Abstract

Although hoods were worn in the ancient Scottish universities during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, their use went into decline thereafter. This article focusses on the re-introduction of hoods in Scotland, mostly during the 1860s. After consideration of the academical dress in use earlier during the nineteenth century, the four ancient universities are treated in the order in which they adopted comprehensive hood schemes. Primary sources, in the form of university minutes and portraits, and secondary sources, mostly in the form of contemporary accounts, are examined.

Keywords: Scotland, academic dress, hood, University of Edinburgh, University of Aberdeen, University of Glasgow, University of St Andrews

How to Cite:

Cooper, J. C., (2020) “Reforms to Scottish Academical Dress during the 1860s”, Transactions of the Burgon Society 19(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2475-7799.1168