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- 1854 - 1998 (Creation)
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1 box, 30cm
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Items in the box were transferred to the RBGE Archives from the RBGE Herbarium (Lichenology) in 2014. The items were bought from an Antiquarian Bookseller (Grant & Shaw Ltd. Edinburgh) by Brian Coppins in 1998.
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Scope and content
1 box containing book of lichen dyed samples and list 'Native Plants used as Dyes in Tweed Making'
- file: 'The Dyeing Properties of some Scottish Lichens and of a few other materials' Pattern Book by T.S. Patterson D.Sc. Ph.D University of Glasgow
- report: Report on the Frequency of Occurrence of Dye-Producing Lichens in Scotland by Edward Stewart. M.A., B.Sc. Fellow of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh.
- list: Native Plants used as Dyes in Tweed Making, includes extracts from papers describing experiments on the dyeing property of lichens by W. Lauder Lindsay, M.D., Assistant Physician, Crichton Royal Institution, Dumfries, 1854-1855, and list of lichens which yield dyes based on Les Lichens Utiles by F. Henneguy, Paris, 1883, and Further list of Highland Native Dyes from Occasional Papers by R.C. Maclagan pp. n.d. Paper on 'Highland Dyeing' read before Royal Scottish Society of Arts, 1898 [various versions of these lists - will need sorting before proper listing and cataloguing]
- report: 'Notes on Occurrence and Distribution in Scotland of Dye-Producing Lichens, Supplementary to report on Occurrence of Lecanora tartarea Ach. by E.J.A. Stewart, M.A., B.Sc.
- report: 'The Dyeing Properties of some Scottish Lichens and of a few other materials' by T.S. Paterson, D.Sc. Ph.D., University of Glasgow
- documentation showing that Brian Coppins bought this batch of material from an Antiquarian Booksellers in 1998.
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Conditions governing access
Collection is open to researchers by appointment, see (right click, open link in new tab:) https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/visiting-the-library/
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Permission required from RBGE.
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- English
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Album has loose covers, is dirty and contains fabric samples attached using sharp pins. Extreme care should be used when handling this collection, and album should be supported when in use.
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- Lindsay, William Lauder (Subject)
- Glasgow University (Subject)
- Stewart, Edward J.A. (Subject)
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Archivist's note
Pattern book is in need of conservation and a clean.