Material on the early history of Scotland by Sir Robert Sibbald.
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:
(i) `Caledonia sive Scotia Antiqua et Recentior`, 1680 (folio 1). According to the preface, Sibbald intended this to be a work in four books, but it breaks off after the beginning of the second. The contents do not correspond with those of `Caledonia` described by Sibbald in ‘An Account of the writers antient and modern’, pages 9-11, which refers to Adv.MS.15.1.2, folios 3-14.
(ii) `Corn: Taciti Britannia`, 1687-1688 (folio 11). See ‘An Account of the writers antient and modern’, pages 11-14. The text breaks off at the beginning of book 3.
(iii) Material on Tacitus`s `Agricola` in Latin and English with extracts from several published commentaries (folio 61 verso). It includes (folio 66 verso) `The Introduction to the Scotish history`.
(iv) Description of the contents of the royal tombs at Holyroodhouse, 1683 (folio 1 inverted). This was published from another manuscript by ‘Official Guide to the palace of Holyroodhouse’, pages 51-52.
(v) `Notes of D.J. MS` on the ancient history of Scotland (folio 2 inverted).
(vi) Extracts from ‘The Life of Agricola’ (folio 3 verso inverted).
Dates
- Creation: 1680-1698.
Language of Materials
Latin; English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (84 + 10 inverted folios. Folio.)
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the Advocates’ Library in 1723 at the sale of Sir Robert Sibbald`s library.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Bibliography
Maxwell, Herbert. ‘Official Guide to the palace of Holyroodhouse’ (Edinnurgh, 1937).
Tacitus. ‘Life of Agricola’, translated by John Potenger (London, 1698).
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 22 07 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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