{"title":"Scots and Italy as seen through Alba amicorum, 1540s–1720s Part 1","authors":"Thomas Brochard","doi":"10.3366/irss.2023.0010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3366/irss.2023.0010","url":null,"abstract":"The modern historiography of Scots in Italy has been relatively ill-served, which the present article seeks to redress in a limited way. The study of alba amicorum can be a great tool to assist in uncovering these peregrinating Scots, who went beyond the Alps and enhanced early modern Italian studies at various cultural, educational, and linguistic levels. Grouped under socioprofessional categories, the first part of the article explores the academic world and military officers from the emergence of the tradition of album keeping in the 1540s right through to the first third of the eighteenth century, when new developments and tendencies shaped the album to the current poetry album. This paper shows that the phenomenon of Scottish students attending European universities and higher institutions was larger than previously thought among members of the gentry and nobility. These written mementoes illustrate a broader conception of education, both within academic institutions and outwith them. In correlation, Scotsmen took up posts as pedagogues and educators, but in these teaching roles, with one major exception, they have not been scrutinized properly for their careers in Scotland, let alone abroad on the Continent, including as tertiary educators at Catholic and Protestant universities and academies. As for Scottish officers, a facet of their personalities predominates that is distinct from their usually underlined military skills. Instead, within these alba, erudition and linguistic skills come through, and these contributions address other noncombative interests and investments, such as sociocultural experiences.","PeriodicalId":40214,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Scottish Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139371532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Scots and Italy as seen through Alba amicorum, 1540s–1720s Part 2","authors":"Thomas Brochard","doi":"10.3366/irss.2023.0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3366/irss.2023.0011","url":null,"abstract":"Part 2 of this article continues its investigation into the relationships between Scots and Italy, as seen through books of friendship, by considering additional socioprofessional categories beyond the academic and military worlds. Among the political activists considered is David Graham of Fintry, a Marian and member of the Catholic party, whose album is studied in great depth. It is a key document for our further knowledge of his activities as a courier and intelligencer for Scottish Catholic interests in Europe and adds to the scholarly understanding of his political involvement in the Counter-Reformation. More broadly speaking, friendship albums shed light on Scottish activists’ politico-religious networking processes and their connections with middle-ranking and regional intermediaries, at times in key locations or seats of power. As with the military officers studied in Part 1, it transpires from these contacts that there were lighter moments for artistic and cultural activities or edification. In correlation, the few ecclesiastical contributions studied in this paper cast light on a fluid matrix of information and networks and highlight their potential influences, both negative and positive. Indeed, there were risks involved in being in contact with dubious characters, whereas tapping into a rich circle of contacts with courtiers could present opportunities and patronage. For Scottish scientists, the genre of alba amicorum is particularly important, not so much to highlight their side activities as to lay the foundations for their subsequent careers and establish the potential links and backgrounds that underscore their subsequent scientific tasks, achievements, and modus operandi in their professional roles.","PeriodicalId":40214,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Scottish Studies","volume":"102 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139371924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sincerely, Valentines – From Postcards to Greetings Cards V&A Dundee – Scotland’s Design Museum, 2 July 2022 to 14 May 2023","authors":"Kevin J. James, Andrew P. Northey","doi":"10.3366/irss.2023.0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3366/irss.2023.0012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40214,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Scottish Studies","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139371802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fifty Years of the International Review of Scottish Studies","authors":"Kevin J. James, Dylan Parry-Lai","doi":"10.3366/irss.2023.0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3366/irss.2023.0002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40214,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Scottish Studies","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139371365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"R. J. Morris and the Case of the Accidental Digital Humanist","authors":"Darren S. Layne","doi":"10.3366/irss.2023.0008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3366/irss.2023.0008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40214,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Scottish Studies","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139371638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Case of Adultery in Trinity College Edinburgh, 1638","authors":"Claire McNulty","doi":"10.3366/irss.2023.0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3366/irss.2023.0009","url":null,"abstract":"While the Reformed Church of Scotland worked hard to improve the moral standards of its number, parishioners navigated the kirk sessions (ecclesiastical courts) to advance their own personal interests, embracing and resisting moral reform with varying degrees of enthusiasm. At least such were the experiences of Margaret Ducatt, John Stewart, Alison Miller, and Janet Baxter of Trinity College parish in Edinburgh in 1638, who, variously, engaged in adultery, refused to repent, and attempted to procure an herbal remedy to terminate a suspected pregnancy. This article examines a noteworthy case of adultery involving a number of individuals whose responses to discipline varied according to their age, gender, marital status, and social rank; in turn, each of these factors impacted their access to and expression of power. As Laura Gowing noted for early modern England, patriarchal society was reliant upon the marking out of distinctions, not just between men and women, but among women who expressed power over one another, and indeed, over their male contemporaries. By implementing a strict system of ecclesiastical discipline, the Church created an avenue for women to express power and resist overt authority. This article seeks to place the Trinity College case of adultery within wider discussions of patriarchy, power, and relationships.","PeriodicalId":40214,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Scottish Studies","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139371339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"R. J. Morris's Nation within a Nation","authors":"Graeme Morton","doi":"10.3366/irss.2023.0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3366/irss.2023.0004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40214,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Scottish Studies","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139371534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Friendship, Faith and the Bard MacLean","authors":"A. Roberts","doi":"10.2218/ss.v39.7169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2218/ss.v39.7169","url":null,"abstract":"Among Canada’s pioneer poets John MacLean is uniquely Am Bàrd MacGilleathan.His ‘The Gloomy Forest’ gave an eloquent account of tree-felling challenges facingHighland settlers. MacLean’s background in fertile Tiree, where his bardic skillsdeveloped, was very different. This paper focuses on a friendship between the bardand a priest, Colin Grant, who shared his knowledge of clan-based society. Thefriendship flourished in an area of Nova Scotia where faith communities met.Protestants from the northern Highlands put down roots in Pictou while Catholicsfrom further west settled in Antigonish and Cape Breton. The personal friendshipreflected a period of shared Gaelic culture when clergy were in short supply.Scripture in Gaelic helped to establish Calvinist values, while Catholic belief andpractice continued to draw on an imaginative folk-culture. The bard’s praise-poetryfor the priest followed him to death, but MacLean turned to spiritual verse as faithcommunities drew apart.","PeriodicalId":40214,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Scottish Studies","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2022-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83083940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}