Material related to studying examples of living with the river such as a lake dwellings from Japan, Kohama 6000 B.C describing the strategic reasons behind the design of such community dwellings. All the drawings are freehand sketches on tracing paper showing the site plans from an iron age village addressing the way to reach these dwellings from mainland by canoes. Another example of living with the river is the pile dwellings or the Saigon Shacks where they built on piles raised above the water because there is not enough room on the mainland for more houses.
Perspective drawings of Linlithgow Palace and St. Michael's Church, Linlithgow. The upper left and right perspectives depict the windows of the palace chapel and the oriel towards the loch at Linlithgow Palace. The lower left perspective depicts the west window of St. Michael's Church. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Paper conservation was completed in 2019.
Perspective drawings depicting four elements of the eastern side of Linlithgow Palace. The upper left perspective depicts the principal doorway to Parliament Hall. The upper right perspective depicts the fireplace inside Parliament Hall. The two lower perspectives depict the archway to the Loch and the niches above it. Accompanying plans and sections are also drawn, complete with measurements. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Paper conservation was completed in 2019.
Perspective drawing of Linlithgow Palace, viewed from the crypt. Underneath are labelled elevations, sections, and perspectives of windows and doors, complete with measurements. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Paper conservation was completed in 2019.
Further title, 'Odds and Ends'. Sketches, printed and annotated poems, and stories. Designs of Landscape Brooches. Notes at the back of sketchbook regarding the history of the House for an Art Lover.
A free hand drawing consisting of the external view of Lindheimer Astronomical Research Centre at the North Western University, describing one of its telescopes in the 70 foot turrets which projected the heavens onto TV monitors.
Perspective drawing of wall arcading at the chapter house of Lincoln Cathedral. A large perspective depicts a column capital, while underneath ornamental arch mouldings are drawn. Plans and sections of columns and arches are also drawn, complete with measurements. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the west front of Lincoln Cathedral. A note dates the section to 1230 - 1250. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Detail drawings of elements around the doors from the nave to the north and south aisles of the choir at Lincoln Cathedral. Plans and sections of the archway and perspectives of ornamentation accompany it, complete with measurements and notes. A note describes the materiality of the archway as purbeck. The drawing is reproduced in the Glasgow Architectural Association Sketch-Book Volume 3 (1888), Plate 25. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of choir stalls at Lincoln Cathedral, complete with measurements and an accompanying section. Underneath, a perspective and plan of an arm of the choir stall is also drawn. A note dates the structure to 1350 - 1380. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library
Detailed perspective drawing of the east front of Lincoln Cathedral, viewed from the south. An annotation dates the structure to '1250 - 1280'. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the south side of the western doorways at Lincoln Cathedral, complete with measurements of the columns and doorway. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the north-west corner of Lincoln Cathedral, also depicting surrounding buildings. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library
Several perspective drawings of doors and door knockers at Lincoln Cathedral, with various notes and measurements. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the chapter house at Lincoln Cathedral, viewed from the south-east. Accompanying it are plans and sections of mullions, buttresses, and the well. A note dates the well to 1772 and describes the buttresses as modern. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the north transept at Lincoln Cathedral, viewed from cloisters. A note dates the structure to 1210 and the cloister to 1280 - 1300. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the chapter house at Lincoln Cathedral, acommpanied by a drawing of a pillar capital and a plan of the archway. A note dates the structure to 1225. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the screen to chapels in the north transept of Lincoln Cathedral. A note states that the drawing is of a wood copy of an earlier stone construction in the south transept, but this has been drawn instead because of suitable lighting conditions. A plan and section of the screen are also drawn. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the west towers at Lincoln Cathedral, viewed from the Galilee Porch of the south transept. Accompanying it is a section of a buttress, complete with measurements. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective and section drawings of the central doorway to Lincoln Cathedral, complete with measurements and notes. The varying patterning of the ornamented archivolts are roughly reproduced. A note dates the structure to 1141. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library
Perspective drawing of the Galilee Porch of the south transept at Lincoln Cathedral. A note dates the structure to 1200. Accompanying the drawing are plans of the archway complete with measurements, and a closer perspective of a pillar capital. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the south-east porch at Lincoln Cathedral. A note states that the sculptured tympanum depicts the Last Judgment. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the door to the chapter house at Lincoln Cathedral. Plans of archways are also drawn, complete with measurements. A note dates the structure to 1225. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the central tower at Lincoln Cathedral, viewed from the south-west. Annotations specify the date of the upper portion as 1306, the pierced parapet as 1775, and the remaining structure as 1240. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
18 life sketches depicting male and female figures. The majority are not dated or marked while a few pieces signed "G. Murphy." Some are attached to backing paper. Potentially worked in a drawing class at Glasgow School of Art.
A variety of life drawings and portraits completed by Mary Ramsay. Some of these items are dated to her time as a student at The Glasgow School of Art. Most items are pencil on paper, with a few further studies in paint.
This series includes one item by Jessie Wilson, another student of The Glasgow School of Art, with whom Mary Ramsay and Margaret Macdonald started a pottery decorating business at The Studio, Strathyre, in 1926.
