Leighton Library has a 1785 edition of "The spectator. In eight volumes" by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele

Added by Leighton Library at 05:38 on 13 June 2024

#OnThisDay 13 June 1827 Daniel Macnie of Drumraich, Kilmadock, a borrower at Dunblane's historic Leighton Library, borrowed 2 volumes of "The spectator. In eight volumes."Leighton Library has a 1785 edition of "The spectator. In eight volumes" by English essayist, poet, playwright and politician Jos...

Leighton Library has a 1618 edition of "M. Annaei Lucani Pharsalia, sive De bello civili Cæsaris et Pompeji lib X" by Thomas Farnaby

Added by Leighton Library at 06:22 on 12 June 2024

#OnThisDay 12 June 1647 leading classical scholar & outstanding educator of his time Thomas Farnaby died. His works chiefly consisted of annotated editions of Latin authors, and textbooks on rhetoric and Latin grammar, which enjoyed extraordinary popularity. Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has ...

Leighton Library has a 1634 edition of “Titi Livii Historiarum libri ex recensione heinsiana.” by Daniel Heinsius

Added by Leighton Library at 07:19 on 09 June 2024

#OnThisDay 9 June 1580 one of the most famous scholars of the Dutch Renaissance, Daniel Heinsius, was born. Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library has a 1634 edition of his “Titi Livii Historiarum libri ex recensione heinsiana.” In 1612 he was appointed as 'Professor Politices' at the University of Le...