Manuscripts.
Found in 6567 Collections and/or Records:
Microfilm of the heraldic manuscript of Adam Loutfut.
See ‘The book of the Ordre of Chyvalry’ edited by Alfred T P Byles (Early English Text Society, Original Series, 168), pages xxvi-xxix.
Microfilm of the manuscript of chapters 4 and 1-2 of 'Il bizarro, a Calabrian tale', an unpublished novel by Sir Walter Scott.
There is a summary of the novel in ‘The journal of Sir Walter Scott’, page 709.
Microfilm of the manuscript of David Livingstone's 'Last journal'., 1865-1872.
At the end of the manuscript are notes to the printer.
Microfilm of the manuscript of David Livingstone's 'Last journal', with photocopies of the first twelve pages., 1865-1872.
The original manuscript was brought back to England by Sir Henry Stanley and edited by Horace Waller.
Microfilm of the manuscript of ‘The talisman’ by Sir Walter Scott.
See Gillian Dyson, 'The manuscripts and proof sheets of Scott's Waverley novels', ‘Edinburgh Bibliographical Society Transactions’, volume iv, part 1 (1960), page 35.
Microfilm of ‘The Papers of the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies (Darien Company) from the National Library of Scotland (1694-1709)’ (Wakefield: Microform Academic Publishers, 2007).
Microfilm of the Regiam Maiestatem, [circa 1500], mid 16th century; and, Book of Hours, fifteenth- to sixteenth-century, according to the use of Sarum.
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript, [circa 1500], mid 16th century, of the Regiam Maiestatem, Quoniam attachimenta, burgh and guild laws, forest laws, De judicibus, statutes, and other legal texts, one in Scots, written by David Baldovy, vicar of Guthrie (MS.16497);
Book of Hours, fifteenth-sixteenth century, according to the use of Sarum, in Latin; written and illuminated in the Netherlands (MS.16499).
Microfilm of the Seaforth Manuscript of Piobaireachd; and, ‘Ceol Mor’ by Major-General C S Thomason., 1826-[1900, or before].
The contents are as follows:
Seaforth Manuscript of Piobaireachd, 1826-1854, written for K W S Mackenzie of Seaforth in 1854 by Angus Mackay (MS.3744), 28 frames;
Manuscript of Major-General C S Thomason's ‘Ceol Mor’: volume I, [1900, or before] (MS.3747), 203 frames;
Manuscript of Major-General C S Thomason's ‘Ceol Mor’: volume II, [1900, or before] (MS.3748), 204 frames.
Microfilm of three fragmentary manuscripts bound together.
Microfilm of three Gaelic manuscripts., [1574, or before]-1709.
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript, 1692-1698, of “Táin Bó Cuailnge” and other tales, written by Eoghan Mac Gilleoin (MS.14873);
Genealogical manuscript, 1709, titled ‘An Leabhar Muimhneach’ written by Diarmuid Ó Conchubhair (MS.14874);
Translation into Gaelic, in an early seventeenth-century hand, of 'Lilium medicinæ' of Bernard de Gordon of Montpellier, [1574, or before] (MS.2076).
Microfilm of two English medical manuscripts of the 12th century (each with later additions), bound together probably in the medieval period. The second at least belonged to a monk of Peterborough.
Microfilm of two Gaelic manuscripts.
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript containing the letter of Prester John, and other works, ?15th century-17th century (Adv.MS.72.1.41);
Manuscript of various Gaelic texts, 17th century (Adv.MS.72.1.42).
Microfilm of two Gaelic manuscripts.
The contents are as follows:
Notes, 1874, on the Clanranald manuscript, then in the possession of Admiral Ronald J MacDonald of Clanranald (MS.14900);
Gaelic manuscript (MS.14989).
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 two manuscripts of ballads collected by Mrs Anne Brown, wife of the minister of Falkland.
One ballad was given by Anne Brown to William Tytler in 1783, the other to Alexander Fraser Tytler in 1800; both were used by Sir Walter Scott for ‘The minstrelsy of the Scottish Border’, but only the latter was available to Francis J Child for his ‘The English and Scottish popular ballads’ (see volume 5, page 397).
Microfilm of two Piobaireachd manuscripts.
The contents are as follows:
Piobaireachd manuscript, 1859-1869, of Colin Cameron, piper to the Duke of Fife, and son of Donald Cameron, piper to Seaforth (MS.3745), 80 frames;
Alexander Skinner's manuscript of Piobaireachd, so-called from the inscription 'Presented to Mr. Duncan Campbell, Piper to Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., of Newe, by Alex. Skinner, Teacher of Dancing ... London, June 15, 1855', [1855, or after] (MS.3746), 72 frames.
Microfilm of various Gaelic manuscripts.
Microfilm of Wodrow manuscript.
This is a basic record only.
The dates are taken from the record for the collection and might not be the specific dates of the manuscript on the microfilm.
Microfilm of Women's Language and Experience. Part 4. Reel 6., Mid 17th century-[1817, or after].
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript, [1817, or after], of part of the ‘Autobiography’ of Mrs Eliza Fletcher (1770-1858), chiefly in the hand of the author (MS.3758);
'Meditations', [v], mid 17th century-late 17th century, by Anne Lady Halkett (MS.6489);
'Meditations', [vi], 1658-1659, by Anne Lady Halkett. (MS.6490).
Microfilm of Nineteenth Century Literary Manuscripts. Part 6. Correspondence and papers, 1788-1827, of Archibald Constable, from the National Library of Scotland (Adam Matthew).
The microfilms in this series have been described to a basic standard only.
Microfilm of Nineteenth Century Literary Manuscripts. Part 6. Correspondence and papers, 1788-1827, of Archibald Constable. Reel 1., 19th century.
Content, whether whole or in part, from the following manuscripts in the collections of the National Library of Scotland is included on the microfilm.
MS.320.
Microfilm of Nineteenth Century Literary Manuscripts. Part 6. Correspondence and papers, 1788-1827, of Archibald Constable. Reel 2., 19th century.
Content, whether whole or in part, from the following manuscripts in the collections of the National Library of Scotland is included on the microfilm.
MS.321.
Microfilm of Nineteenth Century Literary Manuscripts. Part 6. Correspondence and papers, 1788-1827, of Archibald Constable. Reel 3., 19th century.
Content, whether whole or in part, from the following manuscripts in the collections of the National Library of Scotland is included on the microfilm.
MS.322.
Microfilm of Nineteenth Century Literary Manuscripts. Part 6. Correspondence and papers, 1788-1827, of Archibald Constable. Reel 4., 19th century.
Content, whether whole or in part, from the following manuscripts in the collections of the National Library of Scotland is included on the microfilm.
MS.323.
Microfilm of Nineteenth Century Literary Manuscripts. Part 6. Correspondence and papers, 1788-1827, of Archibald Constable. Reel 5., 19th century.
Content, whether whole or in part, from the following manuscripts in the collections of the National Library of Scotland is included on the microfilm.
MS.324.
MS.325.