Commonplace books.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books in which noteworthy literary passages, cogent quotations, poems, comments, recipes, prescriptions, and other miscellaneous document types are written.
Found in 230 Collections and/or Records:
Commonplace book of Anne Fergusson, consisting of miscellaneous verse and prose excerpts, with some notes on sermons heard., 1830-1857, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.25530
Dates:
1830-1857, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Charles Dalrymple, 5th Baronet of Kilkerran.
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Commonplace books of Anne Fergusson, daughter of Sir James Fergusson, 4th Baronet of Kilkerran.
Commonplace book of Anne Fergusson of miscellaneous verse of Anne Fergusson and others., 1824-1835, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.25527
Dates:
1824-1835, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Charles Dalrymple, 5th Baronet of Kilkerran.
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Commonplace books of Anne Fergusson, daughter of Sir James Fergusson, 4th Baronet of Kilkerran.
Commonplace-book of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe., 1647-1841.
Item
Identifier: MS.2510
Scope and Contents
Commonplace book (formerly a rental-book, 1785-1786), dated 1817 and 1841 (see inside front cover and folio 96), containing sketches of Hawthornden and Roslin, a manuscript copy of the Reverend John Frazer, ‘Δεντεροσκοπία’ (Edinburgh, 1707), extracts from Humbie Kirk Session Book, 1647-1676, in Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe's autograph, letters, etc.
Dates:
1647-1841.
Commonplace book of Donald Mackay, 1848, containing miscelleanous texts including medical prescriptions, texts of religious instruction, songs partly with music, and Gaelic songs, partly composed by Mackay himself.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14338
Content Description
Commonplace book dated 1848, paginated by the scribe 1-732, 781-790, blank after page 727. A leather label pasted onto the front paste-down reads "Donald McKay 1848". The scribe was possibly the Rev. Donald Mackay (1829-1910), a native of Creich, Sutherland, minister of various parishes including Paisley and Nova Scotia. From 1848-1853, around the time of writing of the commonplace book, he was schoolmaster in Ullapool. If Mackay's identity could be confirmed, this time scale might explain...
Dates:
1848.
Commonplace book of Donald McDugald.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11971
Scope and Contents
Contains a digest of largely religious and theological remarks.
Dates:
1772.
Commonplace book of Dr Anna ('Nan') Shepherd, titled 'Gleanings', containing chiefly poetry., 1907-1947, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.27439
Dates:
1907-1947, undated.
Commonplace book of Dr Anna ('Nan') Shepherd, titled 'My Medley Book', containing chiefly prose, with some historical and literary notes., 1911-1970, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.27440
Dates:
1911-1970, undated.
Commonplace book of Emma, Lady Hislop, consisting of verse and prose., 1813.
Item
Identifier: MS.19434
Commonplace book of Emma, Lady Hislop, consisting of verse and prose., 1814.
Item
Identifier: MS.19435
Commonplace book of Emma, Lady Hislop, consisting of verse and prose., 1817.
Item
Identifier: MS.19436
Commonplace book of Emma, Lady Hislop, consisting of verse and prose., 1820.
Item
Identifier: MS.19437
Commonplace book of Emma, Lady Hislop, consisting of verse and prose., Early 19th century-mid 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.19438
Dates:
Early 19th century-mid 19th century.
Commonplace book of Emma, Lady Hislop, consisting of verse and prose., Early 19th century-mid 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.19439
Dates:
Early 19th century-mid 19th century.
Commonplace book of Fife provenance, containing household and medical recipes, verse, and proverbs.
Item
Identifier: MS.24779
Dates:
1840-1854.
Commonplace book of Frances Tolmie., 1887-1892
Item
Identifier: Acc.14025/1
Scope and Contents
A commonplace book containing poetry, quotations and articles, partly preserved as newspaper cuttings. The poetry is partly in English, partly in German. The prose texts concern international literary and philosophical subjects. A small poetry booklet and a number of press cuttings are loosely inserted.
Dates:
1887-1892
Commonplace book of George Anderson, Glasgow.
Item
Identifier: MS.14276
Scope and Contents
As well as poetry, recipes and miscellaneous notes, the book includes instructions for road-making (page 3) and designs for a pump and a building for making lamp-black (pages 37, 66).
Dates:
1818-1827.
Commonplace book of George Lewis Augustus Douglas containing "jeus d'esprit", poems, anecdotes, riddles and drawings., 1799, 1808, 1819, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.10363
Dates:
1799, 1808, 1819, undated.
Commonplace book of Harriet, Lady de Clifford, consisting of verse and prose., 1829.
Item
Identifier: MS.19440
Scope and Contents
Harriet, Lady de Clifford was a daughter of Admiral Sir Charles Elliot.
Dates:
1829.
Commonplace book of Helen Fergusson, consisting of miscellaneous verse., 1824-1831.
Item
Identifier: MS.25526
Dates:
1824-1831.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Charles Dalrymple, 5th Baronet of Kilkerran.
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Commonplace books of Helen Fergusson, daughter of Sir James Fergusson 4th Baronet of Kilkerran.
Commonplace book of Helen Fergusson, consisting of miscellaneous verse including a poem of Lord Hailes, together with prose compositions and drawings., 1816-1826.
Item
Identifier: MS.25525
Dates:
1816-1826.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Charles Dalrymple, 5th Baronet of Kilkerran.
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Commonplace books of Helen Fergusson, daughter of Sir James Fergusson 4th Baronet of Kilkerran.
Commonplace book of Hew Love.
Item
Identifier: Acc.7502
Scope and Contents
Including translations from Ovid, Virgil, and Terence.
Dates:
1667-1668.
Commonplace book of Isabella Hepburn Stuart Forbes Trefusis., 1912.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/179
Dates:
1912.
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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Papers of the Trefusis Family.
Commonplace Book of J. Douglas, Cavers., 1863-1872, undated.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13843/6
Dates:
1863-1872, undated.