Catalogues.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Enumerations of items, usually arranged systematically, with descriptive details; may be in book or pamphlet form, on cards, or online. (AAT) This term in the NLS published catalogues was used only for lists of books. Lists of other objects were indexed under the name of the object (e.g. pictures). General household inventories were indexed under 'Plenishing' (NLS).
Found in 484 Collections and/or Records:
‘Catalogue of the clergy of Scotland, vol. III.’, ?19th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.32.2.13
Catalogue of the Dennistoun manuscripts containing an extract of Dennistoun`s will and a description of the manuscripts (Adv.MSS.19.2.16-19.2.26) which comprise the bequest., 1856.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.2.27
Catalogue of the engravings, etchings, drawings, etc., belonging to George Chalmers., Late 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.173
Dates:
Late 18th century.
Catalogue of the Hugh Sharp Collection of printed books., [1938, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.5053 [H.S.1243]
Dates:
[1938, or before.]
Catalogue of the Hugh Sharp Collection of printed books., [1938, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.5054 [H.S.1244]
Dates:
[1938, or before.]
'Catalogue of the late Sir John Henderson's Books, 1818'., 1818-[1833, or after].
Item
Identifier: MS.6308
Scope and Contents
The main and original part of the volume is the index (folio 8) and catalogue (folios 9-124) 'of the Books, which belonged to Sir John Henderson, Bart., of Fordel, deceased', to which heading a later hand has added 'in Dalry House, Edinburgh'.The catalogue is divided into the following sections: 'History, British and Irish Antiquities, Biography, Heraldry, Voyages and Travels' (folio 9),
'Miscellaneous, including Poetry, Translations, etc.' (folio 35),
'Divinity and...
Dates:
1818-[1833, or after].
Catalogue of the library at Bowland House., [Circa 1830.]
Item
Identifier: MS.14053B
Dates:
[Circa 1830.]
Catalogue of the library, books and manuscripts, of John Maule of Inverkeillor, Baron of the Exchequer.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.5.1.9
Scope and Contents
John Maule died in 1781 and his library was sold in the following year by an Edinburgh bookseller; several items were purchased by the Advocates` Library.
Dates:
Circa 1782.
Catalogue of the library of Christian Gottlieb Haubold, Professor of Law at Leipzig.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.5.1.1
Scope and Contents
The catalogue was compiled in 1824 on Haubold’s death. It is divided into two parts: the first comprising 2838 volumes mostly of philology (in the German sense) and literature; the second 4856 volumes of law. The library was bought by Tsar Alexander I and presented to the University of Abo (Finland; today, Turku), where it was destroyed by fire in 1827.
Dates:
1824.
Catalogue of the library of Professor Thomas Stewart Traill., [Circa 1860.]
Item
Identifier: MS.19402
Scope and Contents
The library was sold by auction in 1863 following Professor Thomas Stewart Traill's death in 1862.
Dates:
[Circa 1860.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, and literary papers of Thomas Stewart Traill, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Edinburgh University, and of his family.
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Miscellaneous papers of and concerning Professor Thomas Stewart Traill, and his family.
Catalogue of the library of the Baird family at Newbyth., [1794, or after.]
Item
Identifier: MS.6306
Scope and Contents
The catalogue is written on paper watermarked 1794, and is in five main sections:
'Divinity' (page 1),
'History' (page 25),
'Law' (page 52),
'Classicks' (page 68),
'Miscellanies', i.e., miscellaneous literature which will not fit into the other categories (page 86).
Within each section, the books, of which the earliest were published in the 16th century, are arranged alphabetically.
Dates:
[1794, or after.]
Catalogue of the library of the Baird family at Newbyth., 1825.
Item
Identifier: MS.6307
Scope and Contents
The catalogue is of the same library as MS.6306, but with additions and modifications of arrangement.It is in six main sections:'Divinity and ecclesiastical history', with subsection 'Bibles' (page 1),
'Law' (page 19),
'Classical literature' (page 36),
'History, voyages and travels' (page 49),
'Miscellaneous literature' (page 69),
'Pamphlets' (page 97). Each section is subdivided according to size. The books are arranged in their sections and subsections...
Dates:
1825.
Catalogue of the library of the Edinburgh Society of Musicians., [Circa 1895.]
Item
Identifier: MS.21621
Catalogue of the library of the Edinburgh Society of Musicians., Late 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.21622
Scope and Contents
Also includes (folios 45-48, reversed) a 'Catalogue of books lent by Carl D. Hamilton Esq, to the Edin. Society of Musicians', [before 1900].
Dates:
Late 19th century.
'Catalogue of the library of the Right Honourable, the Earl of Ancram, in Berkeley Square, London, 1751'., 1751.
Item
Identifier: MS.5820
Catalogue of the library of William Brodie of Brodie.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10494
Dates:
19th century.
Catalogue of the library probably of Rudolf Paweck, a Viennese baker., 1st quarter of 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.10980 [Maca.531]
Scope and Contents
The books, all of which concern baking, are arranged under different headings which are listed on page 203. The latest title mentioned is 1917.
Dates:
1st quarter of 20th century.
‘Catalogue of the Lords of Session’ (Edinburgh, 1798) by Lord Hailes, continued in manuscript by John Philp Wood., Early 19th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.37.2.11
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Barons of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood (died 1838), Auditor of Excise, Scottish antiquary and biographer.
'Catalogue of the Lords of Session from the institution of the college of Justice, in the year 1532' (Edinburgh, 1767), by David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, with manuscript additions.
Item
Identifier: F.R.32
Dates:
1767.
Catalogue of the manuscripts of James Dennistoun, Esquire of Dennistoun in the Faculty of Advocates Libary.
Item
Identifier: F.R.208
Dates:
1856.
Catalogue of the Miscellanies in the Library at Colinton., 1824.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/401
Dates:
1824.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Forbes Family Notebooks.