Excerpts.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Portions of a larger work, such as a literary work or motion picture, reproduced or excised without further change from their original context.
Found in 683 Collections and/or Records:
Extracts, 17th century, from the Books of Sederunt of the Court of Session, 4 June 1661-18 July 1679., 1661-1679.
File
Identifier: MS.168
Dates:
1661-1679.
Extracts, 19th century, of the journals, 1803-1820, of Lady Henrietta Liston.
File
Identifier: MS.20350
Scope and Contents
Folios 2-25 are from the Constantinople journals of Henrietta Liston for 1815-1820, and contain material not included in MSS. 5708-5712: Journals of Lady Henrietta Liston. Folios 26-58 are extracts from MS. 5706: Journal of Lady Henrietta Liston kept during travels in Sweden and Denmark, pages 1-72 (1803-1804).
Dates:
1803-1820.
Extracts, 1944, from the diary, 1824, of Robert Cadell, made by his grandson, Henry J Stevenson., 1824.
Item
Identifier: MS.21067
Extracts and copies of historical works, collected by Sir James Balfour, 17th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.2.7
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) `Epitome Codicis Sconensis ... ex libro M.S. Magni Mackculloche` (folio 1). Material in Latin and English, taken from the `Scotichronicon` for 1057 to 1436, with a supplement (folio 34) for 1199-1263. This was the basis of the early part of Balfour`s ‘Annales of Scotland’. ‘The Scottish historical library’, pages 92-93, refers to this manuscript.(ii) Extracts from ‘Scotorum historiae’ by Hector Boece (folio 39)....
Dates:
1440-1642.
Extracts, apparently made circa 1813, from orders, reports and other papers, 1734-1813, concerning the fortifications of St Helena., 1734-1813.
File
Identifier: MS.13764
Dates:
1734-1813.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker.
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Official and private papers of Alexander Walker during his period as governor of St Helena, 1823-1828, and until his death in retirement in 1831.
Extracts chiefly from ‘Judgements on history and historians’ by Jacob Burckhardt and ‘James Crichton of Eliock’ by Douglas Crichton., 1911, 1959.
Item
Identifier: MS.15853
Dates:
1911, 1959.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing notes and extracts on history.
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Notebooks, undated, of John Purves, probably from the period 1950-1959, containing material on history.
Extracts chiefly from ‘Mistress to an age. A life of Madame de Stael’ by J C Herold., [1959.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15854
Dates:
[1959.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing notes and extracts on history.
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Notebooks, undated, of John Purves, probably from the period 1950-1959, containing material on history.
Extracts, early 19th century, made from a copy of the Lyon Register belonging to Andrew Plummer of Middle Steed and Sunderland Hall.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.35.6.15-35.6.16
Scope and Contents
There are additions up to 1822 by the copyists David Deuchar, and his son Alexander, the seal-engravers.
The volumes are interleaved with pages engraved with blank shields, some of which have been completed in watercolours or in trick to illustrate the text.
Dates:
1672-1822.
`Extracts from Act Books of the Council of State 1742-5`., 1742-1745.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.3.21
Dates:
1742-1745.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Manuscript of, and additional material relating to, ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson [of Kinmundy, Sheriff of Forfarshire], Scottish History Society, 1st Series, Volumes 32 (1899), 35 (1899) and 38 (1901).
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Texts of documents not inserted into the manuscript (Adv.MSS.81.3.1-81.3.14) of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson.
Extracts from, and notes of John Purves on, ‘Teseide’ by Boccaccio and extracts from “’The conversations of the ‘Orti Oricellari’” from ‘Rhetoric and politics in Italian humanism’ by Delio Cantimori., [Circa 1340-1341], 1937.
Item
Identifier: MS.15706
Dates:
[Circa 1340-1341], 1937.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves concerning Italian literature.
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Notebooks, undated, of John Purves, probably belonging to the period 1920-1940.
'Extracts from books not possessed by me at the time of transcription', copies of poems and a little prose made by Rachel Annand Taylor from 1893 onwards., 1893-[after 1893.]
