National Library of Scotland and a bit of drama

Went to see the Book Beautiful and part of the Plague exhibitions at the National Library of Scotland (I didn't have time to see the whole of the Plague exhibition but will return!). Also saw those beautiful book sculptures that were part of the second round of  book sculptures that were  "found" in Scotland between 2011 and 2013. They are on topics mostly concerning Scottish literature and poetry, and are made out of old books by an anonymous female paper sculptor.

Quoting Wikipedia:
"The initial group of book sculptures was a group of ten elaborate sculptures that were left around various cultural locations in Edinburgh, Scotland, between March and November 2011, as gifts to the cultural institutions and people of the city. The identity of the artist is unknown, although notes with some of the sculptures referred to the artist as 'she'. The sculptures were made from old books and were accompanied by gift labels which praised literacy and the love of words, and argued against library and other arts funding cuts. An eleventh sculpture was presented to author Ian Rankin, whose works featured prominently in many of the other sculptures. The ten Edinburgh sculptures were toured through Scotland in an exhibition in late 2012.

The sculptor was then commissioned to produce five more book sculptures to be hidden in secret locations around Scotland as part of Book Week Scotland, which commenced in November 2012. Despite the commission, the artist has maintained her anonymity.

The sculptor also made another gift sculpture in December 2012, which she anonymously presented to the Scottish Poetry Library, already the previous recipient of two of her earlier works."

The main photo is of is Lanark by Alisdair Grey and the extra is Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. 

When I got back home I learnt that Lucie was accepted for a production of Les Miserable to take place in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She was naturally thrilled!