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Latin translation of Hero Mechanicus, ‘Γεωδαισία’, with the commentary of Franciscus Barocius.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.23.5.9
Scope and Contents
A neat modern copy of ‘Heronis Mechanici liber de geodcesia’.
Dates:
18th century.
Lecture notes in the form of Latin disputations on natural philosophy.
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Identifier: MS.8491
Dates:
1662-1663.
'Liber taxarum' of the Papal Chancery, written in 1484.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.2.1
Scope and Contents
The manuscript was completed in 1484, and written and illuminated in Italy. The volume is a tax book for the Apostolic Chancery containing details of benefices and their respective taxation of the late 15th-century Church. The benefice headings are given in a gothic bookhand, while the remaining text is in a humanistic hand. The names of the benefices are to the left and centre of the page, and the taxable value is given in florins in a column to the right. The list...
Dates:
1484
Lindsay Armorial: the armorial register of Sir David Lindsay of the Mount, Lyon King of Arms from 1542 to 1555.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.31.4.3
Scope and Contents
In 1630 the armorial was formally recognised by the Privy Council as an official register and a note to that effect, signed by Sir James Balfour, Lord Lyon, and Thomas Drysdale, Islay Herald, is on folio 110 verso.The manuscript was shown in the Heraldic Exhibition in Edinburgh in 1891 (see ‘Memorial Catalogue’, number 663).The contents are as follows:(i) Latin verses on and a painting of the royal arms (folio 1 verso).(ii) Arms of mythical...
Dates:
16th century-17th century.
Manuscript, 15th century, of a copy of the `Expositio symboli apostolorum` by Joannes de Marienwerder.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.6.15
Scope and Contents
The main text (folio 10) is preceded (folio 1) by the anonymous `Tabula expositionis` (see ‘Repertorium Biblicum Medii Aevi’, numbers 4780 and 4780.1), and followed (folio 142 verso) by ` De octo beatitudinibus` (‘Repertorium Biblicum Medii Aevi’, number 4780, 1.1). The latter appears to be incomplete, breaking off after the third Beatitude.The manuscript is in one hand throughout, with the exception of folio 146. Written in brown ink with large initials, headings and chapter...
Dates:
15th century
Manuscript, by John Gibson junior, a canon of Glasgow, of an abridged copy of the 'Black Book of Paisley', a version of the 'Scotichronicon' of Walter Bower.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.35.6.8
Scope and Contents
Manuscript produced in Scotland and written by John Gibson junior, a canon of Glasgow. The manuscript is an abridged copy of the 'Black Book of Paisley', a version of the 'Scotichronicon'. The original copy of the 'Black Book of Paisley', from which Gibson made his abridgement, is in the British Library. The full contents of the manuscript are as follows:A verse history of the Scots from their origins to the reign of James II. Folios 1r-10r.Genealogy from...
Dates:
1501
Manuscript, circa 1560, of the Regiam Maiestatem, burgh laws, statutes, Quoniam attachiamenta, De judicibus, forest laws, and various smaller legal texts, mostly in Scots.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.7.1.9
Scope and Contents
For the suggested date of the manuscript see folio 283. Sections (xxvi) and (xxxvii) are in different, later hands. The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) `Regiam Maiestatem`, in 4 books of 41, 75, 37, and 57 chapters with table at the beginning of each book (folio x). Book 4 is in Latin. Folio 47 blank.(ii) Various laws (folio 48).(iii) `The Lawis of the burgh` in 120 chapters with table at the beginning (folio 49). (iv)...
Dates:
1249-late 16th century.
Manuscript containing a register of documents relating to the Dominican Priory of Elgin and the Maison Dieu, copied from the chartulary of the see of Moray and certified mostly by David Douglas, notary public, in 1548.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.34.7.2
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A register of documents pertaining to the Dominican Priory of Elgin and the Maison Dieu, copied from the Chartulary of the see of Moray and certified mostly by David Douglas, notary public, in 1548. An introduction by John Leslie (1527-1596), later bishop of Ross, on f. 1v states the purpose and attests the transcription. This is written in a different hand from that of David Douglas, whose transumpts or transcriptions begin on folio 2r. His hand continues to folio 71r, where...
Dates:
1548.
Manuscript containing copies of supplications of various dignitaries of the Scots Church to the Court of Rome concerning contested matters of an ecclesiastical nature; with copies of the responses which were made to the supplications.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.34.6.26
Dates:
Mid 16th century.
