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Antiquarian papers of James Dennistoun of Dennistoun, advocate and antiquary.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.19.2.16-19.2.27
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of materials for a projected history of Dumbartonshire (Adv.MS.19.2.16-19.2.24), materials towards a projected work on the Scottish religious houses on the Continent (Adv.MS.19.2.25), and notes and extracts of Scottish interest from manuscripts in continental libraries (Adv.MS.19.2.26), together with a record of the bequest of Dennistoun`s manuscripts and a calendar of them (Adv.MS.19.2.27). The papers were arranged and bound by Mark Napier, executor of James...
Dates:
?1825-1856.
Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Barons of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood (died 1838), Auditor of Excise, Scottish antiquary and biographer.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.37.2.1-37.2.11
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Catalogue compiled by Hugh Sharp of the Hugh Sharp Collection of printed books.
Series
Identifier: MSS.5053-5054
Scope and Contents
The catalogue was compiled before the transmission of the collection to the National Library of Scotland in 1938. It contains interesting details about many of the books. A newspaper-cutting about the collection, and notes made by members of the National Library staff, found loose in the first volume, have been pasted in.
Dates:
[1938, or before.]
‘Catalogue of the Books Manuscripts and pamphlets Belonging to Robert Mylne wryter in Edr. 1709’.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.6.17
Scope and Contents
The catalogue is in two parts: books and manuscripts arranged by format (folio 2), and pamphlets (folio 115). The entries give the imprints and pressmarks. According to two declarations, 1709 and 1711, on folio 113 verso, the catalogue was largely written by Mylne`s son James, but there are numerous additions in Mylne`s hand, and also notes of loans of books, 1709-1743 (folios 232-238). Also on folio 113 verso is a note by Mylne, 1718, stating that he bequeathed his library to his sons.
Dates:
1709-1743.
Composite manuscript consisting of two volumes (folios 1, 75) of copies, circa 1585, 1607, of papers, 1537-1606, in Italian and Latin concerning attempts to restore Roman Catholicism in England in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.4.15
Scope and Contents
Each volume has a contents list (folios 1, 77) and the second volume has its own foliation added in an apparently later hand.The first volume (folios 1-74) consists of copies (in the same hand), made apparently in or about 1585, of the following:(i) ‘Discorso del Priore d`Inghilterra a Papa Pio V circa la Riduttione di quel Regno’ (folio 2), being an account by Sir Richard Shelley, Grand Prior of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, written apparently early in 1570,...
Dates:
1537-1606.
Copy of Arts Council exhibition catalogue, "Charles Cameron, c 1740-1812".
Item
Identifier: Acc.7942
Scope and Contents
With associated manuscript notes.
Dates:
1967.
'Cornucopia manuscriptorum codicum qui reperiuntur in Anglia. Londini. MDCLXXXIV': catalogues of manuscripts, possibly in the hand of Adrian Beverland, author of ‘De stolatae virginitatis jure’, inserted at the end of 'Nova Bibliotheca MSS. Librorum’ by Philippe Labbé (Paris, 1653).
Item
Identifier: MS.6134
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) 'Catalogus Codicum Manuscriptorum integrioris notae et exactioris curae Viri incomparabilis Domini Isaaci Vossii ab Hadriano Beverlando conscriptus et concinnatus. In arce Vindesoriensi X Febr. MDCXXCIV'. (Folio 4.)(ii) 'Praecipui Codices Manuscripti in Eicosarchio Regis Britanniae in palatio Ducis Eboracensis vulgo S. Jacobi'. (Folio 39.) There are no entries under this heading.(iii) 'MSS Lambaethani in Sacrario...
Dates:
1684.
Correspondence and papers of Dr Hew Morrison, Gaelic scholar, including extracts from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14317/1-34
Content Description
Correspondence and papers of Dr Hew Morrison (1850-1935), Gaelic scholar and a native Gaelic speaker from Torrisdale, Sutherland. He became the first librarian of the Edinburgh Free Public Library, now Central Library, a post which he held until his retirement in 1922. The library had been founded with the help of a gift from Andrew Carnegie, with whom Morrison remained in close friendship while acting as representative for Carnegie's library foundation scheme.The papers include:...
