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"Virgil's Æneis", translated into Scottish verse by Gavin Douglas (Edinburgh, 1710); the glossary is heavily annotated by John Jamieson.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14240

Scope and Contents

There are some notes by O K Schram inside the front cover concerning this edition of Gavin Douglas's text.

Dates

  • Creation: 1710, [1808, or before.]

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

293 Leaves ; Folio.

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Arrangement

44 folios.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1968, by Dr O K Schram, Edinburgh.

Bibliography

John Jamieson incorporated many of the notes into his ‘Etymological dictionary of the Scottish language’ (Edinburgh, 1808).

A full description of the printed work cited here may be available in the Library's printed book catalogue.
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

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