The Provincial Antiquities And Picturesque Scenery Of Scotland With Descriptive Illustrations By Sir Walter Scott

Author : Walter Scott
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ISBN 13 : 9781331259992
Total Pages : 470 pages
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Download or read book Provincial Antiquities of Scotland (Classic Reprint) written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Provincial Antiquities of Scotland [This Volume consists of an "Essay on Border Antiquities," which formed the Introduction to a work, in two vols. 4to, published in 1814, under the title of "Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, comprising specimens of Architecture, Sculpture, &c.;" - and of "Essays illustrative of paintings of Scottish Scenery," first printed by Sir Walter Scott in the elegant Collection, entitled "Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland," 2 vols. 4to, 1825, 1826. The pictures which suggested these Essays were presented to Sir Walter Scott by the publishers of the work, and form the decoration of a small drawingroom at Abbotsford.] About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.