A Fine Art Collectible Limited Edition 3D Facsimile
A letter from the Barons of Scotland to Pope John XXII - 6 April, 1320
The Declaration of Arbroath
A Fine Art collectible Limited Edition 3D Facsimile
July 2026 update:
The Declaration of Arbroath 3D Facsimiles have returned.
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Ten years on from the Declaration of Arbroath’s Memory of the World recognition, this archive website is now being updated to tell the full story of the current 7th Centennial Edition.
This edition is the smaller framed 3D fine-art facsimile of 700 certified copies, first created for the 700th anniversary period and now available again by reservation.
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THE 7TH CENTENNIAL EDITION
HAS NOW RETURNED
Learn more about the current edition,
frame options, making process, and the timeline and evolution of the facsimile...
HERE
Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland, SP13/7
A medieval cry ...for Freedom!
The Declaration of Arbroath — one of the most famous documents in Scotland’s history, and a powerful declaration of Scottish independence — was awarded special recognition through UNESCO’s Memory of the World programme.
The Declaration of Arbroath was written to Pope John XXII in 1320, on behalf of the barons and community of the realm of Scotland. This eloquent letter, written in support of King Robert Bruce — Robert I — and an independent Scotland, is still regarded today as a spirited statement of a nation’s claim to freedom.
The 3D Facsimile
created by Steven Patrick Sim
The Tartan Artisan® - Scotland
The creation of these limited-edition fine-art facsimiles was inspired in 2016, after the announcement that the Declaration of Arbroath had been included in the UNESCO Memory of the World UK Register.
That moment encouraged me to explore whether this remarkable surviving document could be recreated as a framed piece of art with depth, shadow, seals, texture and presence.
The surviving copy is in the keeping of the National Records of Scotland