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 reminiscences of Margaret Oliphant., Late 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.23218
Scope and Contents
There are some additions on separate sheets and a few press-cuttings are contained amongst the leaves of the reminiscences.
Dates:
Late 19th century.
Manuscript of 'Renaissance France' by Rachel Annand Taylor., [?1938-?1948.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20404-20407
Scope and Contents
Much of the manuscript is missing, but chapters 13-14 are almost complete.
Dates:
[?1938-?1948.]
Manuscript of ‘Riddles in Scots’ by William Soutar., [1937, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.8583
Dates:
[1937, 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 corrected typescript of ‘Riddles in Scots’ by William Soutar.
Manuscript of Robert Chambers, "History of the Rebellion in Scotland in 1745".
Item
Identifier: Acc.8164
Dates:
1826-1827.
Manuscript of Ronald Stevenson song cycle, "A Child`s Garden of Verses".
Item
Identifier: Acc.10278
Scope and Contents
Makes use of Robert Louis Stevenson poems.
Dates:
1985.
Manuscript of Ruthven Todd of part of a novel set in Majorca., 1963.
Item
Identifier: MS.26837
Manuscript of 'Scottish surnames based on place names' by James Brown Johnston., [1938, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.5280
Scope and Contents
Included is a letter, 1938, of R S Chambers about publication, and a fair copy of parts of the manuscript (folio 185).
Dates:
[1938, or before.]
Manuscript of 'Secretum secretorum' by Pseudo-Aristotle, '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.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.4.5
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Pseudo-Aristotle, 'Secretum secretorum' (edited by R. Steele, in 'Opera hactenus inedita Rogeri Baconi', fascicule V, pages 25-172). This manuscript contains the letter of Philip, a list of chapters, and the text in seven books (the headings for i, iv, and vi are omitted). It is of the common class, omitting all the test passages of Gilson and Steele (cf. 'Opera hactenus inedita Rogeri Baconi', pages xxv-xxvi); further omissions are...
Dates:
13th century-14th century.
Manuscript of 'Selected poems' by William Soutar., [Before 1944.]
Item
Identifier: MS.8604
Dates:
[Before 1944.]
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 typescripts of selected sets of poems of William Soutar, apparently intended for publication.
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Manuscript and typescript of ‘Selected poems’ and manuscript of ‘Selection of Scots verses’ by William Soutar.
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Manuscript and typescript of 'Selected poems' by William Soutar, of which all the poems have been published.
Manuscript of 'Selection of Scots verses' by William Soutar., [Before 1944.]
Item
Identifier: MS.8606
Scope and Contents
With the exception of 'The Proposal', 'Wiseness', 'The Visitation', and 'Lethendy Kirk', all the poems are published.
Dates:
[Before 1944.]
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 typescripts of selected sets of poems of William Soutar, apparently intended for publication.
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Manuscript and typescript of ‘Selected poems’ and manuscript of ‘Selection of Scots verses’ by William Soutar.
Manuscript of "Sgeul an Amadain Mhóir", in the hand of the Reverend Dr Alexander Irvine., [1809, or after.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.73.2.4
Manuscript of "Sgeul an Amadain Mhóir", with an English translation of it in the hand of the Reverend Dr Alexander Irvine of Little Dunkeld (1772-1824).
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.73.2.4-73.2.5
Dates:
[1809-1824.]
Manuscript of "Sheep's tales from Shakespeare" by Richad Dark., 1st half of 20th century.
Item
Identifier: Acc.3617/8
Dates:
1st half of 20th century.
Manuscript of short anecdotes illustrating ancient Indian justice and wisdom, titled Kitâb-i ‘Adâlat.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.3.5
Dates:
13th century.
Manuscript of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle`s Sherlock Holmes short story "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client".
Item
Identifier: Acc.12646
Dates:
1924.
Manuscript of Sir Charles Dalrymple 'Guild addresses', being lectures given by Sir Charles to the Young Men's Guild of North Esk Parish Church, Musselburgh, 1890-1913., 1914.
File
Identifier: MS.25661
Manuscript of Sir William Purves`s work on the revenue of the Crown in Scotland., 1667-1681.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.14
Manuscript of Sir William Purves`s work on the revenue of the Crown in Scotland., 1667-1681.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.14a
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is imperfect, the section on Argyll being the last extant.
Dates:
1667-1681.
Manuscript of ‘Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ by Archibald Alison., 1862.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.4757-4760
Scope and Contents
Corrections and many deletions have been made on the manuscript in red ink by Jane, Lady Alison, the author's daughter-in-law, in preparation for publication. Further passages, unmarked on the manuscript, have also been omitted from the printed text.
Dates:
1862.
Manuscript of ‘Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ by Archibald Alison., 1862.
Item
Identifier: MS.4757
Dates:
1862.
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 ‘Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ by Archibald Alison.
Manuscript of ‘Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ by Archibald Alison., 1862.
Item
Identifier: MS.4758
Dates:
1862.
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 ‘Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ by Archibald Alison.
Manuscript of ‘Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ by Archibald Alison., 1862.
Item
Identifier: MS.4759
Dates:
1862.
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 ‘Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ by Archibald Alison.