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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
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Found in 683 Collections and/or Records:

Miscellaneous Traill family papers., 1670-1863, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.19399
Scope and Contents

The papers include geographical notes and tables; a list of guests at the wedding of Robert Omond and Mary Eliza Traill, 1838; extracts from the journal of Thomas Rickman, the architect, concerning Professor Thomas Stewart Traill, 1811-1819; papers of Traill's executors, 1862-1863; and notes by Traill on fossil fishes found at Skaill, Orkney, published in ‘Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’, volume XV, part 1, 1841.

Dates: 1670-1863, undated.

Miscellany of antiquarian papers compiled by Richard Augustine Hay in 1725-1726 and probably over a somewhat longer period, consisting for the most part of transcripts of royal, episcopal, baronial and other charters and other formal documents from the 12th to the 17th centuries, together with some extracts from medieval cartularies, and a few notes on contemporary published works.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.35.4.16-35.4.17
Scope and Contents

The papers are in some confusion and many others dispersed. Some (Adv.MS.25.9.10) were acquired by the Advocates` Library in 1881 as part of the Riddell Papers; and others (Acc.5022 and Acc.5694) were acquired by the National Library of Scotland in 1970 and 1972.

The purposes for which the papers were originally compiled and the circumstances of their dispersal are alike unknown.

Dates: 12th century-17th century.

Music and papers on music, chiefly undated, of F G Scott., [1913-1951.]

 File
Identifier: MS.22019
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Short score of the overture ‘Renaissance’ (folio 1);(ii) Settings of songs (folio 12) and various musical compositions and transcriptions (folio 34);(iii) Letter and draft prospectus, 1944, of William Maclellan (folio 55);(iv) Lectures (folio 61);(v) Notes and other writings on music (folio 68);(vi) Extracts from music reference books (folios 100).Some of the musical...
Dates: [1913-1951.]

Music book of James Knox, possibly the James Knox of Nethershields who was factor to the Stuarts of Castlemilk and Torrance., [Circa 1750-circa 1764.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.21717
Scope and Contents The collection of music for fiddle or fiddle (occasionally flute) duet contains material by the international composers of the day, music by Scottish composers such as McGibbon and Oswald, a wide range of traditional music, and a number of tunes, e.g. ‘The feud’ (folio 29 verso), ‘Giga allegro of Browncastle’ (folio 32 verso) and an unnamed tune (folio 39), by James Knox himself.Every second opening between folios 1 and 10, and some others, contain extracts on musical theory,...
Dates: [Circa 1750-circa 1764.]

Negative microfilm of manuscripts of, and collected by, Sir Walter Scott., 4th quarter of 18th century-early 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.578
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Journal of Sir Walter Scott, from 9 February 1826 to 13 April 1831 (MS.1570);Excerpts from Sir Walter Scott’s marginal notes, 4th quarter of 18th century-early 19th century, in books at Abbotsford, compiled by his sons Walter and Charles in 1832 (MS.1571);Certified copy, dated 1712, of an account of the court-martial held on John, Master of Sinclair, for the murder of Ensign Hugh Schaw and Captain Alexander Schaw, 1708 (MS.1572);...
Dates: 4th quarter of 18th century-early 19th century.