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The Sources of the Tartans

or The History of Recording Tartans
by Matthew A. C. Newsome ©2005

audio lecture on CD, published by Scotpress

narrated by Vicki McLeod

 

How do we know what we know about tartan?
The Sources of the Tartans is a narrative account of how the many named tartans we know today came to first be recorded and collected.  Such figures as William Wilson, James Logan, the Sobieski-Stuarts, the Highland Society of London, and others one is likely to encounter when engaging in tartan study are examined.  Learn the true place of tartans in their historical context.  This lecture provides important background information for any serious study of Scottish tartans.
 

Available on audio CD for $12.95

BOOKS

Patented Advice for First Time Kilt Wearers

Early Highland Dress

Compendium of District Tartan mixed media/print edition

 

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