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Kay’S Edinburgh Portraits

Kay’S Edinburgh Portraits

James Paterson

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Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2021
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Biografía e historias reales
ISBN:
9789354483349
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In the narrow wynds and grand drawing rooms of old Edinburgh, characters as vivid as any novel moved through daily life. These portraits remember a city.In Volume I of 'Kay’s Edinburgh Portraits', James Paterson gathers a rich Scottish biography collection built around the celebrated John Kay portraits of lawyers, ministers, merchants and eccentrics. Through lively, anecdotal yet careful historical biographical sketches, he fixes Edinburgh historical figures at the very moment when Georgian era Scotland and early Victorian ambition met. Rooted in the world of 18th century Scotland society, and in the sharp, humane eye of Kay’s Scottish caricature portraits, the volume creates a classic of illustrated Scottish biographies that still feels immediate and human.For Scottish history lovers, local historians and family researchers, these vivid pen-portraits illuminate old Edinburgh history from the inside: streets, trades, clubs, scandals and quiet virtues, all anchored to real names and dates that often serve as a valuable reference for genealogy research. Written in the spirit of Victorian era biographies yet alert to character and humour, Paterson’s narrative captures how people actually spoke, dressed and schemed, offering an intimate companion to formal histories of Georgian and early modern Scotland and a rewarding browse for any curious reader or collector.Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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