Dates:
1877-2003 and undated, with most of the material dated 1877-1920s.
Correspondence and papers of Dr Robert Alexander Lillie.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.316
Dates:
1907-1977.
First volume of a catalogue of the library of, apparently, David Constable, Advocate, eldest son of Archibald Constable, the Publisher.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.4.7
Scope and Contents
The volume, arranged alphabetically by authors, covers the letters A to G. It was made by pasting into an album slips, written in several hands, for each book. An entry on folio 151 shows that it was being compiled in 1818; the paper of the album is watermarked 1818, 1819, and 1821.About 60 of the entries give sufficient information about binding or manuscript inscriptions to enable the copy to be identified: of these 9 are certainly, and 19 others possibly, in the sale...
Dates:
Circa 1818-circa 1821.
Letters and papers of and concerning artists and other notables, collected by Aeneas Mackay.
File
Identifier: Acc.11785
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include:
David Y Cameron
Muirhead Bone
James McBey
Dates:
Late 19th century to early 20th century.
'List of books and pamphlets relating to Orkney and Shetland' by James W Cursiter (Kirkwall, 1894), interleaved, with manuscript and printed addenda by James Shand.
File
Identifier: MS.9159
Scope and Contents
The very extensive notes include extracts from printed catalogues, and inserted at the end of the volume (folio 40) is a letter from James Cursiter to James Shand, 1921, acknowledging receipt of bibliographical notes by [Gilbert] Goudie.
Dates:
1894-early 20th century.
Medical notebook of Alexander Ochterlony, a younger son of James Ochterlony of Wester Seaton who studied medicine at the University of Paris.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.6.15
Scope and Contents
The contents of the notebook are as follows:(i) `Spagyricae seu Jatrochymicae Synopsios Cursus ... illustratus a doctissimo viro domino Rheo`, July 1631. Notes of lectures on chemistry given by Rhee [?Rae], a Scot teaching in Paris. (Folio 1.)(ii) `De primis Naturae principiis`. (Folio 39.)(iii) Extracts from ‘De gradibus et compositionibus receptorum et naturalium’ by Paracelsus. (Folio 45.)(iv) Prescriptions in Latin. (Folio 51.)...
Dates:
1631-1635.
Miscellaneous papers of the family of Spottiswoode of Spottiswoode.
Series
Identifier: MSS.10283-10286
Dates:
1653-1804.
Notebook of Sir John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.13.2.17
Scope and Contents
(i) Note of decisions (folio 1).(ii) Note of expenses (folio 1 verso).(iii) Note of expenses in London, 1667 (Crawford, page 180) (folio 2).(iv) Note of expenses (folio 3).(v) Journal of travels in England and Scotland, 1667-1670 (Crawford, pages 167-204, omitting folios 39-40) (folios 4-46).(vi) Observations on Public Affairs, 1669-1670 (Crawford, pages 228-236) (folios 46-34).(vii) Accounts, 1670-1671 (Crawford, pages...
Dates:
1667-1676.
Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21193-21198
Dates:
1569-1876, undated.
Papers of the Stewart and Christie families, and concerning the Murdostoun estate.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.164- is now Acc.5058.
Dates:
19th century-20th century.
Thematic catalogue, notes on, BBC script about, and manuscripts of 19 chamber music works of, and attributed to, Thomas Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie, by David Johnson.
File
Identifier: Acc.12707
Dates:
1991.
'Tracts relative to the history and antiquities of Scotland' (Edinburgh, 1800), by David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
Item
Identifier: F.R.33
Scope and Contents
Contains catalogues of Lords of Session, with manuscript additions and of Faculty, 1532-1688.
Dates:
1800.