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Four photographs of the music of Scots Duty, the old drum and fife calls of Scottish regiments in the eighteenth century., 18th century.

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Identifier: MS.7196, folios 258-261

Scope and Contents

The four photographs were taken from a manuscript in the Farmer collection in Glasgow University Library (folio 258). There are eight notated calls in print, of which this volume contains the Reveilly, General, Retreat and Taptoo.

Dates

  • Creation: 18th century.

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

4 Leaves ; Quarto.

Language of Materials

From the File: Undetermined

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1948, by Henry G Farmer, Ph.D., D.Litt., Bearsden.

Bibliography

For a fuller description, see H G Farmer, 'Scots Duty', in 'Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research', volume xxiv (1946), page 65.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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