The Tartan Craze & R.R. McIan's Clans of the Scottish Highlands
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- What is The Clans of The Scottish Highlands?
This massive tome, commissioned by Queen Victoria and published in 1845, is a catalog of detailed descriptions of traditional highland dress. It also includes brief histories of each of the Scottish clans represented.
Beautiful, engrossing and inspiring, 'The Clans' is widely considered to be the first comprehensive, illustrated record of Highland dress in the world. The introduction purports that the work is highly accurate - free from the errors of previous romanticized documents.
But is it?
In this video we examine where this amazing work of art came from, who made it and why. We also discuss its impact on Scottish and British culture and the legacy we live with today.
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What a superb presentation! Thank you, Eric, and thanks to the whole team!
This is an amazing book! Thank you for sharing this.
Sir Walter Scott also went around collecting Ballads from the Borders. My wife's ancestor, Robert Shortreed, was a close friend who took Scott on the "raids" to collect them over a seven year period. He definitely was on a mission to save and revive Scottish culture.
Erik, if you have them yet, I hope you read stories to your grandchildren. Your passion is unique and highly valued.
Thank you also to Rocky for your vision and funding to bring Erik’s talents to this channel.
Amazing historical work of art! I am glade to see such beautiful Scottish art work showing highland dress. And the beauty how the tartan is so loved to this day!!! Breathtaking !
I love this station, the team at USA Kilts as always gives us an "Above Top Shelf" effort and show, thanks team USA Kilts you folks are amazing.
Loved that you paired your commentary with the 2nd movement of Beethoven’s 7th symphony!! Well done!
It sounded like a string quartet arrangement
Wonderful glimpse into history, thank You very much. Best regards from Germany from a viewer who got into wearing kilts after watching the amazing and passionate content provided by Your team
Thank you Eric , love your videos on “the history of”. I love hearing about my family’s history, both the Irish and Scottish side. Thank you.
This was clearly made with love, well done to everyone involved.
I love this presentation! It definitely makes me want to see the book, The Clans. Thank you. Well done!
Great work! This is a great video! Very interesting!
This is a super excellent video. Thanks for the history.🎉
Eric the Professor, a wonderful exposition of the history behind tartan, wasted in the marketing department I fear!
Excellent information
Tip-top! That was most fascinating. Well done.
As usual, Eric does an amazing and thorough job of presenting the documentation of the tartan craze circa 1847.
A brilliant video Eric, loved it. What an amazing set of books.
This video is one of the many reasons I love USA Kilts. They’re not just purveyors of fine kilts, but historians with a passion for truth.
Thank you for the kind words!
Well done. Thank you
Outstanding Erik. I love history also.
Thanks for that. We really needed this it will help the members of the Logan clan understand its influence on the creation of and the myth of Scottish culture and history.
See you in Estes Park. Stop by the Logan Clan tent.
Jack Logan
Love the video
Good job Eric.
Love the history lesson!
This has helped further ignite my desire to celebrate my Celtic heritage. I am thinking of buying the book by Magnus Magnusson. Slainte!
I have one of the reprint editions, it was the later 1970s I think. Nice oversize, gorgeous volume! PS: it was the Congress of Vienna, not "Verona."
The Congress of Vienna took place in 1814-15; George IV's visit to Scotland coincided with the 5th and final international conference which followed the Napoleonic Wars, which was held in Verona.
I have a modern copy of the illustrations, which are quite something.
I much appreciated your presentation. Is it in two volumes?
Yes, the original book was created in 2 volumes
Help with Irish county tartans.☘☘☘
Can anyone provide information about the designers of the Irish county tartans and their purpose in representing the unique identity and heritage of specific Irish counties?
The design elements, including color choices, patterns, and symbolism, may vary depending on each tartan and its historical or cultural significance.
They were designed in 1995 by a mill. No real significance to the colors chosen.
I just got a reprint of this book, but it has 40 colour prints. Is that the original total, or were there more illustrations in the first edition?
Great presentation. Any recommendations on other books to read on the clans and tartans?
We actually just talked about this on our last live show! You can check out the segment with the link below.
th-cam.com/users/live-D1bexfdCUc?feature=share&t=2379
i would love to see this book, even if it has to be scanned in and color corrected, and made into a pdf.
We got you! Here is a link of a scanned version of another copy of the first volume.
exhibits.stanford.edu/beautifulbooks/catalog/xs238yz7087
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Erik could have easily been a historian.
Please wear cotton gloves when touching those magnificent pages.
Current best practice, according to the museum curators we spoke to, is freshly washed and dried hands. Gloves decrease tactile sensation and increase liklihood of tearing pages.
+USAKiltsOfficial *See what complaints British America would launch 19 October V George III. and 14 October XIV George III.?* XIX George II. 39 (commonly known as the Proscription (Scotland) Act 1746), enacted and assented A.D. 1746, provided:
"That, from and after the firſt Day of Auguſt in the Year of the Reign of George II. the twentieth, no Man or Boy within that Part of Britain called Гcotland, other than ſhall be employed as Officers and Гoldiers in His Maieſty's Forces, ſhall, on any Pretext whatſoever, wear or put on the Clothes commonly called Highland Garb (that is to ſay):
"The Plaid;
"The Philabeg, or little Kilt;
"The Trowse;
"Shoulder-Belts; Or-
"Any Part whatſoever of what peculiarly belongs to the Highland Garb; And-
"That no Tartan or party-coloured Plaid of Гtuff ſhall be uſed for Great Coats or upper Coats; And-
"If any ſuch Perſon ſhall preſume after the ſaid firſt Day of Auguſt to wear or put on the aforeſaid Garb or any Part of them, every ſuch Perſon ſo offending ... For the firſt Offence, ſhall be liable to be Impriſoned for ſix (6) Months; and on the ſecond Offence, to be transported to any of His Maieſty's Plantations beyond the Гeas, there to remain for the Гpace of ſeven (7) Years."
The 19 October 1764 Declaration of the Rights and Grievances of the First Congress of the American Colonies, and the 14 October 1773 Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, complained about Parliament overstepping its powers in, respectively, V George III. 12 and VI George III. 62 et seq. just as it did with XIX George II. 39.