Medieval and Renaissance Resources in Edinburgh
Edinburgh contains exceptional resources for study
and research in the Medieval and Renaissance periods,
from a full programme of Medieval
and Renaissance activities, to internationally-renowned
collections in museums, libraries and galleries.
Paintings, Sculpture and applied art
National
Gallery of Scotland - the collections include medieval
and renaissance paintings, drawings and prints by artists
such as Botticelli, Raphael and Titian.
Queen's
Gallery, for exhibitions of works from the Royal
Collection, which often include paintings and drawings
of the renaissance and early modern period.
National
Museum of Scotland - collection of Scottish and
Global applied art and sculpture, including important
collections of medieval and renaissance artefacts.
Architecture
The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh are Unesco
World Heritage sites, the Old Town retaining many
of its medieval buildings and streets. These include Edinburgh
Castle and the Palace
of Holyroodhouse.
Both the National
Trust for Scotland and Historic
Scotland care for a diverse range of properties,
including many that date from the middle ages and renaissance.
Music
The Edinburgh
University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments is one of the world's most important collections of
this type, including instruments dating back 500 years.
There are regular performances of renaissance music
by the Edinburgh
University Renaissance Singers and the Edinburgh
Renaissance Band.
Manuscripts, Archives and Early Printed Books
Edinburgh
University library has important manuscript and
early printed book collections.
The National Library of
Scotland is a copyright library, receiving legal
deposits since 1710, and also has important collections
of medieval and renaissance manuscripts and early
printed books.
The National
Archives of Scotland holds material relating to
Scottish history from the 12th century.
The
Crawford collection at the Royal Observatory has
a significant collection of medieval, renaissance and
early modern astronomical and astrological texts.
The Royal
College of Physicians library includes many important
early printed books of anatomy (more information on
the Ars
Anatomica website).
The Library
of the Royal Botanic Gardens holds collections of
early botanical books dating from 1486.
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