Anatomia del Cavallo [Anatomy of the Horse]
This is a collection of open licensed digitised pages of Carlo Ruini’s, Anatomia del Cavallo [Anatomy of the Horse], published […]
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Phoebe Anna Traquair’s Medallions
Outstanding work by one of Scotland’s first professional woman artists. These open licensed reproductions of Phoebe Anna Traquair’s medallions are […]
Read moreCeltic Psalter (11th century)
The oldest Scottish book still in Scotland. Perhaps the library’s greatest treasure is this pocket-size Psalter, with extraordinary illuminations in […]
Read moreArchitectural drawings by William Henry Playfair
This collection of architectural drawings by William Henry Playfair (15 July 1790 – 19 March 1857) have been digitised by […]
Read moreMS 183: Royal Letter Book
MS 183, the Royal Letter Book, is an English late medieval manuscript containing contemporary copies of 374 letters, most of which […]
Read moreIn conversation with Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert
A conversation with documentary photographer Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert. As part of the year-long celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding […]
Read moreWe have great stuff – colouring books
Two colouring books featuring fantastic images from our University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collection are available on a CC […]
Read moreHortus Sanitatis: Latin natural history encyclopaedia
This is a digitisation of a 1497 publication of the Hortus Sanitatis, a Latin natural history encyclopaedia in the Centre […]
Read moreAesop’s Fables 1486
Explore the 193 hand coloured woodcut illustrations and details of Aesop’s Fables 1486 Latin edition digitised and available for download […]
Read moreMain Library Construction Images
Did you know that The University of Edinburgh’s Main Library was deliberately designed to look like a bookcase? Opened in […]
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