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An intriguing symbol adorns the grave, in Edinburgh's Old Calton Burial Ground, of George Wilson (1818--1859), Britain's first Professor of Technology. Wilson himself had devised the symbol as an emblem for the Industrial Museum of Scotland of which he was Director. In his professorial role he defined and delineated the 'territorial features' and 'intellectual architecture' of the novel academic discipline of technology. As the founding-Director of the Museum he imagined into being collections which materialised and illustrated the new subject. The paper interprets the emblem as a conceptual map of technology and uses it as the starting point from which to explore Wilson's understanding of what constituted his subject. Thus, the paper examines the Museum as itself a technology for presenting and representing technology. Further, it explores the intertwining of people, things and ideas which, for Wilson, constituted and were productive of technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article considers the development of the 'chapbook' in Scotland between 1680 and 1760. Chapbook is here defined as a publication using a single sheet of paper, printed on both sides, and folded into octavo size or smaller. The discussion focuses on production in Edinburgh which at this time was the centre of the Scottish book trade. While very few works were produced in these small formats in the city before the last quarter of the seventeenth century, the three generations thereafter witnessed their emergence as an important part of the market. This chapbook literature included 'penny godlies' and 'story books', poems and songs, which had long been staples of the London trade. Indeed, much output north of the border comprised titles pirated from the south. It is suggested, however, that an independent repertoire of distinctively Scottish material also began to flourish during this period which paved the way for the heyday of the nation's chapbook in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The Edinburgh trade is shown to be much more extensive than has been appreciated hitherto. Discovery of the testament of Robert Drummond, the Edinburgh printer who died in 1752, reveals that he produced many such works that are no longer extant. It demonstrates not only that a number of classic English chapbooks were being reprinted in Scotland much earlier than otherwise known, but also that an indigenous Scottish output was well established before the reign of George III. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The story of establishing the Edinburgh New Town Conservation Committee (ENTCC) is one of shared interests, growing technical skills, friendship and leadership which over the last 40 years saved Edinburgh's New Town from creeping decay. In this paper, Desmond Hodges, the first director of ENTCC, describes the setting-up of the body and how it operated until amalgamation as part of Edinburgh World Heritage in 1999; and John Knight, founder of the Fettes Row Association, tells the story of how the first major ENTCC project in that street was tackled and accorded a royal seal of approval. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

St Cecilia's Hall in Niddry Street, Edinburgh, was built between 1761 and 1763 as a private concert hall and practice space for the members of the Edinburgh Musical Society. This was an exclusive male club of well-to-do legal, merchant and aristocratic members, who actively participated in the performance of music. As their ambitions grew they employed professional musicians, and to pay for these artists they increased their membership and arranged concerts, to which ladies were at first, somewhat grudgingly, invited.1 This paper examines the history of the design and construction of the building from 1755, along with the changes made to it between 1763 and the departure of the Musical Society in 1801. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Offers a reassessment of some aspects of the construction of the Thistle Chapel at Saint Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland. Contents of Architect Robert Lorimer's office papers relating to the chapel; Collaboration between Lorimer and stained-glass artist Louis Davis; Dispute between Davis and Lorimer over the design to be used for the east window; Stone carvings above the King's stall.

Examines artefacts of historical and architectural interest in Scotland. Market value of the Edinburgh Castle; Free admission to the Royal Botanic Garden; Usefulness of contingent valuation technique; Visitor demand and price discrimination in historic buildings; Archeological sites and non-use values.

Focuses on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters in Edinburgh, Scotland. Role of communication in combating international crime; Government agencies involved in the task; Obtainment and receipt of evidence from foreign jurisdictions.