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Walter Scott Image Collection
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Walter Scott Image Collection
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0014447
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Licence:
Shelfmark:
Corson P.3661
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Corson P.3661
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Title:
Tower of Glendearg = Tour de Glendearg
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Tower of Glendearg = Tour de Glendearg
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Alternate Title:
Steel engraving by G. Presbury after a drawing by H. Melville of a scene from Scott's novel The Monastery
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Steel engraving by G. Presbury after a drawing by H. Melville of a scene from Scott's novel The Monastery
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Creator:
Melville, Henry
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Melville, Henry
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Creator Role:
Artist
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Artist
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Associate Creator:
Presbury, George
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Presbury, George
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Associate Creator Role:
Engraver
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Date:
1837
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1837
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Description:
Depicts the Abbot of Kennaqhair with his attendants, accompanied by Sir Piercie Shafton, approaching Glendearg Tower (Monastery, ch. 15). Glendearg Tower is reputedly based on Hillslap Tower, near Galashiels, which is now sometimes known as Glendearg Tower in homage to Scott.
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Depicts the Abbot of Kennaqhair with his attendants, accompanied by Sir Piercie Shafton, approaching Glendearg Tower (Monastery, ch. 15). Glendearg Tower is reputedly based on Hillslap Tower, near Galashiels, which is now sometimes known as Glendearg Tower in homage to Scott.
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Work Type:
Engraving
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Engraving
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Measurement:
20.5 x 25.6cm (8 1/16 x 10 1/16")
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20.5 x 25.6cm (8 1/16 x 10 1/16")
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Material:
Ink
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Ink
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Material:
Paper
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Paper
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Technique:
Steel Engraving
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Steel Engraving
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Location:
TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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Repository:
Corson Collection
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Corson Collection
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Source:
Landscape-Historical Illustrations of Scotland and the Waverley Novels, vol. I. London: Fisher, Son & Co., 1836-38 (facing p. 44)
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Landscape-Historical Illustrations of Scotland and the Waverley Novels, vol. I. London: Fisher, Son & Co., 1836-38 (facing p. 44)
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Subject Person:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Place:
Hillslap Tower
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Hillslap Tower
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Characters
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Characters
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Subject Category:
Fiction
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Fiction
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Subject Category:
Settings
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Settings
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Related Work Title:
Monastery, The
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Monastery, The
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Related Work Creator:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Repro Capture Date:
11/04/2012 14:13:00
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11/04/2012 14:13:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
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© The University of Edinburgh
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