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Title: Old Glasgow: the place and the people, from the Roman occupation to the eighteenth century
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: MacGeorge, Andrew
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Publisher: Glasgow, Blackie
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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that were present that it gave universal satisfaction toa great number of nobility and gentry who were present.^ I referspecially to this work because in the view previously given of the innercourt of the college,^ it will be recognized in the picture suspended onthe steeple over the bust of Zachary Boyd. I may mention, in passing, that as the university provided accommo-dation in their own buildings for the special use of Robert Foulis, so toits credit it accorded afterwards a similar favour to James Watt, when hewas prevented by the incorporation of Hammermen from carrying onhis important experiments in any other premises within the city. But latterly matters did not prosper with the Foulises. The academywas broken up in 1770, and after the death of Andrew the stock of pic-tures and engravings was sold at a very inadequate price. On the deathof Robert in 1776, their affairs were found to be in a state of insolvency, 1 Literary Hist, of Glasgow (Maitland Club), p. 85. 2 ^^^g^ p_ J26.
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° S w Q wo ° fd 1-1 w; fe K I The First Directory. 283 and they were finally wound up in 1781 by Robert Chapman, printer,and James Duncan, bookseller in Glasgow.^ Andrew left a son of thesame name, by whom the printing business was for some time continued.Among other works from his press was the beautiful quarto edition ofthe Gentle Shepherd, published in 1788 by David Allan, with illustra-tions designed and engraved by himself in the manner called aqua tinta, a late invention. Of the history of printing in Glasgow after this, and the very highposition which it has achieved in our own day, I need not speak. In the old catalogue, which has been preserved, of the books belong-ing to the Cathedral, one is stated to be in the hands of the binder,whose name is given—Richard Am This was probably the first book-binder in Glasgow. His prefix of dominus shows him to have been achurchman. The first Directory published in Glasgow was compiled and printedby John Tait in 1783. Its title is, Jo

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