prof Katie Halsey traces how George Buchanan’s works were borrowed & read in Scotland across the 18th & early 19th centuries, & what this suggest about literate culture more broadly
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OTD (273 years ago): Designs by Mr. R. Bentley for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray (1753), the first authorized collected edition of Gray's poetry, published by Robert Dodsley.
Find out more in the #ThomasGrayArchive:
https://www.thomasgray.org/texts/diglib/primary/1753b
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July 12, 2024 Rosenstein’s Dissertation on the Enlightenment and other works show there's more opportunities for better understanding Adam Smith's reception beyond England, France, and Scotland. Studying these peripheries can illuminate our understanding of the wider Enlightenment especially as it relates to ideas about political economy.
From Sutherland to Orkney : Stories of Clearance
The #HarrissListDigitalArchive project has reached the halfway point 🎉
9 of the 18 surviving editions of Harris’s List of #CoventGardenLadies are now available for data exploration, enabling research through tabular analysis, mapping, and network visualisation.
Excited to see how scholars and the public engage with this remarkable eighteenth-century source as the archive continues to grow. More editions, data, and discoveries coming soon.
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📝 Plot: This lush historical drama follows Marie‑Antoinette from her arranged marriage at 14 to Louis XVI through life at the opulent court of Versailles. As queen she faces royal duty, court etiquette, loneliness, extravagance, and the looming unrest that foreshadows revolution, with lavish visuals and modern sensibility.
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🎬 Marie‑Antoinette (2006)
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