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![A and J Main and Co Ltd publication cover](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/fa063aac-dc97-4d42-b0de-a5ad00b75671/AJ%20Main.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
A & J Main and Co. Ltd. Catalogue No. 197
Trade Catalogue of A and J Main and Co. Ltd, Clydesdale Ironworks, circa 1890.
![A Grammar of Colouring](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/28709fac-bc22-432c-9b18-a5ad00c33aad/A%20Grammar%20of%20Colouring.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
A Grammar of Colouring
A compilation of the 1800s chemist, George Field, intended to give decorative artists information on the origin, composition and properties of various pigments, dyes and paints.
![A Survey of Thatched Buildings in Scotland](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/b04eda87-da85-41d4-b849-a7c200bdafd3/Thatched%20Buildings.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
A Survey of Thatched Buildings in Scotland
This publication is a photographic survey of thatched buildings in Scotland, surveyed between May 2014 and August 2015 by Zoe Herbert, on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.
![Building Knowledge: An Architectural History of the University of Glasgow](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/480975be-ae89-447c-923c-a5bb00f87aa5/Building%20Knowledge.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Building Knowledge
An Architectural History of the University of Glasgow
Appealing to a wide audience this is a prestigious publication which celebrates some of Glasgow's most recognisable buildings.
![Building Stone Resources of the United Kingdom Map](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/8e3a5d98-9187-4381-b423-a5ca00fee02c/Building%20Stone%20Resources%20of%20the%20UK%20Map.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Building Stone Resources of the United Kingdom Map
Building Stone Resources of the United Kingdom Map - This map is published by the British Geological Survey, and is a joint venture with HES and other principle heritage and industry bodies.
![Building with Scottish Stone](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/d6cb3248-fc1e-406c-8afd-a59100f8d91b/building-with-scottish-stone.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Building with Scottish Stone
This guide aims to encourage use of stone sourced from Scotland’s working quarries and to provide a better understanding of those mineralogical properties that give each stone its distinctive quality.
![Calanais Survey and Excavation, 1979-88](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/68554aff-2f2c-46a3-bd74-a63c00cdb216/calanais%20cover.png?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Calanais Survey and Excavation, 1979-88
The full report on excavations at the stone ring and alignments at Calanais in the Western Isles. The digs took place between 1980 and 1986 in advance of repairs to the ground, much worn by visitors.
![Callendar Iron Co Ltd Falkirk - Selection catalogue 240](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/1d65f32f-9296-4816-a5c8-a5ad00bb5068/Callendar%20Iron%20Co%20Ltd%20Falkirk%20-%20Selection%20Catalogue%20240.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Callendar Iron Co Ltd Falkirk - Selection catalogue 240
This document is a historic trade catalogue of goods manufactured by the Callendar Iron Company in Falkirk, including ranges, portable stoves, grates and other interior fittings.
![Callendar Iron Company Ltd General Castings](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/146c6528-5a31-4234-9049-a5ad00b91c44/Callendar%20Iron%20Company%20Ltd%20General%20Castings.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Callendar Iron Company Ltd General Castings
A catalogue of ornamental iron goods manufactured by the Callendar Iron Company in Falkirk, including decorative balusters, railings, gates, fences, grates, finials, brackets and garden furniture.