Presentation copy of Sir Walter Scott`s printed thesis on titles XXIV and XLVIII of the ‘Digest, Disputatio Juridica ... De Cadaveribus Damnatorum’ (Edinburgh, 1792), written for his admission to the Faculty of Advocates.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.20.5.9
Scope and Contents
The volume is inscribed by Scott to his cousin, William Keith of Corstorphine Hill, an ancestor of the donor, whose explanatory letter is enclosed. The original decorated wrappers are bound in.
Dates
- Creation: 1792.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (ii + 8 folios. Quarto.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Blue morocco binding by W H Smith and Son, 1906.
Custodial History
The volume was presented to the Advocates’ Library in 1906 by Sir Patrick Keith Murray, Baronet.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilm available: Mf.Sec.MSS.595.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 07 05 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- 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