Manuscript containing: (i) copies of correspondence, with related papers, between the `Catholic Remainder of the British Church` (the non-juring Bishops) and the Orthodox Church, concerning a scheme for union between these bodies, 1716-1725; (ii) copies of letters of Thomas Brett to Archibald Campbell, Bishop of Aberdeen, 1722-1725.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.31.1.17
Scope and Contents
(i) The negotiations between the non-juring Bishops and the Orthodox Church were initiated during the stay in London of Archbishop Arsenius of Thebais, and conducted largely through the Russian Court; they end on the death of Peter the Great. See ‘A History of the Non-Jurors’, pages 309-361, and ‘The Orthodox Church of the East in the Eighteenth Century’.The original letters and papers from the Orthodox side in these negotiations (with English or Latin translations when these are...
Dates:
1716-1725.
Manuscript entitled 'Dissertatio de Gravitate et Discensu corporum’, containing observations on Newton's laws, apparently written in Italy in 1754.
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Identifier: MS.5727
Scope and Contents
There are some mathematical drawings on folio 183.
Dates:
?1754.
Manuscript, "Jus Liberae Monarchiae", Latin translation of James VI, "The True Lawe of Free Monarchies"
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Identifier: Acc.7045
Dates:
first half of 17th century.
Manuscript known as the 'Herdmanstoun Antiphonal', or 'Herdmanstoun Breviary'.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.2.13A
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Manuscript known traditionally as the Herdmanstoun Breviary, but more correctly described as an Antiphonal. It was written in the north of England, possibly Northumberland, but later taken to Scotland and altered. It has been suggested by Höhler that the manuscript was possibly written for the college of canons founded at Chester-le-Street by Bishop Anthony Bek of Durham. Bannister speculates that the volume may have been brought to Scotland during the reign of David II (1329-1371). ...
Dates:
Circa 1300
Manuscript of a commentary by Michael Miniclardi on 'De consolatione philosophiae' by Boethius.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.6.3
Scope and Contents
The main text ends on folio 221 verso. Folio 222 contains 30 hexameters on Boethius (incipit 'Floruit hic doctor clarusque Boetius autor'). Folios 223-228 recto contain an 'exortatio' 'ad honorem dei et sanctorum apostolorum petri et pauli', written by Miniclardi in 1444. Folio 228 verso-230 verso contain, in a different hand, a draft speech against Q Ligarius (defended by Cicero in his extant speech 'Pro Ligario'), presumably a school exercise; interlinear corrections are possibly by...
Dates:
1443.
Manuscript of a course of lectures on the ‘Digest’ of Justinian.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.8.1-81.8.2
Scope and Contents
Folios 1-16, commenting up to Book 2, Title 12, are on different paper and in a different hand; some folios (probably only 2), containing the commentary on Book 2, Title 13, have been lost after folio 16. A substantial number of folios have been lost at the end, as the commentary breaks off in Book 41, Title 2. Dates of delivery, from November 1710 to June 1711, appear regularly in the margins.It is possible that the lectures are those of James Craig, who became Professor of...
Dates:
1710-1711.
Manuscript of an incomplete copy of 'De Actibus Apostolorum' by Arator.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.8.19
Scope and Contents
Manuscript produced in England containing an incomplete copy of Arator's 'De Actibus Apostolorum'. The manuscript was probably written at the end of the 12th century, and has been dated as such by Ker and Watson. The work has also been dated to the 13th century by Borland and McKinlay. The work is written in a gothic script with between 27-34 lines to a page. The manuscript is the work of several contemporary hands. McKinley has identified four different hands present...
Dates:
Late 12th century.
Manuscript of 'Anticlaudianus' by Alain de Lille, written in England or northern France.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.5.3
Dates:
1st half of 13th century.
Manuscript of 'De oratore' and the 'Orator' by Cicero.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.3.16
Scope and Contents
(i) Cicero. `De oratore`. i. 1-9 ‘philoso]phiam’ are lost (folio 1).(ii) Cicero, `Orator`. 155 ‘quod erat usitatum’ to 173 ‘redundans and 235 ‘nec res’ to the end are lost. Folio 137 should stand before folio 131 (folio 110 verso).This is one of the many indirect copies of the `codex Laudensis`, the ancient manuscript of Cicero`s rhetorical works found at Lodi in 1421 and lost again in 1428. It is a good copy, related to O (Ottobon.2057) and P (Vat.Pal.1469). Space...
Dates:
15th century.
