Detail View: Walter Scott Image Collection: Corson
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Work Record ID:
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0014445
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Licence:
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Shelfmark:
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Corson P.3663
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Title:
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Melrose Cross: The Earl of Murray & Abbot of St. Mary's = Croix de Melrose: Le comte de Murray & l'abbé de Ste. Marie
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Alternate Title:
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Steel engraving by R. Staines after a drawing by H. Melville of a scene from Scott's novel The Monastery
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Creator:
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Melville, Henry
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Associate Creator:
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Staines, Robert
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Associate Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date:
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1837
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Description:
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Depicts the Earl of Murray and Abbot of Kennaquhair meeting beneath Melrose Cross, Melrose, Scottish Borders. The Earl is demanding that the Abbot hand over Sir Piercie Shafton (Monastery, ch. 37). As Scott himself acknowledged in the 'Magnum Opus' edition of The Monastery (1830), the fictional town and abbey of Kennaquhair in the novel were based on the Scottish Border town of Melrose.
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Work Type:
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Engraving
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Measurement:
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20.2 x 25.6cm (7 15/16 x 10 1/16")
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Material:
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Ink
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Steel Engraving
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Location:
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TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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Repository:
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Corson Collection
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Source:
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Landscape-Historical Illustrations of Scotland and the Waverley Novels, vol. I. London: Fisher, Son & Co., 1836-38 (facing p. 47)
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Subject Person:
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Person:
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Stewart, James, Earl of Moray
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Subject Place:
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Melrose
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Subject Category:
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Characters
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Subject Category:
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Fiction
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Subject Category:
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Settings
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Related Work Title:
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Monastery, The
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Related Work Creator:
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Repro File Type:
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Derivative TIFF
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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24313504
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Repro Title:
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Corson
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Repro Capture Date:
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11/04/2012 16:36:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© The University of Edinburgh
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