Image Database - Access to the web browser

Click here to enter the web browser version of the Image Collection

The Image Collection is based primarily on the visual materials and realia contained in Edinburgh University Library's Corson Collection. The former include portraits of Scott and of people associated with Scott, art inspired by his novels and poems, illustrations to editions of his works, and pictures of places associated with Scott. They cover a variety of formats: oil and watercolour paintings, drawings, engravings, etchings, lithographs, and photographs. The realia consist of memorabilia and other examples of material culture associated with Scott and his homes and haunts (especially Abbotsford). In addition, there are playbills, title pages, and illustrative material relating to theatrical and musical adaptations of Scott and to translations of his work. The Image Collection also contains manuscripts of Scott's works and correspondence drawn from the Corson Collection and the Library's Laing Collection.

Like the Corson Collection itself, the Image Database is wide-ranging and eclectic. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the diffusion of Scott's work in Scotland, Great Britain, and abroad, in Scott's role in the creation of Scottish national identity, and in his influence on British and foreign depictions of Scotland.

How to Access the Image Collection

The Collection can be viewed in two Luna Insight™ formats provided by Luna Imaging, Inc, California.

View Collection with Insight™ Browser: The Insight™ Browser is the easiest way to view the collection and is recommended for first-time users. It utilises any typical web browser such as Explorer or Netscape and requires no plug-in or downloads. For Insight™ Browser online help pages click here.

Download Insight JVA Client: The Insight™ JVA Client is a fully featured Java application that provides advanced features and additional functionality over the Insight™ Browser. The JVA Client is recommended for researchers and frequent users but must be downloaded. For Insight™ JVA Client online help pages click here.

For Walter Scott-related images on external sites, click here.