You’ve just 4 days left now to visit special exhibition in Dunblane Museum & the Leighton Library: “1776 - A year that changed the world” marking 250 years since year of global upheaval, intellectual brilliance and far-reaching historical impact. Final day is 30 July

You’ve only one week left now to visit special exhibition in Dunblane Museum & Leighton Library: “1776 - A year that changed the world” marking 250 years since year of global upheaval, intellectual brilliance and far-reaching historical impact. Final day is 30 July

Until 30 July visit the special exhibition in Dunblane Museum and the Leighton Library: “1776 - A year that changed the world” Dunblane Museum open Mon-Sat 10.30am.4.30pm (last admission 4pm) Leighton Library open Mon-Sat 11am-4pm Free admission - donations welcome

Just for July visit the special exhibition in Dunblane Museum and the Leighton Library: “1776 - A year that changed the world” Dunblane Museum open Mon-Sat 10.30am.4.30pm (last admission 4pm) Leighton Library open Mon-Sat 11am-4pm Free admission - donations welcome

It's #BeAKidAgainDay today. Dunblane Museum has children's quiz & knitted mice characters trail, "Find Robert Leighton Quest" into Dunblane Cathedral and Dunblane's historic Leighton Library, both just a few steps away from Dunblane Museum

July special exhibition “1776 - A year that changed the world” marking 250 years since year of global upheaval, intellectual brilliance & far-reaching historical impact Joint exhibition in Dunblane Museum & Leighton Library

Video of opening event for July exhibition “1776 - A year that changed the world” in Dunblane Museum & Leighton Library with speakers: Kathryn Porter, US Consul General Lord George Robertson, Leighton Library Patron Dr Josh Smith, Stirling University youtu.be/GhbBR5ppuZg?...

1776 - a year that changed the world - Leighton Library exhibition opening event

YouTube video by Leighton Library Dunblane

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July exhibition “1776 - A year that changed the world” in Dunblane Museum & Leighton Library - linking American Revolution & Scottish Enlightenment Dunblane Museum open Mon-Sat 10.30am.4.30pm (last admission 4pm) Leighton Library open Mon-Sat 11am-4pm Free admission

Many thanks to all who attended opening event tonight for exhibition “1776 - A year that changed the world” with speakers: Kathryn Porter, US Consul General Lord George Robertson, Patron of the Leighton Library Dr Josh Smith, University of Stirling

An excellent blog post by April White (@jstor.bsky.social) on Thomas Jefferys' American Atlas (1776), using the maps of @leightonlibrary.bsky.social, digitised by @unistirarchives.bsky.social! The Atlas Behind the Revolution daily.jstor.org/the-atlas-be...

The Atlas Behind the Revolution - JSTOR Daily

While George Washington struggled to obtain reliable maps, British readers could consult this remarkable 1776 atlas.

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Book now for opening event for exhibition “1776 - A year that changed the world” on Fri 3 Jul in Dunblane Cathedral Hall Spaces are limited so click on this link to book now to avoid disappointment: us.list-manage.com/Ai_O_ur5by_?...

Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1615 edition of "De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas" (On the Christian Mission among the Chinese) by Italian priest & mathematician Matteo Ricci who died #OnThisDay 1610. He argued that Confucianism & Christianity are remarkably similar

Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1588 edition of "Obras del padre maestro Iuan de Avila" - works of Spanish priest, preacher, author & religious mystic declared a saint & Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church, Juan de Ávila, who died #OnThisDay 1569

Watch video by Max & Murray about range of items in Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library, & online, featuring Ptarmigan, as found in Leighton Library’s 1771 edition of Buffon’s “Oeuvres Complètes” leighton-library-shop.co.uk/collections/...

#OnThisDay 1737 English historian & politician Edward Gibbon was born. Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1776-1788 6 volumes of his "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire". 🚶Visit Dunblane's historic Leighton Library 📅 Open Mon-Sat 🕚 11am-4pm 🆓 Free

#OnThisDay 1711 David Hume, one of most important figures in history of western philosophy & Scottish Enlightenment, was born. Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 8-volume 1763 edition of his "History of England" ▶️ youtu.be/klI9KU1ZkDU

#OnThisDay 6 May 2023 Charles III crowned King Robert Leighton under 3 kings named Charles: Charles I - persecution & punishment of Robert Leighton's father Charles II - Robert Leighton appointed Bishop of Dunblane Charles III - Leighton Library underwent major restoration

Since I've mentioned the museum I should also recommend a visit to @leightonlibrary.bsky.social if you visit Dunblane. I especially love the old maps.

#OnThisDay 1790 John Edmonstoune, borrower at Dunblane's Leighton Library borrowed library's 1781 edition of "Journal of Captain Cook's last voyage to Pacific Ocean, on Discovery ; performed in years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779" by John Rickman & James Cook www.leightonlibrary.org.uk/books-and-bo...

It's #MayThe4th today, so it's #StarWarsDay. Follow in the footsteps of these Star Wars characters & visit Dunblane's historic Leighton Library, uttering words #MayThe4thBeWith 💷 And it would help, in the words of Yoda, "Give a donation, you could" www.leightonlibrary.org.uk/undercroft-d...

Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1550 edition of "Tutte le opere" (All works) by Italian historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, & writer Niccolò Machiavelli, born #OnThisDay 1469

Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1632 edition of "Institutio graecae grammatices compendiaria : in usum regiae scholae Westmonasteriensis" by English antiquarian, historian, topographer, & herald William Camden, born #OnThisDay 1551

It's #InternationalDroneDay #DroneDay. Here's drone video footage of restoration work on Dunblane's historic Leighton Library by stonemasonry firm Gillies & Farrell. Video courtesy of Scotdrone ▶️ youtu.be/FWz1yxEhKxo

Leighton Library Restoration 2024 from the air

YouTube video by Leighton Library Dunblane

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Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1785 edition of "The spectator. In eight volumes" by English essayist, poet, playwright & politician Joseph Addison born #OnThisDay 1672 & Sir Richard Steele. Together they founded the daily publication in 1711

Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library has 1731 edition of English translation by Samuel Chandler of "Historia Inquisitionis" ("History of the Inquisition") by Dutch theologian & author Philipp van Limborch who died #OnThisDay 1712

Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library has 1727 edition of “Tables of ancient coins, weights & measures, explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations” by Scottish physician, satirist & polymath, John Arbuthnot, born #OnThisDay 1667. He invented fictional figure of John Bull

It's #GreatPoetryReadingDay. Dunblane's Historic Leighton Library has a first edition of 1810 of epic narrative poem "The Lady of the Lake" (helped Trossachs become tourist destination) by Sir Walter Scott. Why this was important book is set out in video: youtu.be/4r6h0uoM4ik

Sir Walter Scott: The Lady of the Lake

YouTube video by Eric Masters

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For #NationalTellAStoryDay #TellAStoryDay today, read story of Robert Leighton, whose legacy to Dunblane was creation of Scotland’s oldest purpose-built independent library: – www.leightonlibrary.org.uk/robert-leigh... 🚶Visit Dunblane's historic Leighton Library 📅 Open Mon-Sat 🕚 11am-4pm

A warm welcome to the Leighton Library today was given to members of Friends of Durham Cathedral, while they were also visiting Dunblane Cathedral

#OnThisDay 1710 Scottish philosopher Thomas Reid was born. Founder of Scottish School of Common Sense, key player in Scottish Enlightenment. Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1769 edition of his "An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense"