Detail View: Walter Scott Image Collection:
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Work Record ID:
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0030330
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Licence:
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Shelfmark:
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Corson P.1405
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Title:
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Jedburgh Abbey
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Alternate Title:
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Engraving of Jedburgh Abbey by an unattributed artist
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Creator:
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Unknown
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Associate Creator:
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Unknown
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Associate Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date:
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1805
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Description:
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Depicts the ruins of Jedburgh Abbey, Scottish Borders. Sir Walter Scott describes Jedburgh Abbey in his 'Essay on Border Antiquities' (1814), inaccurately praising its Anglo-Norman chapter-house as 'a very perfect specimen of Saxon architecture'. There are further references in The Black Dwarf and The Monastery. The Abbey was built by David I around 1138 but fell into ruin by the mid-sixteenth century. Scott was a frequent visitor to Jedburgh in his capacity as Sheriff Depute of Selkirkshire. He subscribed £10 toward the repair-work on the Abbey's tower in 1824-1826.
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Work Type:
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Engraving
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Measurement:
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21.1 x 13.4cm (8 5/16 x 5 1/4")
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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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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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Forsyth, R. The Beauties of Scotland. Edinburgh: Printed for Thomson Bonar and John Brown, 1805
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Subject Person:
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Place:
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Jedburgh Abbey
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Subject Category:
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Homes and haunts
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Related Work Title:
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Essay on Border Antiquities
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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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28011320
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Repro Capture Date:
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24/04/2012 15:32:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© The University of Edinburgh
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