Society of Antiquaries of Scotland [ Clubs & Societies ]
… of Scotland, vol. I (Edinburgh: printed for the Society, 1792), p. xxi-xxxiii. The society’s contribution to Edinburgh intellectual life The society was an additional institution to Edinburgh thriving associational life and sociability of learned residents. The numerous clubs, taverns and societies played a key role in the intellectual environment of Edinburgh - one of the centres of the European Enlightenment - connecting intellectual, scientific, religious, merchant and political elites. 5 5 . Murray Pittock, Enlightenment in a Smart City: …
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