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Notes on the Romans, and on a Greek author, written by Sir Charles Erskine of Alva, probably from the lectures of his Regent, Andrew Burnet, at Glasgow University.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.22.6.3

Scope and Contents

The volume contains part of a series of lectures on the social, religious, and cultural life of the Romans (folios 1-38), very incomplete due to missing pages. An inverted series of notes contains a glossary or vocabulary to the oration of Isocrates to Demonicus, sections 1-9, also very incomplete (inverted folios 1-12). Two pages (inverted folios 13-14) contain an ink sketch of a man training a horse.

Dates

  • Creation: Circa 1660.

Extent

0.00 Linear metres (38 folios + 14 inverted folios. Quarto. Many missing pages.)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.

Title
National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author
National Library of Scotland
Date
08 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

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