Manuscripts.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to handwritten documents, and may also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.
Found in 6567 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscript containing two anonymous poems., 17th century.
File
Identifier: MS.5753
Scope and Contents
The two poems are: 'Capitulo al Ser[enissi]mo Prencipe di Piemonte', a complimentary poem addressed to Victor Amadeus I of Savoy, 1630-1637 (folio 1); and 'Ottave di Spropositi', a mock-heroic poem, undated (folio 9).
Dates:
17th century.
Manuscript containing two Bruidhean tales: ‘Bruighean Chaorthuinn’, and ‘Bruidhean Bheag na halmhaine’, written by Eoghan Mac Pháill, Dunstaffnage.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.72.1.34
Scope and Contents
The manuscript written in circa 1603 by Eoghan Mac Pháill, Dunstaffnage, is in varying styles of handwriting. These may be described as styles 1, 2, 4 and 5. Another style (3) appears in Adv.MS.72.2.2. Style 5 is secretary, while the rest are Gaelic. It appears at pages 24, 41, 42, 45 and 47, and in a word (?‘Duntrone’) scribbled at page 13 lower margin. Style 4 is found only in unimportant marginalia (pages 39 and 41).Donald Mackintosh (1743-1808) transcribed ‘Bruidhean...
Dates:
[Circa 1603.]
Manuscript containing verse and tale fragments in Gaelic.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.72.1.47
Scope and Contents
Originally 3 separate fragments, each by a different scribe. Folios 1 and 4, are the outer leaves of a copy of ‘An Tenga Bithnua’. Date and provenance unknown, except perhaps for folio 2 (text: Ulster, 15th century).Initials and inventory numbers are as follows. Folio 1 recto: ‘No 11’ (pencil, ?hand of Lewis Gordon, Depute Secretary of the Highland Society of Scotland), ‘15’ ‘JMcH’ (James McHardy, cf. Adv.MS.72.1.43), ‘N. 4’ (scored out), ‘10’ (erased). Folio 3 recto: ‘16 JMcH’...
Dates:
?15th century-17th century.
Manuscript continuation of Act of Scottish Parliament anent Excise, taken from a pamphlet volume., ?1645.
Item
Identifier: Acc.3591/3
Dates:
?1645.
Manuscript contributions to "The Peripatetic: a Quarterly Magazine"
Collection
Identifier: Acc.8911
Dates:
1865-1881.
Manuscript copies of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Laws titled, ‘Leges antiquæ Anglorum’.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.4.8
Dates:
Late 15th century-early 16th century, 1896.
Manuscript copies of letters of Lady Margaret Sackville to James Pittendrigh Macgillivray; with a manuscript of her ‘Songs of Aphrodite’., 1909-1910, 1913.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.3501/2-4
Manuscript copies of miscellaneous papers of and concerning Alexander Pope, compiled by Whitwell Elwin., ? 1860-? 1870.
File
Identifier: MS.42213
Dates:
? 1860-? 1870.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin.
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Manuscript, notebooks, proofs and copies of published articles by Whitwell Elwin, and relating to his work as an editor.
Manuscript copies of pamphlets attributed to Admiral Sir Charles Knowles., 1743, 1758.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14507-14508
Dates:
1743, 1758.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of individual members of the family of Hay of Yester.
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Papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale.
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Political and miscellaneous papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale, including material concerning Lord James Hay and Lord Charles Hay of Linplum.
Manuscript copies of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo., December 1810-1812.
File
Identifier: MS.24615
Dates:
December 1810-1812.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) and his family.
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Papers of the Burnett family of Monboddo other than Lord Monboddo.
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Series of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo, chiefly taken from newspapers, and cover foreign and national news as well as including a few items of social and local interest.
Manuscript copies of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo., January-December 1813.
File
Identifier: MS.24616
Dates:
January-December 1813.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) and his family.
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Papers of the Burnett family of Monboddo other than Lord Monboddo.
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Series of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo, chiefly taken from newspapers, and cover foreign and national news as well as including a few items of social and local interest.
Manuscript copies of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo., December 1813-June 1814.
File
Identifier: MS.24617
Dates:
December 1813-June 1814.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) and his family.
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Papers of the Burnett family of Monboddo other than Lord Monboddo.
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Series of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo, chiefly taken from newspapers, and cover foreign and national news as well as including a few items of social and local interest.
Manuscript copies of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo., June-December 1814.
File
Identifier: MS.24618
Dates:
June-December 1814.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) and his family.
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Papers of the Burnett family of Monboddo other than Lord Monboddo.
