Notebook of Thomas Heart, containing prose translations, poetry, notes and some medical recipes.
Scope and Contents
The notebook contains prose translations of most of Horace's ‘Odes and Epodes’ (inverted folio 3, folio 1 verso), a poem entitled "The believer's dowry" with other verses and notes of a religious nature (folio 4), and some medical recipes (folio 27 verso). Dates ranging between the years 1720 and 1763 occur at points throughout the volume.
Dates
- Creation: 1720-1763.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
60 Leaves ; Oblong octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
28 + 32 inverted folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1943, with MSS.3001-3003, 3005-3007, by the Committee of the Edinburgh Book Salvage Drive, through the City Librarian.
Physical Description
Contemporary binding, stamped 'T. H.'
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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