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Notebooks.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books of blank pages, usually ruled, used for taking notes, especially by pupils and students for taking class notes or writing or drawing exercises. .

Found in 3337 Collections and/or Records:

Notebook of David Maule, a dresser at the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8922
Scope and Contents

The first part (folios 1-17) consists of a case-book giving details of the symptoms, treatment, and daily progress of five patients admitted to the Infirmary. Particulars of another case had been removed before acquisition by this Library. The rest of the volume (folios 19-46) contains a journal kept by David Maule on a voyage from Greenock to British Guiana on the 'Brilliant', 22 February-16 April 1801.

Dates: 1799-1801.

Notebook of David Morrison containing drafts of poems and notes.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12226
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscript and typescript drafts of poems for "Caithness Coronach" (2003).

Dates: circa 1988-2002.

Notebook of Donald MacPherson containing Gaelic poems., [Circa 1836.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.14891
Scope and Contents Many of the poems reappear in final draft in MS.14894.The contents are as follows.(i) "‘Se miann dhaormunn suarach bhi cnuasach gach lò", 4 quatrains + chorus. (Page v.)"Ged is fada bho thuath mi", 7 quatrains + chorus. (Page vii.)"Gur lionar goraich ri ‘r n-oige ceangailte", 6 quatrains. (Page xi.)"Bi’dh buidheann nan geug le suigeart a seinn", 5 quatrains + chorus. (Page xii.)'An cuimhne leat nuair bha sinn', 6...
Dates: [Circa 1836.]

Notebook of Donald MacPherson containing Gaelic poetry., [1831, or after.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.14893
Scope and Contents The notebook , watermarked 1831, is inscribed (folio 2 recto) ‘Co-chruinneachadh Orain Ghaidhealach’.The contents are as follows.(i) Evan MacColl. “S’ i so ‘n nollaig a leon mi”, 6 quatrains + chorus. Cf. “Clàrsach nan Beann” (1937), page 100 (folio 3 recto);(ii) Evan MacColl. “Aig taobh Aoradh na gànraich”, 5 quatrains + chorus. “Esan ‘ga freagairt”. Cf. “Clàrsach nan Beann” (1937), page 101 (folio 4 recto);(iii) Evan MacColl. “Tha ‘n samhradh...
Dates: [1831, or after.]

Notebook of Donald MacPherson containing rough drafts of poetry., [1848, or before.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.14892
Scope and Contents The notebook is inscribed (folio 2 recto) 'Original Songs By Donald Macpherson – Dedicated to Alexander Halley Esqre MD 21 Nov. 1848'.Later versions of many items appear in MSS.14891 and 14894. The manuscript is water-marked 1822.The contents are as follows.(i) “I’ve pined and breathed infected air”, 2 stanzas (folio 5 recto);(ii) ‘All hail, lovely Laggan! Thou sole spot of earth’, 4 stanzas (folio 7 recto);(iii) ‘Innis, fhir nan...
Dates: [1848, or before.]

Notebook of Dr Edmund Crosby Quiggin containing transcripts of many of the unpublished portions of the Book of the Dean of Lismore (Adv.MS.72.1.37)., 1st quarter of 20th century.

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Identifier: MS.14871
Scope and Contents The transcripts by Dr Edmund Crosby Quiggin amounting to almost half the original manuscripts, but leaning heavily on Ewen MacLachlan’s work in Adv.MS.72.3.3. With notes, transliterations or versions from other manuscripts on the facing page. The transcripts are not in correct order, so a complete concordance with the original is provided below. At folios 137 verso-140 recto, following a number of blank leaves, are some quotations (partly used for the “Prolegomena”) and a list of poems....
Dates: 1st quarter of 20th century.

Notebook of Dr Edmund Crosby Quiggin containing transcripts of poems from the Duanaire in the Yellow Book of Lecan (Trinity College Dublin MS.1318)., 1st quarter of 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14872
Scope and Contents Also included are extracts from Adv.MS.72.1.29, Adv.MS.72.1.39, and other manuscripts. With notes, variant readings and sometimes complete alternative versions, mostly on facing page. References are given below to the translations and revised texts in MS.14870.The contents are as follows.(i) Lists of poems from various sources (folio 1 recto);(ii) Donnachadh Mór. “Eist ream fhaoisdin a ĺosa”, 22 quatrains (folio 15 recto);(iii)...
Dates: 1st quarter of 20th century.