Dedications. Documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Authors' notes prefixed to works, offering them to friends or patrons as marks of esteem, affection, or gratitude, or as pleas for patronage.
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
‘Age of reason’ by Thomas Paine (Paris, 1749), with a dedication on the flyleaf to Henry W Meikle, Librarian of the National Library of Scotland, by John Dover Wilson, and a letter, 1940, from him to Meikle, pasted on the back board., 1749, 1940.
File
Identifier: MS.14377
Dates:
1749, 1940.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers and correspondence of Professor John Dover Wilson (1881-1969), the Shakespearean scholar.
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Papers concerning the literary and scholarly activities and interests of John Dover Wilson.
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Publications, chiefly written or edited by John Dover Wilson, with manuscript additions chiefly by Dover Wilson.
‘Analisys de quelques passages de la Bible’ by George Eisenhauer, with a dedicatory letter to Sir Walter Scott., 1827.
File
Identifier: MS.1579
Dates:
1827.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of Sir Walter Scott and his family and of John Gibson Lockhart, with those of clients and kinsmen of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet.
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Manuscripts chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
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Manuscripts of George Eisenhauer, Fort George, East Florida, dedicated to Sir Walter Scott.
‘Autobiography of a nineteenth century printer’ by Samuel Kinnear, 1878, 1886-1887, with a diary, 1887, and poems, 1888., 1878-1888.
Item
Identifier: MS.1938
Scope and Contents
After an apprenticeship in Glasgow, the author was a printer in Edinburgh from about 1837. His narrative includes accounts of current events, of Edinburgh printers, and of literary and ecclesiastical celebrities, of whom there are many portraits. The illuminated title and dedication were written by James Watson, Writing Master.
Dates:
1878-1888.
Catechism, including prayers, doctrinal instructions, the order of the administration of the Sacraments, etc., in French and Micmac, by Antoine Simon (Petrus) Maillard, the Apostle of the Micmacs., 1759.
Item
Identifier: MS.1900
Scope and Contents
At the beginning is a poem in French on the doctrines of the Church. The work is dedicated 'Germano compari nostro Joanni Manach', and bears the date 1759 at various points. Although Antoine Maillard's name appears as that of the author, it is not certain that this manuscript is in his hand.
Dates:
1759.
Collection of music by Hector Berlioz., Early 19th century-mid 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.3428 [HB.MS.1-9]
Scope and Contents
The following is based on the fuller description in Cecil Hopkinson, ‘A bibliography of the musical and literary works of Hector Berlioz’.HB.MS.1. 'Romance de Nina, ou la folle par amour.' Full score of the song from Dalayrac's opera 'Nina', copied by Hector Berlioz. (Folio 1.)HB.MS.2. "Air de Cellini, transposé pour voix de Basse par l'auteur." Full score of No. 15 from the opera 'Benvenuto Cellini'. This transposition is unpublished. (Folio 2.)HB.MS.3....
Dates:
Early 19th century-mid 19th century.
"Deemster John Parr's Abstract of the Laws of the Isle of Mann"., [1744, or after.]
File
Identifier: MS.3176
Scope and Contents
The work is preceded by a dedication to Robert Heywood, Governor of the Isle of Man, and 'The supposed true cronicle of the Isle of Mann, coppied out of the originall'. It is written on paper watermarked 1744.
Dates:
[1744, or after.]
“Idées d’une réforme général de la moral et politique” by George Eisenhauer, with a dedicatory letter to Sir Walter Scott., 1827.
File
Identifier: MS.1580
Dates:
1827.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of Sir Walter Scott and his family and of John Gibson Lockhart, with those of clients and kinsmen of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet.
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Manuscripts chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
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Manuscripts of George Eisenhauer, Fort George, East Florida, dedicated to Sir Walter Scott.
Imitations of Ossian by Baron Edmund von Harold, in German and English, followed by 'Britania, a poem', in English, in an album dedicated to Queen Charlotte., 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.3409
Letter of Sir Hugh Walpole to William Roughead tipped into a copy of ‘A prayer for my son’ by Walpole (London, 1936)., 1936.
File
Identifier: MS.9766
Scope and Contents
The volume in which the letter is tipped in includes a dedication by Walpole to Roughead on the front free end paper.
Dates:
1936.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Milner, E. to Milnes., 1850-1913.
File
Identifier: MS.40827
Scope and Contents
This manuscript includes letters, 1850-1885, of Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton, to John Murray III. They concern various publications of his, including “Selections from the poetical works of R.M. Milnes” and “Monographs, personal and social”.Is also includes letters of Robert Crewe-Milnes, Marquess of Crewe, formerly Baron Houghton, to John Murray IV. These concern his work “Stray verses”, with mention also of his father’s poetical works.All the letters...
Dates:
1850-1913.
Manuscript of 'The Song of the Tower' by William Sydney Graham, a poem dedicated to Sven Berlin, with a pencil portrait of Graham by Berlin., 1946.
File
Identifier: MS.26020
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
William Sydney Graham, who came from Greenock but spent much of his life in Cornwall, published several collections of poems between 1942 and 1977.
Dates:
1946.
Manuscript of the title-page, dedication and preface for the "History of the Peninsular War" by Robert Southey., 1822.
File
Identifier: MS.42556
Scope and Contents
The manuscript has the following arrangement :
folio 1 : title page;
folio 2 : dedication to "The King", George IV;
folio 3 : preface.
