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Unearthed by a metal detectorist in 2014, 'the Galloway Hoard' is the richest collection of Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland. This book places the hoard in a wider historical context and showcases the conservation and research currently being undertaken on it.

In 1926, Coco Chanel designed a simple, short black dress described in American Vogue as 'the frock that the entire world will wear'. This lavishly illustrated book with contributions from experts explores interpretations of the 'LBD' throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

The intricately designed hoard of Lewis Chessmen is one of the most significant archaeological discoveries ever made in Scotland. This account includes images of all 93 pieces and reports on new scientific research on how, where and when they were made.

Scotland's unique geography and topography provided a useful base for Allied military preparations during the Cold War. This book explores Scotland's critical position on the front line.

This lavishly illustrated book examines the enormous palace of the premier peers of Scotland, and the hundreds of outstanding works of art acquired by twelve Dukes over 300 years.

Offers a scholarly, narrative account of furniture-making in Scotland, from the sixteenth century to the twentieth, and disseminates much new research and specialist knowledge to a wide audience.

Oral history recordings of Peeblesshire textile mill workers taken between 1996 and 2004. Published in association with The Scottish Working People's History Trust and the European Ethnological Research Centre.

A survey of National Museums Scotland's significant collection of Highland dress and tartan clothing, and an exploration of how such outfits became an integral part of Scottish identity.

One of the most significant collections of Viking-age and early medieval artefacts in the world is housed at National Museums Scotland. This book offers new perspectives on star objects, many never before seen in public, as part of the third The Glenmorangie Company Research Project.

James Hutton (1726-97), remembered as the founder of modern geology, was ahead of his time in his deductions about the way our planet functions. He was also an innovative farmer, a successful entrepreneur and a man with endless intellectual curiosity. This third edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded.

Highly illustrated - over 150 illustrations including 70 portraits, some never before published - history of Bonnie Prince Charlie and his parents plus the full story of his only child, Charlotte and her children.

A timely oral history of berry-picking and other seasonal employments in Central Scotland.

Surveys the rare glass, vessels and objects that have been assembled by the Royal Museum, Edinburgh over the last 150 years, giving collectors and scholars an additional source through which to research and authenticate previous works of glass.

A facsimile edition of polymath Hugh Miller's notes recording his rambles around Scotland in the mid 1840s was published by NMS Publishing in 2003 - the first edition for over a century and long out of print itself. This reprint has minor amendments, a new cover and ISBN.

First published by NMS Enteprises Ltd - Publishing in 2007 and long out of print. This reprint has some minor amendments, a new cover and ISBN. Ross-shire-born polymath Hugh Miller (1802-56) was a social commentator and an inspiring, and still immensely readable, pre-Darwinian writer on fossils.

Facsimile edition of this classic book first published in 1841. Ross-shire-born polymath Hugh Miller (1802-56), self-taught stonemason, geologist and writer, was famous in his lifetime across the English-speaking world. In a pre-Darwinian era, Miller inspired an interest in geology and science in general with his writings on fossils.

A unique and illuminating collection of witness testimony to the horror, and humour, of the Great War, by veterans mainly from the north-east of Scotland. A co-publication with the European Ethnological Research Centre.

Published to celebrate the centenary of the discovery of the Traprain Hoard, in East Lothian, Scotland, May 1919 - one of the most spectacular finds of Roman silver ever, and the biggest hoard of 'hacksilver': 23kg, battered, crushed and chopped up. New studies show that this was no act of destruction but a deliberate Roman policy.

This souvenir book of the exhibition Wild and Majestic: Romantic Visions of Scotland, which was shown at the National Museum of Scotland in 2019, tells us a great deal about the relationship between Scotland, romance and reality.

Describes the varied rocks and structures that occur within the largely metasediments of the Moine Supergroup of the northern and central highlands of Scotland. This book is suitable for professional geologists and undergraduate students.

Published in association with The European Ethnological Research Centre,as part of their research programme Dumfries and Galloway: A Regional Ethnology. Interviews with 29 individuals from Whithorn and around, plus interviews with/writings of three local authors: Alastair Reid, John McNeillie and Gavin Maxwell.

A reissue to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Ahead of her time, and with a commitment to quality, Glasgow entrepreneur Miss Kate Cranston ensured that her famous Tearooms were designed and furnished by talented young artists like Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

As well as showcasing beautiful objects from the collections of National Museums Scotland, this book, building on the Glenmorangie Research Project, gives fresh insights into the emergence of the early medieval kingdoms of Scotland.

The souvenir guide to the exhibition The Tomb: Ancient Egyptian Burial which was shown at the National Museum of Scotland in 2017.

From the Golden Age of Alexander III to Robert II, the first Stewart king, this book tells the history of Scotland between 1249 and 1371.

Artist Sue Jane Taylor has worked for over 30 years recording the lives of workers in the North Sea oil industry, and the offshore renewable energy industry. The book showcases her work and is also illustrated by relevant objects from the collections in the National Museum of Scotland.

Recorded oral interviews give an account of life in and around the town of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland - part of a wider research programme, The Regional Ethnology of Scotland Project. Co-published with the European Ethnological Research Centre.