Publications.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents distributed to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending.
Found in 1006 Collections and/or Records:
‘Poems’ by Allan Ramsay, 2 volumes (Edinburgh, 1721, 1728), with manuscript additions.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9749-9750
Dates:
1721, 1728, undated.
‘Poems’ by Allan Ramsay, volume 1 (Edinburgh, 1721), with, inserted at the front, a manuscript of two poems in Ramsay's hand, and two pen sketches of heads., 1721, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.9749
Scope and Contents
Tipped in to page 269 is a press cutting (folio 2) concerning the song ‘Polwart on the green’. On page xxviii is a contemporary note of the numbers of subscribers to the ‘Poems’.
Dates:
1721, undated.
‘Poems’ by Allan Ramsay, volume 2 (Edinburgh, 1728)., 1728, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.9750
Scope and Contents
On page 289 is a note identifying 'Bonny Kate'.
Dates:
1728, undated.
‘Poems in Scots’ by William Soutar (Edinburgh, 1935), with notes in the author's hand., 1935-[Before 1944.]
File
Identifier: MS.8770
Scope and Contents
Notes dispersed about 63 printed pages.
Dates:
1935-[Before 1944.]
Poems of Robert Garioch., 1944-1949, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26162
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) 'The Masque of Edinburgh' from ‘Scottish Art and Letters’, number l (1944), pages 25-28 (folio l); (ii) Typescripts of 'Embro tae the ploy' and 'Address tae Robert Fergusson', undated (folio 4). (iii) Inscribed copy of 'Chuckles on the Cairn', (Hayes, 1949) (folio l5).
Dates:
1944-1949, undated.
‘Poetical Works of John Milton’ (Halifax, 1853), with notes in David Gray's hand throughout., 1853.
File
Identifier: MS.8480
Poetry of Robert Garioch Sutherland., 1949-1979, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.26584-26595
Dates:
1949-1979, undated.
Poetry of William Jeffrey., [1932, or after]-1946.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26896-26899
Dates:
[1932, or after]-1946.
'Practice and procedure of the Government of India' (Calcutta, 1906), with annotations., 1906.
Item
Identifier: MS.12795
Dates:
1906.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Miscellaneous papers of the 4th Earl of Minto relating to his time in India.
'Practice of the criminal law of Scotland’ (Edinburgh, 1833) by Sir Archibald Alison, with three letters, 1932-1933, of William Blackwell inserted., 1832-1833.
File
Identifier: MS.9161
Dates:
1832-1833.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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‘Principles of the criminal law of Scotland’ (Edinburgh, 1832) and ‘Practice of the criminal law of Scotland’ (Edinburgh, 1833) by Sir Archibald Alison; with letters of William Blackwood, the publisher, and a copy of one reply by Alison.
Press-cuttings concerning Charles Murray's literary interests, pasted into a copy of 'The Scottish and American poems (Edinburgh, 1907) by James Kennedy. , 1917-1920, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27276
'Principles of the law of Scotland', 2nd edition (Edinburgh, 1757) by John Erskine, with marginal notes, undated, made by James Boswell.
Item
Identifier: MS.736
Dates:
1757.
Printed advertisements and public information leaflets covering subjects such as cholera., 19th century.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/1016
Dates:
19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Printed Works of, or belonging to, the Forbes, Stuart Forbes, and Trefusis Families.
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General printed works belonging to the Forbes family.
Printed and manuscript material concerning mathematics, compiled circa 1785 by Thomas White, schoolmaster in Dumfries.
File
Identifier: MS.15520
Scope and Contents
The volume consists of Bernard de Fontenelle, ‘The life of Sir Isaac Newton’ (folio 3); John Lawson, ‘A synopsis of all the data for the construction of triangles’ (folio 17); and John Landen, ‘Observations on converging series’ (folio 29).The remaining material is in manuscript: 'An investigation of the theorem on which the foregoing operations [i.e. Landen's article] are grounded' (folio 45); 'Geometrical analysis' a general criticism of the work of Thomas Simpson (folio 63);...
Dates:
1691-1781.
Printed article `About Polar Glaciation` by John Francis Campbell, published in the ‘Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society’ (November 1874) (folio 1), and a manuscript draft of ‘The Period of Polar Glaciation’, which was apparently unpublished., 1874-1875.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.6.4
Scope and Contents
According to a note at the beginning the paper was first written in October 1874 and enlarged upon at frequent intervals until it was finally completed in June 1875.
The text, which is heavily corrected, discusses the effects of glaciation Campbell observed on his travels through America, Japan,
China and Ceylon in 1875.
There is an additional section at the end entitled ‘A Geological Globe’ (folio 147).
Dates:
1874-1875.
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.
Printed articles, press cuttings and journals containing articles, letters or photographs contributed by Christopher K Mylne., 1954-1983, undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.14534/4
Printed book, 'Iac. Lectii Ic. de vita Aemilii Papiniani et scriptis, seu de officio prudentum. Oratio. Geneuae Allobrogum pronuntiata VII Jd. Nouemb. MDXCIII', by Jacobus Lectius ([Geneva], 1594)., 1594.
Item
Identifier: MS.17998(1)
Scope and Contents
The cover, in limp vellum, is annotated on both the front and the back, 'Fasciculus Curiosus'.
Dates:
1594.
Printed books belonging to the 1st Company of the Edinburgh Volunteer Rifle Battalion., 1852-1865, and undated.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.2.28-81.2.38
Dates:
1852-1865, and undated.
Printed books by Knud Rasmussen (with inscriptions by the author)., 1927-1932.
Series
Identifier: Acc.4775/4-5
Printed books formerly owned by Rear-Admiral Maitland., 1817-1833.
Series
Identifier: Dep.353/12-25
Printed Books from the Riddell Collection., 1718-1850.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.25.8.1-25.8.42
Scope and Contents
Printed books owned by John Riddell, consisting of standard works of Scottish genealogical reference, volumes of printed session papers, collections of papers in peerage and other claims, and copies of some of Riddell`s published works.
Dates:
1718-1850.
Printed books, heavily annotated by James Brown Johnston., 1904-1934.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5282-5286
Printed books, manuscripts, correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection., 1511-1860.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.25.8.1-26.2.23
Dates:
1511-1860.