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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Transcribed collections of numbers, names, or other text indicating tallies of concepts collocated for any particular purpose.

Found in 1660 Collections and/or Records:

Letters, with some geological notes, etc., of Leonard Horner,, 1863-1880, undated.

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Identifier: MS.2217
Scope and Contents

At the end of the volume are some documents of earlier date, and lists of the letters made out by Leonard Horner's daughter, Lady Bunbury.

Dates: 1863-1880, undated.

"Leyden's poems, &c. MS", collected by the Reverend James Morton., 1794-1837, undated.

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Identifier: MS.3383
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Copies of poems of John Leyden, including some not published in collected editions of his works. (Folio 1.)(ii) Writings in Leyden's hand: note on the magical books of Michael Scott (folio 71 verso); prose fragment, 'The Sexton' (folio 72); fragments of two poems in Scots, namely, one on the death of a sexton, signed 'J.L., Banks of Teviot', and a verse epistle to the printer of the ‘British Chronicle’ (folio 73); fragment of...
Dates: 1794-1837, undated.

Lindsay Armorial: the armorial register of Sir David Lindsay of the Mount, Lyon King of Arms from 1542 to 1555.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.4.3
Scope and Contents In 1630 the armorial was formally recognised by the Privy Council as an official register and a note to that effect, signed by Sir James Balfour, Lord Lyon, and Thomas Drysdale, Islay Herald, is on folio 110 verso.The manuscript was shown in the Heraldic Exhibition in Edinburgh in 1891 (see ‘Memorial Catalogue’, number 663).The contents are as follows:(i) Latin verses on and a painting of the royal arms (folio 1 verso).(ii) Arms of mythical...
Dates: 16th century-17th century.

List, 1795, of naval signals and French army documents, 1799, of and for Napoleon Bonaparte., 1795, 1799.

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Identifier: MS.16420
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: (i) A list of naval signals to and from the lie d' Yen, September-December 1795 (folio 1); (ii) Two partly printed French army documents, 1799, of and for Napoleon Bonaparte announcing his departure from the Army of Egypt and return to France.

Dates: 1795, 1799.

List, arranged geographically, of the ministers, exhorters, and readers in Scotland, with their stipends, in 1568-1572, written by Robert Keith, Bishop of Fife.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.32.6.4
Scope and Contents

Prefixed is a copy of Adv.MS.17.1.4, folio 2 (which belonged to Keith).

Originally part (Inv. XIV) of the Rose Collection, Adv.MSS.49.7.1-49.7.20.

Dates: Late 16th century.

List, compiled after 1611, of bonds of manrent to various Earls of Angus between 1487 and 1602.

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Identifier: Acc.8763
Scope and Contents

With possible contents list, 16th century, of a medical work.

Dates: circa 1500-circa 1612.

List of appeal cases in the House of Lords.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.28.3.3
Dates: 1st half of 18th century.

List of appeal cases in the House of Lords.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.3.2
Dates: Late 17th century-early 18th century.

'List of applicants for situations in the Edinburgh Academy, 1824'; with letters and testimonials of some of the applicants, addressed to Sir Walter Scott as one of the Committee of Management of the new school.

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Identifier: MS.2519
Scope and Contents

The testimonials are supplememtary to the printed testimonials, Sir Walter Scott's copies of which are in the Department of Printed books.

Dates: 1824.