Collection of notes, copies and extracts, made by and for Dennistoun, of manuscripts of Scottish or British interest contained in several of the major libraries of Italy and Germany., 1836-1851.
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of materials for a projected history of Dumbartonshire (Adv.MS.19.2.16-19.2.24), materials towards a projected work on the Scottish religious houses on the Continent (Adv.MS.19.2.25), and notes and extracts of Scottish interest from manuscripts in continental libraries (Adv.MS.19.2.26), together with a record of the bequest of Dennistoun`s manuscripts and a calendar of them (Adv.MS.19.2.27).
The papers were arranged and bound by Mark Napier, executor of James Dennistoun, at the expense of Dennistoun`s estate.
Dates
- Creation: 1836-1851.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (240 folios. Quarto.)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Bibliography
A rather different version of the latter part of the ‘Relatione delle Cose d’Inghilterra di Scotia et d’Irlandia’ of Cardinal Guido Bentiroglio (folio 37) corresponding to chapters XIII-XV (folios 49-59), is printed in ‘Relationi del Cardinale Bentiroglio (Venetia, 1632), pages 189-210.
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Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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