Commonplace Book probably compiled by C Shaw, York.
Scope and Contents
Commonplace Book consisting largely of verse, but also with drawings of a Highland scene and pipers at Farr, botanical specimens from Farr and Edinburgh, and pasted in scraps from a visit to Scotland of 1826, and later visits to Switzerland and France.
Dates
- Creation: 1826-1865, undated
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
0.04 Linear metres (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh, 7 May 2014, Lot 91.5 June 2014
Physical Description
0.04 linear metres1 volume200.00 x 230.00 millimetres
Dimensions
200.00 x 230.00 millimetres
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Edinburgh. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Edinburgh. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.2167. Latitude: 55.9500.
- France. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 2.0000. Latitude: 46.0000.
- Inverness. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Highland. Inhabited place. Longitude: -4.2500. Latitude: 57.4500.
- Switzerland. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 8.0000. Latitude: 47.0000.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 05 06 2014
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- 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