Brass and Glass. Scientific instrument making workshops in Scotland as illustrated by instruments from the Arthur Frank Collection at the Royal Museum of Scotland

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Author(s) Clarke, T N, A D Morrison-Low & A D C Simpson
Publication type Monograph
Year published 1989
Pages 320pp; illus
Publisher National Museums of Scotland
Place Published Edinburgh

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Comprises 24 essays on scientific instrument makers and, to a very much lesser extent, retailers working in Scotland, as individuals. 18th to very early 20th centuries. Covers also nautical instruments. In effect acts as a catalogue to the Arthur Frank Collection and the selection of firms included was dictated by its contents; most essays have relatively extensive space devoted to descriptions of instruments