File
Identifier: MS.20431
Extracts from ‘Capitolo a Francesco Iº Re di Francia’ and ‘The rime of Odetta de la Noue’, etc. by Pietro Aretino., [?1920-?1940.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15681
Dates:
[?1920-?1940.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves concerning Italian literature.
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Notebooks, undated, of John Purves, probably belonging to the period 1920-1940.
Extracts from ‘Descrittione del Regno di Scotia’ by Petruccio Ubaldini, ‘The Normans in Scotland’ by R L Graeme Ritchie and ‘The Harington family’ by Ian Grimble., 1588, 1954, 1957.
Item
Identifier: MS.15750
Dates:
1588, 1954, 1957.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves concerning Italian literature.
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Notebooks, undated, possibly belonging to the period 1940-1959.
Extracts from ‘Die Vertriebenen [The Exiles]. Poetry of the emigration’., [1941, or after-before 1962.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15832
Dates:
[1941, or after-before 1962.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing material on German literature.
Extracts from ‘II Dittamondo’, book 4, the account of England and Scotland by Fazio degli Uberti., Mid 14th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.15702
Dates:
Mid 14th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves concerning Italian literature.
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Notebooks, undated, of John Purves, probably belonging to the period 1920-1940.
Extracts from ‘Inside Russia today’ by John Gunther and ‘Katorga. An aspect of modern slavery’ by Bernhard Rolder, with notes of John Purves on ‘Doctor Zhivago’ by Boris Pasternak., [?1958.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15861
Dates:
[?1958.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing miscellaneous material.
Extracts from letters of Gabriele Rossetti to Charles Lyell of Kinnordy; notes on Aurelio Daffi; notes on the annotations of Coventry Patmore in ‘The complete works of Saint John of the Cross’; linguistic and bibliographical notes., [?1920-?1940.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15722
Dates:
[?1920-?1940.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves concerning Italian literature.
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Notebooks, undated, of John Purves, probably belonging to the period 1920-1940.
Extracts from miscellaneous printed works., 1956-1957.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.15862-15864
Dates:
1956-1957.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing miscellaneous material.
'Extracts from Mrs. Fielding's journal while we were abroad together in 1781', made by the Honourable Mrs. Mary Graham and describing a tour in Portugal made by the Grahams and the Fieldings., 1781.
File
Identifier: MS.16045
Dates:
1781.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Travel diaries, journal letters and papers chiefly of Robert Graham.
Extracts from official correspondence concerning Alexander Walker's career., 1801-1815.
File
Identifier: MS.13733
Dates:
1801-1815.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker.
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Papers of Alexander Walker during his retirement, including copies of earlier correspondence.
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Copies of official correspondence concerning Alexander Walker’s service in India and his subsequent claiming of arrears of salary and allowances; with some miscellaneous autobiographical notes by Walker.
Extracts from official records, journals and newspapers, sixteenth to nineteenth century, relating to the family of Cockburn and their connections.
Series
Identifier: MSS.2996-2998
Scope and Contents
The family connections include Butler of Harpendean, Congalton (Congilton), Cumming (Cumine), Fairholme, Fortune, Naismith, Rainnie (Rennie, Rainny). The extracts and notes are taken from various registers in HM Register House, Edinburgh Burgh records, local records in Midlothian, East Lothian, Berwickshire, and Berwick-on-Tweed, and journals.
Dates:
16th century-19th century.
Extracts from printed works., [1956.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15862
Dates:
[1956.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing miscellaneous material.
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Extracts from miscellaneous printed works.
Extracts from printed works., [1957.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15863
Dates:
[1957.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing miscellaneous material.
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Extracts from miscellaneous printed works.
Extracts from printed works., 1956-1957.
Item
Identifier: MS.15864
Dates:
1956-1957.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing miscellaneous material.
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Extracts from miscellaneous printed works.
Extracts from published sources and some notes and other writings compiled by John Young, volume 1., 1794-1814.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.5.6
Scope and Contents
Young`s book-label is pasted inside the front cover.
Dates:
1794-1814.