'Pseaumes de David. Escrits a Londres par Esther Inglis pour son dernier adieu, ianvier, 1.1615', a calligraphic copy of the Psalms from the Geneva version of 1588, with a dedication to James VI.
Item
Identifier: MS.8874
Scope and Contents
The title page has an illuminated border of flowers and insects; there is a miniature of David in prayer, and a self-portrait of the scribe (folio 4), and also decorative pen-drawings of foliage.
Dates
- Creation: 1588.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
146 Leaves ; 90 x 60 millimetres.
Language of Materials
French
Arrangement
4 folios + 284 pages.
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1954.
Bibliography
The manuscript is number xxxi in the bibliography ‘Esther Inglis’ by Dorothy Judd Jackson (New York: Privately printed, 1937).
Physical Description
Contemporary embroidered binding of silver thread on mulberry velvet. The centre medallions depict a bird, probably a phoenix.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk