Manuscripts in the collection of Scottish and other music formed by Alexander Wood Inglis, Secretary to the Board of Manufactures, including compositions by Inglis himself.
Dates
- Creation: 18th century-early 20th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
27 Volumes
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed, 1929, by Alexander Wood Inglis, Glencorse.
Separated Materials
In addition to the manuscripts described here, the following manuscripts are bound in volumes of printed music: loose sheets bearing Scottish tunes (Ing.97); “A Song in ‘Britannia’ by Mr. Carey for 3 voices” (Ing.140(2)); reels and other dances (Ing.164(4)); and two waltzes (Ing.200(19)).
General
The manuscripts described here are part of the Inglis Collection held in the printed book collections of the Library. As such the manuscripts are to be requested under printed book request procedures.
The identifier 'Ing.' indicates the printed book reference number and the full reference is recorded in square brackets after the manuscript reference number: e.g. MS.3327 [Ing.12]. The printed book reference number is to be used when requesting the resource.
Genre / Form
- 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
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk