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The first edition of ‘The Scotsman’, from January 25, 1817, will go on display in March 2023 as part of the ‘Treasures of the National Library' exhibition. Credit: Alison Gibson/National Library of Scotland

The first edition of ‘The Scotsman’, 1925

Credit: Alison Gibson/National Library of Scotland

Newspaper conservator Claire Hutchison

Credit: Alison Gibson/National Library of Scotland

Newspaper conservator Claire Hutchison at the stacks where newspaper collections are held in optimal environmental conditions

Credit: Alison Gibson/National Library of Scotland

Newspaper conservator Claire Hutchison

Credit: Alison Gibson/National Library of Scotland

Newspaper conservator Claire Hutchison

Credit: Alison Gibson/National Library of Scotland

Newspaper conservator Claire Hutchison

A damaged copy of the ‘Aberdeen Press and Journal’ from the late 1920s

A damaged copy of the ‘Aberdeen Press and Journal’ from the late 1920s

‘The Ayrshire Post’, January 3, 1947

‘The Ayrshire Post’, January 3, 1947

A sample page from the rules, each with a decorative initial and rubricated headline. The last rule on the page advises the knights of the 'superfluity' of beards and moustaches.

Rule of the Knights Templar 2

The National Library's collection of Italian manuscripts includes some very fine examples. This tiny portable 15th-century Book of Hours is written on very fine vellum and beautifully illuminated. Pictures of saints appear in golden initials, and there are some larger illustrations.

Book of Hours

An early 16th-century manuscript of Abbot Alexander Myln's 'Lives of the bishops of Dunkeld', written and illuminated in Dunkeld. Strawberries, flowers, a large initial and a golden frame surround the dedication of the work to Gavin Douglas, poet and bishop of Dunkeld.

Dunkeld manuscript

This 15th-century psalter was written and illuminated at Culross Abbey, Fife. Within the initial B that begins the first Psalm, there is an illustration of King David playing the harp. The particularly vibrant colour combinations seem a common feature in Scottish illumination at this time.

Fife Psalter