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Series of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo, chiefly taken from newspapers, and cover foreign and national news as well as including a few items of social and local interest.
Manuscript copies of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo., 1815.
File
Identifier: MS.24619
Dates:
1815.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) and his family.
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Papers of the Burnett family of Monboddo other than Lord Monboddo.
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Series of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo, chiefly taken from newspapers, and cover foreign and national news as well as including a few items of social and local interest.
Manuscript copies of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo., 1816-1817.
File
Identifier: MS.24620
Dates:
1816-1817.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) and his family.
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Papers of the Burnett family of Monboddo other than Lord Monboddo.
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Series of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo, chiefly taken from newspapers, and cover foreign and national news as well as including a few items of social and local interest.
Manuscript copies of Robert MacFarlane, "A Dissertation on the Authenticity of Ossian`s Poems".
File
Identifier: Acc.10435
Dates:
circa 1800.
Manuscript copy, 1722, of Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, ‘Institutions of the law of Scotland’.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.6.11
Dates:
1684.
Manuscript copy, early 17th century, in an unknown hand, of Sir Thomas Craig of Riccarton's 'De Unione Regnorum Britanniae Tractatus'., [Circa 1604.]
Item
Identifier: MS.25388
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is inscribed (folio 1) 'David Dalrymple, Hailes, 1771'. There are numerous marginal notes and annotations in several hands including that of Lord Hailes.
This work was Sir Thomas Craig's statement of the arguments in favour of the Union of the Crowns in 1603. Like many of his works it was not published during his lifetime. However, an edition was produced in 1909 by C Stanford Terry for the 'Scottish History Society' from Adv.MS.25.4.3., probably a later manuscript, but the...
Dates:
[Circa 1604.]
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 David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Historical papers: Scotland and Great Britain of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Transcripts of historical documents made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
Manuscript copy, late 17th century, of book I of ‘Institutions of the law of Scotland’, second edition, by Sir George Mackenzie.
Item
Identifier: MS.9366
Scope and Contents
The title page wrongly gives the date of the second edition as 1699. The manuscript omits the dedication, index of titles, and other preliminary matter.
Dates:
[1688.]
Manuscript copy, late 17th century, of part II of ‘Mock poem, or Whiggs supplication’ by Samuel Colvil.
File
Identifier: MS.9367
Scope and Contents
Some notes concerning the manuscript and a letter of David Hay Fleming are inserted.
Dates:
1681.
Manuscript copy, 'Memorial [and] answers anent the manner of devising the rights of the Secedors Meeting House', by William Grant and James Ferguson, copied by Andrew Stevenson., October 1746.
File
Identifier: Acc.12384/242
Scope and Contents
Slso known as Copy Memorial and Queries for the people commonly denominated seceders concerning the manner wherein the writes (sic) of their common Lands Tenements and other Funds ought to be devised and executed.
Dates:
October 1746.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of James Thin, bookseller, containing business papers and correspondence, with some personal papers.
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Minutes, membership list, accounts, notes and legal papers of the Associate Congregation of Edinburgh, Seceders Meeting House or New Church, Bristo Street, Edinburgh, Adam Gib, Antiburgher minister.
Manuscript copy, nineteenth century, of the chap-book ‘Jean of Bogmoor’ (Peterhead, undated), from the original in Aberdeen University Library., 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.6608 [L.C.3232]
Manuscript copy of ‘A collection of melodies for the psalms of David according to the version of Christopher Smart’, bound with and following ‘A translation of the psalms of David’, also by Christopher Smart.
File
Identifier: MS.20000 [Cwn.725(2)]
Scope and Contents
The manuscript copy is written on paper watermarked 1837.
Dates:
[1837, or after.]
Manuscript copy of a Latin translation of the song "Carle, now the King's come!"., [?1822.]
Item
Identifier: MS.1666 [F.5.f.17(3)]
Scope and Contents
The Latin translation of the song follows the first item in a volume of printed accounts of King George IV's visit.
Dates:
[?1822.]
Manuscript copy of a legal opinion sought by John Murray III following his refusal to publish an article, "The Jesus of History", by Charles Appleton, in the periodical "The Academy"., Before 25 October 1870.
Item
Identifier: MS.42607
Scope and Contents
The opinion has been given by Roundell Palmer and H.R. Droop.
Dates:
Before 25 October 1870.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers concerning the periodical publication, "The Academy".
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Papers concerning a dispute between John Murray III and Charles Appleton over the decision not to publish an article, "The Jesus of History", in the periodical "The Academy".