The Pitsligo Press was a printing press founded in 1852 by Scottish Episcopal priest and scholar
George Hay Forbes
George Hay Forbes (1821–1875) was a priest of the Scottish Episcopal Church and the brother of Alexander Penrose Forbes, Bishop of Brechin.
Despite severe physical adversity, Forbes was responsible for church building at Burntisland near ...
(1821–1875) in
Burntisland
Burntisland ( , ) is a former Royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland, on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. It was previously known as Wester Kinghorn or Little Kinghorn. The town has a population of 6,269 (2011).
Burntisland is known ...
, Scotland. It published sermons, periodicals, patristic texts, liturgical material, and used fonts in Latin types, as well as Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, Ethiopic and Armenian.
After Forbes's death in 1875, the press moved to
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...
under the direction of the Rev. Walter Bell (died 1892), Honorary Canon of Cumbrae.
Notable publications
The Ancient Liturgies of the Gallican Church(1855)
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John Mason Neale
John Mason Neale (24 January 1818 – 6 August 1866) was an English Anglican priest, scholar, and hymnwriter. He worked on and wrote a wide range of holy Christian texts, including obscure medieval hymns, both Western and Eastern. Among his mo ...
''The Farm of Aptonga''(1856)
Missale Drummondiense: The Ancient Irish Missal, in the Possession of the Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, Drummond Castle, Perthshire(1882)
Pontificale Ecclesiae S. Andreae: The Pontifical Offices Used by David de Bernham(1885)
*The Works of the Right Reverend Father in God, Thomas Rattray of Craighall, Sometime Bishop of Dunkeld and Primus of the Church of Scotland. Containing, Instructions Concerning the Christian Covenant; A Question Concerning such as Have Communicated without Being Confirmed; An Essay on the Nature of Man; A Letter on the Intermediate State.
References
*''The Athenæum'', 9 February 1884, p. 186.
*J. B. Primrose, ''The Pitsligo Press of George Hays Forbes'' (1962)
*Robert Hay Carnie,
The Pitsligo Press of George Hays Forbes: Some Additions and Corrections' (1973)
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