Manuscript of 'De remediis utriusque fortunae' of Petrarch, written in 1442.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.4.6
Scope and Contents
The exact origin of this manuscript is unclear. Mann has suggested that it is written in a Germanic or Flemish gothic bookhand, and Kristeller has suggested a 'northern hand' for the work. The text is in a minuscule bookhand and is the work of one scribe. It has been written in double columns with 39 lines to a page.This manuscript contains a complete copy of Petrarch's 'De remediis utriusque fortune'. There are two indices before the work itself; one numerical and one...
Dates:
1442.
Manuscript of 'Etymologiae' by Isidore of Seville.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.1.1
Scope and Contents
The manuscript contains: a list of chapters (folio 1); the six letters between Isidore, Braulio and Sisebutus (folio 5); and the complete text (folio 7 verso).
Subscription (folio 268): `Liber [ ] qui uocat(ur) Ysidorus ethimologiarum. Studio fr(atr)is arnulfi. Si quis illi abstulerit anathema sit`.
Headings and some initials are in red. Notes for the rubricator occasionally survive in the margin at right angles to the text.
Dates:
12th century.
Manuscript of ‘Historia Romana’ by Paulus Diaconus and ‘Index commentariorum G. Julii Caesaris’ by Raimundus Marlianus, probably written by Robert Braidfut.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.3.10
Scope and Contents
(i) ‘Historia Romana’ by Paulus Diaconus. The title in the manuscript is ‘Incipit Eutropius historiographus et post eum Paulus diaconus de historiis Italie provincie et romanorum’, but the whole text is the recension of Eutropius by Paulus. There are 18 books, the normal book xii being divided at chaper 8, and book xvii being included (cf. Crivellucci in ‘Bulletino dell’ Istituto storico italiano’, xl, page xlviii and what follows). The text is of the second class (cf....
Dates:
1481.
Manuscript of ‘Meteorologicae Peripateticae adversus Aristotelem Liber singularis’ by Constantyn Huygens, together with letters to Huygens from various people.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.81.1.15
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Manuscript, apparently autograph, of ‘Meteorologicae Peripateticae adversus Aristotelem Liber singularis’ by Constantyn Huygens, 1636, printed in his ‘Momenta Desultoria’, 2nd edition, pages 119-131, and in ‘De Gedichten van Constantijn Huygens’, edited by J A Worp, volume 3, pages 15-26. This manuscript stands between ‘Momenta Desultoria’ and the manuscripts used by Worp; details of the variants have been placed before the...
Dates:
1627-1644, 1660-1684.
Manuscript of 'Oculus Sacerdotis' by William of Pagula.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.3.6
Scope and Contents
The text (folio 12) contains the three sections of the treatise, ‘Pars Oculi`, `Dextera Pars` and `Sinistra Pars`, but cap. 26 to the end of the `Sinistra Pars` is missing. The text is preceded by:(i) Four short works on diet and blood-letting in English, beginning ‘Here seyth galian ye leche and thecheth of metes and drinkes’. At the end is a rubric ‘Secundum Robertum[?] Grant de Everton’ (folio 1 verso).(ii) Remarks on the qualities of the Virgin...
Dates:
14th century.
Manuscript of 'Secretum secretorum' by Pseudo-Aristotle, 'De excidio Troiae' by Dares Phrygius, and 'Historia regum Britannie' by Geoffrey of Monmouth; written by a 13th- or 14th-century hand of uncertain origin.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.4.5
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Pseudo-Aristotle, 'Secretum secretorum' (edited by R. Steele, in 'Opera hactenus inedita Rogeri Baconi', fascicule V, pages 25-172). This manuscript contains the letter of Philip, a list of chapters, and the text in seven books (the headings for i, iv, and vi are omitted). It is of the common class, omitting all the test passages of Gilson and Steele (cf. 'Opera hactenus inedita Rogeri Baconi', pages xxv-xxvi); further omissions are...
Dates:
13th century-14th century.
Manuscript of the 'Bartasias' of Adrian Damman de Bystervelt, a translation of 'La premiere sepmaine' of Guillaume de Saluste du Bartas.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.19.2.10
Scope and Contents
This manuscript was probably written in Scotland and can be dated to 1596. It is the work of Adrian Damman and contains his translation of the 'Sepmaine' of Guillaume de Saluste du Bartas, which is dedicated to King James VI by his 'cliens devotissimus'. The work comprises seven books, each of which is preceded by an 'argumentum'. There is a running header designating the division of each book in the upper margin.This manuscript is a fair copy which was probably meant for the...
Dates:
1596