In stock. Please log in to see your price. Customers who bought this product also purchased. Collins Nature Guide - Wild Flowers. Grouse and the Mouse. Breadmakers Saga, The. Discover Gin. Treasure Island. He describes the Gothic style in terms of the picturesque, in the way that it represents a contrived, idealistic form of nature.
In the way that it is picturesque, it detracts from actual beauty, which is prevalent in complex animals, which have proportion and symmetry. He claims that real beauty is about truth, which a University should want to embody in its structure, and that the Gothic style does not support this ideal. Further criticisms are made throughout his speech, which makes for one of the most disparaging attacks on Scott's work.
The Special Collections holds a copy of the original holograph of this speech, which was given to the Glasgow Architectural Society in Slotted in between the photographs of the Old College and the Gilmorehill campus, we have the Preface, which details the history of the University from its foundation in until This history is brief, yet covers the varying operational structures of the University throughout the years, and has a good description of the changes that the University underwent following the Universities Scotland Acts in and The second half of the volume contains sections on: the Chancellors of the University; the University Court; Rectors of the University; Dean of Faculties; Principals of the College and University; details of the Regents and Professors from to ; and the Bedellus.
Also contained are sections on the faculties of the arts, theology, law and medicine, and a section on former Members of the Senate from to Interspersed throughout are portraits of the Chancellor, Members of the University Court, the Rector, the Principal and other members of University staff, including all the Professors employed by the University at the time. At the time in which this volume was published the University had many members of academic staff who would become world famous in their fields of expertise, such as William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, the Professor of Natural Philosophy.
Greenock born Caird was a well respected Church of Scotland Minister prior to his appointment as Principal. His sermons were well known and he was renowned for his eloquent speech; he preached before Queen Victoria, Disraeli, Chamberlain and Charles Kingsley among others. In he was appointed as Professor of Theology at Glasgow University, and held this post until , when he was appointed Principal.
Caird oversaw substantial changes to the University, including the move to the Gilmorehill Campus, and the changes to the structure of the University's governing bodies that the Universities of Scotland Act introduced in Caird was also very influential in the movement towards University education for Women, in acting as president of the Glasgow Association for the Higher Education of Women, and playing an important part in the discussions that led to the merger of the University and Queen Margaret College.
Caird died on the day his retirement was due to take effect, 30th July , and was buried in Greenock cemetery. Pictured right is John Ferguson , bibliographer and chemist, and Professor of Chemistry at Glasgow University from to He is probably best known for his book Bibliotheca chemica , published in He worked as an assistant to Professor Thomas Anderson from to , and was left in charge of the Chemistry Department during the move to the Gilmorehill campus when Anderson fell ill.
Ferguson was responsible for planning the new Chemistry Laboratories which were located in the east wing of the building. The Library now holds Ferguson's Collection of books, which consists of some 7, volumes - mainly on alchemy, chemistry and related topics such as books of secrets, the occult sciences and witchcraft. The collection contains many editions of some key works in these fields, and holds volumes in German, Latin, English, French and Dutch.
For the most part of his life, Ferguson was involved in University business in some way, his last role being Honorary Curator of the Hunterian Museum. Prior to this appointment he had held the same post at the University of St. Andrews, from He has been found by historians to be a conservative thinker, who had no patience for idealist theories of the time. He is also known for his work on the history and poetry of the Scottish Borders.
The Veitch collection of books was donated to the University by Veitch's widow in It consists of volumes, including 26 incunabula. Robertson also spent some time as a missionary for the Church of Scotland in Constantinople and Beirut.
During his time at Glasgow University, the range of subjects taught in the department was increased, and it's name was changed from Oriental Languages, to Hebrew and Semitic Languages. Robertson also founded the Glasgow University Oriental Society. The Special Collections department currently holds a selection of letters addressed to Mr Robertson, dated from - He was janitor at the University from and then became the Bedellus when the posts merged.
The Bedellus was responsible for carrying out numerous procedural duties. It was his duty to alert the public to any changes made at the University, to attend meetings, and to show people to their seats at assemblies. It was also his duty to carry the Mace in University processions. The Mace was acquired by the University in , and - except for a period during the Reformation when the University's belongings were moved to France for safekeeping - it has remained with the University to this day.
It is still carried by the Bedellus in front of the rector on ceremonial occasions. The images in this book were created by a process called photogravure. The Asylum helped the blind by providing education for the young including renowned musical tuition and by teaching trades and providing employment in workshops. Workshops made items such as bedding, brushes and baskets.
Those who worked in the workshops received bed and board in addition to education. Public subscriptions, donations and bequests as well as the sale of items manufactured in the workshops covered costs. A replacement building, designed by William Landless was constructed in It was closed in and much of it was torn down. The clock tower, which is grade A listed, remains. The clock tower is hexagonal with a spire. There are, however, only 5 clock faces and it is believed to the only 5 faced clock in Europe.
The 6th face is alleged to be bare simply because it cannot be seen from the street. In , the surgical block in which Joseph Lister had worked between and , was torn down. The hospital became part of NHS Scotland in and a second reconstruction was initiated in and completed in In , the old Lister building which was home to the pathology museum was razed to the ground.
The original foundation stone was re-sited in the new building and a further foundation stone was laid in the newest buildings in Image The Wellcome Collection Attribution 4. Medical Ward in the Adams building. The Chapel in the Dome of the Adams building. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Old Springburn by Andrew Stuart. Old Springburn by Andrew Stuart. Get A Copy. Paperback , 52 pages. More Details Original Title.
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