'Specimens of penmanship written by Thomas Watson, 180 West Regent St., pupil of Mr. John MacPherson, Master of the Writing and Book-keeping Department, Collegiate and Commercial Academy, Garnet Hill, Glasgow, Session 1850-51.'
Item
Identifier: MS.8933
Scope and Contents
The texts, written out in an ornate copperplate hand, are chiefly poetic excerpts.
Dates
- Creation: 1850-1851.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
33 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
iii + 30 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1967.
Physical Description
The volume is bound in boards decorated with an engraving of the Garnet Hill Academy in an elaborate border.
Genre / Form
- 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