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(28) 87b - Ruins of Sciennes Convent, Edinburgh
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| Hutton Drawings > [Volume 2] > Midlothian > (28) 87b - Ruins of Sciennes Convent, Edinburgh |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74635518 |
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| Description | This untitled drawing shows the ruins of Sciennes Convent in Edinburgh. The page is undated and the drawing is unsigned by the artist. This is one of two views of Sciennes Convent in the Hutton Collection. As the capital and largest city in medieval Scotland, Edinburgh contained many religious foundations. Sciennes Convent appears to have been one of the less prominent ecclesiastical buildings. Located to the south-east of Edinburgh city centre, it housed an order of Dominican nuns. The name Sciennes may derive from St Catherine of Sienna, after whom the convent took its name. |
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| Shelfmark | Adv.MS.30.5.23 |
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| Description | Over 500 drawings, maps, plans and prints relating mainly to Scottish churches and other ecclesiastical buildings. A few depict castles or other secular dwellings. Drawings date mostly from 1781-1792 and 1811-1820. Arranged by county. Some drawings by George Henry Hutton, a professional soldier and amateur antiquary, who compiled the collection. |
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| Shelfmark | Adv.MS.30.5.22-23 |
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