This is a bust of Sir Walter Scott in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh. I think it bears a passing resemblance to Alex Salmond, the current first minister of the ruling party in the Scottish Parliament. So Who Was Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet … Read more
This is a view of the main gallery of the National Museum Of Scotland in Edinburgh. As you can see, the building is very light and airy. In fact, it is so light and airy that it limits what can be put on display. That’s because when it was designed in 1861, no one knew … Read more
Taking Care Of Photographs Black and white photographs that have been stored in a shoebox for sixty or seventy years may be as clear and unfaded today as they were the day they were put away. And the reason is that the image in black and white photographs is made of very stable silver compounds … Read more