The date of the manuscript has been taken from the preface which was dated by Southey, "Keswick 22 July 1822".
Dates:
1822.
Manuscripts and papers of William Sharp (‘Fiona Macleod’)., 1893-1937, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.15941, folios 153-199
Scope and Contents
The papers include the dedication to Walter Pater of a work on Rossetti, 1893, parts of which were published by Elizabeth Sharp in ‘William Sharp’, pages 70-72; part of the prologue to ‘The laughter of Peterkin’; 'The immortal hour' from ‘The fortnightly review, volume lxviii (New Series), 1900, pages 867-896, with later corrections; and poems, some of which were published in ‘Poems and dramas’ by ‘Fiona Macleod’.
Dates:
1893-1937, undated.
Manuscripts of George Eisenhauer, Fort George, East Florida, dedicated to Sir Walter Scott., 1827.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1579-1580
Marked proof of David Livingstone`s dedication of his "Missionary travels and researches in South Africa" to Sir Roderick Murchison., 1857.
Item
Identifier: MS.42431
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1857.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning David Livingstone.
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Manuscripts by David Livingstone in which are recorded his journeys and experiences in Africa; with related proofs, sketches, a photographic print and a printed portrait.
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Manuscript, "Missionary travels and researches in South Africa", by David Livingstone; with related proofs.
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Assorted proofs for "Missionary travels and researches in South Africa" by David Livingstone.
Photostats of parts of 'Adversaria', a commonplace-book of Sir Walter Scott., 1796.
File
Identifier: MS.2232
Scope and Contents
The following sections of the book are reproduced:(i) Poem on Cater Thun, beginning, 'Cold the wild blast that chills thy brow', 5 May 1796 (folio 1);(ii) 'To a Lady', lines beginning, 'For thee from Time's slow mouldering hold' (folio 3);(iii) Lines beginning, 'Farewell my dear Jamie, ah take my farewell', with the refrain, 'Lochaber no more' (folio 4);(iv) 'Elegy on Shenstone', beginning, 'Listless laid beneath a willow' (folio 5);...
Dates:
1796.
Poem entitled 'The acts and lyf of the most wictorious conqueroure Robert Bruce, King of Scotland; wherin also ar contained the martiall deeds of the valiant princes Eduard Bruce, Sir James Douglas, Earle Thomas Randell, Walter Steuart, and dyverse other'., 1616-1625.
File
Identifier: MS.2069
Scope and Contents
The poem, written by a Scottish writer between 1616 and 1625, is in three books, in heroic couplets, dedicated to the Prince of Wales (afterwards Charles I).
Dates:
1616-1625.
Poems and other works, chiefly of William Fowler, secretary to Queen Anne, consort to James IV., Late 16th century-mid 17th century.
File
Identifier: MS.2065
Scope and Contents
The volume contains 'Verces writen by sundrie hands' according to a note, 1655, of Sir William Drummond (folio 1). In addition to the poems of William Fowler, which are the majority, and some addressed to him, which are printed with his ‘Works’ (1914), the volume contains “Earle of Ancram's Psalmes”, in the poet William Drummond's hand (folio 50); Fowler's translation of Machiavelli's dedication of the Prince, with a draft of Fowler's dedication to the Laird of Buccleuch (folio 147); and...
Dates:
Late 16th century-mid 17th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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Hawthornden Manuscripts: original papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler, secretary to Queen Anne, consort of James VI.
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Manuscripts of William Fowler, secretary to Queen Anne, consort of James VI.
Poems of Robert Burns, including "Tam o’ Shanter" and "Holy Willie’s Prayer", with a copy of a letter, 1787, to Dr Moore, and a dedicatory letter, 1791., 4th quarter of 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.86
Scope and Contents
Contains 156 poems: folios 2-15 recto, 42 verso-49, 59-79 are in the poet’s handwriting; the rest are written by an amanuensis, with notes or corrections by Robert Burns.
Dates:
4th quarter of 18th century.
Scrap-book, containing caricatures, some dated 1813, and other drawings, chiefly by John Gibson Lockhart, engravings, etchings, lithographs, etc., 1813-1857, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.1626
Scope and Contents
The scrap-book includes the drawing of Fenella dancing before Charles II (? by Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe) (number 78), that of John Gibson Lockhart and others riding to Selkirk, 1823 (number 80), and the portrait of Charles Scott, 1820 (number 82), all reproduced in Andrew Lang’s ‘Life and Letters of ... Lockhart’, and a portrait of Tom Purdie, 1822 (number 79). The album also contains ‘Select Sonnets’ by George Huntly Gordon (printed, undated), with an autograph dedication by the author to...
Dates:
1813-1857, undated.
Transcript, [circa 1879], of ‘Cantus, songs and fancies to three, four or five parts’ by John Forbes, including an original sheet of part of the 'Epistle dedicatory'., 1682.
File
Identifier: MS.21745
Typescript and corrected proofs of '100 little poems' by Lady Margaret Sackville., [1928, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.27481
Scope and Contents
The dedication (folio 3) and first poem (folio 7) are in manuscript. The typescript has manuscript corrections by both Lady Margaret Sackville and Charles Graves.
Dates:
[1928, or before.]
Volume of embroidery patterns with a dedication on the flyleaf 'Charlotte Scott from Sarah Eliza Jessop. Dec. 8th 1831'., 1831.
File
Identifier: MS.10388
Scope and Contents
The volume also contains knitting patterns, several anecdotes, recipes and a few rough pencil sketches.
Dates:
1831.