`Historical Account of Printing in Scotland, During Two Centuries; Being Annals of her Literature, From 1507 to 1707; With an Appendix: comprehending, The History of Paper making, The History of Type founding in Scotland; and an Essay on the Copyright of Authors`, by George Chalmers, the antiquary.
Scope and Contents
This is the manuscript which George Chalmers submitted for publication in 1817 to Cadell and Davies who, however, rejected it.
The printers discussed are:
Walter Chepman and Androw Myllar (two drafts, folios 7, 21);
Thomas Davidson (folio 29);
John Scot (folio 38);
Robert Lekprevik (folio 52);
Thomas Bassandyne (folio 63);
Alexander Arbuthnot (folio 65);
John Ross (folio 68);
Henry Charteris (folio 70);
Thomas Vautrollier (folio 73);
Robert Smyth (folio 78);
Robert Waldegrave (folio 80);
Robert Charteris (folio 91);
Thomas Finlason (folio 107);
Andro Hart (folio 113);
John Wreittoun (folio 125);
William Alexander, Earl of Stirling (‘may be considered as one of the sleeping printers of Scotland`) (folio 133);
Robert Young (folio 138);
George Anderson (folio 144);
James Bryson (folio 148);
Robert Bryson (folio 152);
Evan Tyler (folio 156);
Duncan Mun (a bookseller who was appointed King`s Printer in 1650, but did not print anything) (folio 180);
James Lindsay (folio 182);
Gideon Lithgow (folio 184);
Christopher Higgins (folio 186);
Andrew Anderson (folio 190);
Society of Stationers (folio 198);
David Lindsay (folio 213);
James Watson (folio 221);
Peter Bruis (folio 226);
John Reid (folio 229);
John Reid junior (folio 248);
Society of Stationers (1688) (folio 254);
George Jeffrey (folio 268);
Andrew Anderson`s heirs (folio 270);
James Watson (folio 328);
Andrew and Mathias Symson (folio 348);
John Moncur (folio 360);
Robert Freebairn (folio 366).
Dates
- Creation: 1817, or before.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (377 folios. Folio.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 27 01 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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