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Encyclopaedia Britannica – first edition, 1768

Encyclopaedia Britannica – first edition, 1768

Renaissance choral group, Seattle-based Byrd International Singers visit the National Library to view a 16-century choral text before performing at the Fringe in 2019. The ‘Scone Antiphoner’, also called The Carver Choir-book – which belonged to Robert Carver, a canon of Scone Abbey – is one of very

Renaissance choral group, Seattle-based Byrd International Singers visit the National Library

Credit: Angela Catlin

Burns’s manuscript for ‘Holy Willie’s Prayer’ on display at the National Library in Glasgow to mark Burns Night in 2019

Aberdeen Breviary, 1509–10. The first substantial printed book in Scotland.

Aberdeen Breviary, 1509–10. The first substantial printed book in Scotland.

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Beano Day at the National Library in Glasgow, celebrating 80 years of Beano in July 2018

Credit: Angela Catlin

Beano Day at the National Library in Glasgow, celebrating 80 years of Beano in July 2018

Manuscript of ‘Don Juan’ cantos I, II, V in the hand of Lord Byron, 1818-1820

Manuscript of ‘Don Juan’ cantos I, II, V in the hand of Lord Byron, 1818-1820