Gaelic-English-Latin dictionary containing ‘G’-‘O’ written by the Reverend Mackintosh MacKay of Laggan, as part of the final draft of the Highland Society of Scotland Dictionary.
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is based partly on material in Adv.MS.73.3.13, 14, 6, 15, 4 (in that order). Mackintosh MacKay pasted on marginal slips bearing additional material, as he did with Adv.MSS.72.3.13, 72.3.14, 72.3.16, 72.3.17, but not so copiously.
Dates
- Creation: 1825-1826.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
416 Leaves ; 31 x 19 centimetres.
Language of Materials
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic
Arrangement
416 folios.
Foliated by Mackintosh MacKay, separately for each letter.
Custodial History
Formerly Gaelic MS.XCIII.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Bibliography
Physical Description
Bound in boards (with calf at spine) of a size sufficient to include Mackintosh MacKay’s additions.
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
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