Catalogue of books belonging to the Leadhills Library

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Permanent URL	https://digital.nls.uk/144606518

Catalogue of books belonging to the Leadhills Library
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Shelfmark	5.2958(2)
Additional NLS resources:	Library catalogue record
Attribution and copyright:	The physical item used to create this digital version is out of copyright

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Pamphlets
Dates / events:	1893 [Date printed]
Subject / content:	Book catalogs Libraries (institutions) Public accommodations
Person / organisation:	Leadhills Reading Society [Author] Aikman, T. S. (Thomson Smith) [Printer]
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Rise of Literacy
Description	A selection of printed books from 1460 to 1900 showing the development of literacy in Britain, with a focus on Scotland. Together they cover religious and secular education, including children's catechisms, hieroglyphic bibles, dictionaries, grammars, spellers and hornbooks. Also pamphlets from campaigns for founding schools and public libraries in Scotland, and embossed books for blind readers.
Additional NLS resources:	Scottish exam papers and circulars (1888-1963) Collection of exam papers and Education Board circulars from 1888-1963 with additional material on Scottish education and schools material and creative re-sits produced by artists, musicians and dancers. Rise of Literacy in Scotland A summary of the development of literacy in Scotland, from the Middle Ages to the foundation of compulsory education, illustrated with items from our collections.