Histories.
Found in 777 Collections and/or Records:
Microfilm of papers chiefly of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker.
Microfilm of pseudo-Aristotle, ‘Secretum secretorum, ‘De excidio Troiae’ by Dares Phrygius, and Historia regum Britannie’ by Geoffrey of Monmouth; written by a 13th- or 14th-century hand of uncertain origin.
Microfilm of 'Roit or Quheill of Tyme', a chronicle of the Kings of Scotland, with a history of the world, from the Creation to the marriage of James V of Scotland in 1537, by Adam Abell.
Microfilm of the correspondence and literary manuscripts of Margaret Oliphant (Adam Matthew, 1999).
The content descriptions for each microfilm are taken from the catalogue descriptions of the original items and as such there may be variations between the contents of the microfilms and the descriptions provided.
The dates are taken from the accession records for the original documents and might not be the specific dates of the documents on the microfilm.
Microfilm of the correspondence and literary manuscripts of Margaret Oliphant. Reel 13. “A child's history of Scotland”, “Jeanne d'Arc”, Francis Oliphant manuscripts., [?1822-?1896 or before.]
The contents are as follows:
Letters and papers to Margaret Oliphant's husband Francis W Oliphant, with letters and papers of and concerning various members of her family, 1822-1869, 1893, undated (MS.23204);
Autograph manuscripts, [1895 or before], [1896 or before], of “A child's history of Scotland” and “The life and death of Jeanne d'Arc the maid of France” by Margaret Oliphant (MS.23205);
Autograph manuscripts, late 19th century, of Francis R Oliphant (MS.23206).
Microfilm of the correspondence and literary manuscripts of Margaret Oliphant. Reel 16. Diaries, reminiscences, and ‘Jerusalem’., Late 19th century.
Microfilm of ‘The historie and cronicle of the hous and surname of Seytoun to the moneth of November in the yeir of God 1559 yeiris, collectit, gaderit and set furth be Schir Richart Maitland of Lethingtoun knycht, dochteris soun of the said hous’.
Microfilm of three Gaelic manuscripts of religious and medical texts.
The contents are as follows:
‘1467 MS.’ written by Dubhghall Albanach mac mhic Cathail and the Reverend John Beaton’s ‘Broad Book’, written by Ádhamh Ó Cuirnín, [circa 1425, circa 1467], (Adv.MS.72.1.1);
Manuscript, 16th century-17th century, containing a medical compendium, in Gaelic, asembled by the Mull Beatons (Adv.MS.72.1.2);
‘Materia medica’, 15th century, formerly belonging to the Beaton family of physicians (Adv.MS.72.1.3).
Microfilm of two 11th century manuscripts.
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript, late 11th century, of Persius, Avianus, etc. from Thorney Abbey (Adv.MS.18.6.12);
Palimpsest, made up of at least five English manuscripts of the 8th to 11th centuries, overwritten in England in the late 11th century and belonging to Thorney Abbey (Adv.MS.18.7.8).
Microfilm of two Gaelic manuscripts, late 17th century; and, letters, 1694-1701, to Professor James Wodrow, and his sons, Alexander and Robert.
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript of Geoffrey Keating’s ‘History of Ireland’ written by the scribe Sémus Ó Gribín, 1696 (Adv.MS.33.4.11);
Gaelic manuscript (Adv.MS.50.3.12);
Letters, 1694-1701, to Professor James Wodrow, and his sons, Alexander and Robert (Wod.Lett.Qu.I).
Microfilm of various Gaelic manuscripts.
Microfilms of fair copies of ‘History of Malabar’ and other works concerning Malabar, by Brigadier-General Alexander Walker.
Mir Ghulam Husain, "Memoirs of our own time - A history of the Muhammedan power in India, from anno Hegira 1118 to 1194".
Miscellaneous collection of items of various dates transcribed by George Paton, the antiquary, circa 1790.
Miscellaneous documents of the Hays of Yester including copies and typescripts., Early 17th century-[mid 20th century], undated.
Miscellaneous historical and topographical items, copied in the 18th century.
Miscellaneous material, literary, antiquarian, topical, etc., chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott., 17th century-19th century.
Much of the material was collected by Sir Walter Scott, partly for use in his works; some must have been accumulated by John Gibson Lockhart.
Miscellaneous notes and photographs concerning the Mayas, probably made when James Leslie Mitchell was preparing to write 'The conquest of the Maya'., 1930, 1933, undated.
The contents are as follows. (i) Part of a manuscript, not in James Leslie Mitchell's hand, of a work on the language, history and customs of the Mayas, undated (folio l); (ii) Miscellaneous notes and photographs concerning the Mayas, 1930, 1933, undated (folio 30). The versos of folios 33-42 contain manuscript fragments of a story on the theme of 'The Lovers' in 'Persian dawns, Egyptian nights'.
Miscellaneous papers and books of the family of Dundas of Dundas., 1543-1924.
Miscellaneous papers and correspondence relating to engineering.
Miscellaneous papers and publications., 1992-2008, undated.
Miscellaneous papers chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott regarding historical and other matters, not Scottish., 1745-1832.
The papers include a copy of a letter of Adam Ferguson (afterwards Professor) from Vilvoorde Camp, 1745 (folio 25); an account of the Sepoy mutiny at Vellore of 1806, by an eyewitness (folio 97); notes on Rhodes ‘to save Sir Walter the trouble of looking out for information’, with sketches, by Sir William Gell, 1832 (folio 147); and notes on Indian manners supplied by Colonel James Ferguson for the “Surgeon’s daughter” [?1827] (folio 165).