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 of 'Anticlaudianus' by Alain de Lille, written in England or northern France.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.5.3
Dates:
1st half of 13th century.
Manuscript of ‘Apostle of the North’ written as a young man by the Reverend Dr John MacDonald of Ferintosh (1779-1849).
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.73.2.18
Scope and Contents
From July 1805 a licentiate of the Presbytery of Caithness, the Reverend Dr John MacDonald was sent by Sir John Sinclair to travel the north-west in search of Ossian’s poems. This he did during September-October 1805; Sinclair called him his ‘Poetical missionary’. (Adv.MS.73.2.15, folios 128-129). His experiences were frustrating, however, as is shown by his letters from Portree and Fort Augustus (Adv.MS.73.2.15 folios 139, 146). The result was the present manuscript. Sinclair paid him £11...
Dates:
1805.
Manuscript of Archibald Campbell, "The Kilberry Book of Ceol Mor".
Item
Identifier: Acc.9056
Dates:
1948.
Manuscript of article of Hugh MacDiarmid, "The Union of Celtic Republics".
Item
Identifier: Acc.9937
Dates:
mid 20th century.
Manuscript of "Articles of Reminiscence" of Robert Barclay Thomson, Minister of Tighnabruaich East.
File
Identifier: Acc.12044
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of articles published in "The Badenoch Record", concerning climbing in the Cairngorms.
Dates:
1927-1933, undated.
Manuscript of ‘As good as a mile’ by Edward Albert., [1934, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.9060
Dates:
[1934, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
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Manuscripts and typescripts, undated, of the novel ‘As good as a mile’ by Edward Albert.
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Manuscripts of ‘As good as a mile’ by Edward Albert.
Manuscript of ‘As good as a mile’ by Edward Albert., [1934, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.9061
Dates:
[1934, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
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Manuscripts and typescripts, undated, of the novel ‘As good as a mile’ by Edward Albert.
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Manuscripts of ‘As good as a mile’ by Edward Albert.
Manuscript of Attiyatuma Rāmāyaṇam (Kilippāṭṭu) of Eḻuttaccan written in a Malayāḷam script, on South Indian palm leaves., Undated.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.1.8
Manuscript of 'Ben Dorain: from the Gaelic of Duncan Ban Macintyre' by John Stuart Blackie., ?1875.
File
Identifier: MS.4765
Scope and Contents
An apparently unpublished introductory note precedes the poem.
Dates:
?1875.
Manuscript of book I and chapters I-XV of book II of ‘Zaidee: a romance’ by Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant., [1854, or before-1855, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.4857
Dates:
[1854, or before-1855, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscript of books I and II, and the first twenty-two chapters of book III, of ‘Zaidee: a romance’ by Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant.
Manuscript of book I of the ‘Scale of perfection’ by Walter Hilton., Mid 15th-century.
Item
Identifier: MS.6126
Scope and Contents
The text begins 'Gostely suster in Jhesu Crist I praye the', and is preceded by a list of chapters. The chapter divisions do not always correspond to those in Evelyn Underhill's edition. The text represents the earlier of the two versions (see Underhill's edition, page xliv). It includes the passage on the Holy Name of Jesus in cap. xliv (folio 33); and belongs to class A of Helen L Gardner's classification.Four leaves have been cut out at the end, the text ending...
Dates:
Mid 15th-century.
Manuscript of Book XII (lacking part of chapter xxv) of ‘My novel’ by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton., [1850, or before-1853, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.4829
Dates:
[1850, or before-1853, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscript and proofs of parts of ‘My novel’ by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton.
Manuscript of books I and II, and the first twenty-two chapters of book III, of ‘Zaidee: a romance’ by Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant., [1854, or before-1855, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.4857-4858
Dates:
[1854, or before-1855, or before.]
Manuscript of books I, III (chapters i-xii) and V (chapters ii-xix) of ‘My novel’ by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton., [1850, or before-1853, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.4826
Dates:
[1850, or before-1853, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscript and proofs of parts of ‘My novel’ by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton.
Manuscript of books VI, VII (chapters i-xv) and IX (chapters ix-xvii) of ‘My novel’ by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton., [1850, or before-1853, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.4827
Dates:
[1850, or before-1853, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscript and proofs of parts of ‘My novel’ by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton.
Manuscript of Books X and XI (chapters xiii-xvii, and part of chapter xviii) and corrected proof sheets of Book X (chapter ii) of ‘My novel’ by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton., [1850, or before-1853, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.4828
Dates:
[1850, or before-1853, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscript and proofs of parts of ‘My novel’ by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton.
Manuscript of 'Born to be King' by Edward Albert, 1st half of 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.9103
Dates:
1st half of 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
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Manuscripts and typescripts, undated, of 'Born to be King' by Edward Albert, an historical novel, apparently unpublished.
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Manuscripts of 'Born to be King' by Edward Albert, an historical novel, apparently unpublished.
Manuscript of 'Born to be King' by Edward Albert., 1st half of 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.9104 (1)-(2)
Dates:
1st half of 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
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Manuscripts and typescripts, undated, of 'Born to be King' by Edward Albert, an historical novel, apparently unpublished.
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Manuscripts of 'Born to be King' by Edward Albert, an historical novel, apparently unpublished.
Manuscript of 'Born to be King' by Edward Albert., 1st half of 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.9104 (1)
Dates:
1st half of 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
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Manuscripts and typescripts, undated, of 'Born to be King' by Edward Albert, an historical novel, apparently unpublished.
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Manuscripts of 'Born to be King' by Edward Albert, an historical novel, apparently unpublished.
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Manuscript of 'Born to be King' by Edward Albert.
Manuscript of 'Born to be King' by Edward Albert., 1st half of 20th century.
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Identifier: MS.9104 (2)
Dates:
1st half of 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
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Manuscripts and typescripts, undated, of 'Born to be King' by Edward Albert, an historical novel, apparently unpublished.
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Manuscripts of 'Born to be King' by Edward Albert, an historical novel, apparently unpublished.
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Manuscript of 'Born to be King' by Edward Albert.
Manuscript of ‘Borrobil’ by William Croft Dickinson., [1944, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.9866
Scope and Contents
The manuscript has been heavily corrected by the author, but does not differ very greatly from the printed version.
Dates:
[1944, or before.]
Manuscript of 'Boys do not kiss' by Sydney Durward Tremayne, in 27 chapters., [1979, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.26694
Manuscript of ‘But the Earth abideth’ by William Soutar., [1943, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.8588
Dates:
[1943, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Scots poet William Soutar.
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Manuscripts and typescripts of poems of William Soutar.
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Manuscripts and signed typescripts of published poems of William Soutar.
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Manuscript and typescript of ‘But the Earth abideth’ by William Soutar.
Manuscript of “Campbell’s Registering Sun-Dial” by John Francis Campbell., 1879, or before.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.6.11
Scope and Contents
Proofs of the article are pasted in throughout the volume.
Dates:
1879, or before.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
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Original manuscripts of John Francis Campbell`s non-Gaelic publications, mostly based on his journals, and volumes of scientific material, reflecting his particular interest in glaciation, meteorology and thermography.