Devotional literature.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Religious texts that explore the values, ideas, and behaviours that a religion is seeking to advance, for the purpose of leading the individual, through devotion, closer to an ultimate state of grace or perfection.
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Book of devotions., 15th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.7131
Scope and Contents
The volume contains the Hours of the Cross in Latin at folio 2 and in Dutch at folio 75 verso, the Penitential Psalms in Latin at folio 106, the Litany in Latin at folio 117 verso, psalms and prayers with indulgences, a variety of prayers to Christ, the Virgin, and some of the saints, and other devotional exercises.There are large miniatures of the Crucifixion (folio 1 verso), St Anthony (folio 28 verso), the Annunciation (folio 80 verso), the Deposition from the Cross (folio 90...
Dates:
15th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh; together with a list of the full collection.
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh.
Book of hours according to the Use of Tournai., 15th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.7128
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Prayers in Latin and Dutch in the female form (folio 1);
(ii) Calendar, containing in red several saints from the Ghent area, such as Veerelt (4 January), Macharis (9 May), Amelberga (10 July), Bave (1 October) and Lievin (12 November) (folio 4);
(iii) Hours of the Virgin (folio 16);
(iv) Mass of the Virgin (folio 56);
(v) Prayers to the Blessed Sacrament and to the Virgin (folio 61 verso);
(vi) Penitential Psalms (folio 65);
(vii) Litany and...
Dates:
15th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh; together with a list of the full collection.
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh.
Devotional and instructional work compiled for the training of novices in the Franciscan order., 15th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.7137
Scope and Contents
The volume contains the Rule of the Franciscans (folio 1), the Mirror of Perfection (folio 11), collections of prayers and devotional exercises (folio 56), various elementary religious and theological instructions (folio 80), and St Bonaventure on the training of novices (folio 128).The volume is in a defective condition, lacking an entire gathering before folio 1, leaves after folio 33, 51, 55, 74, and 88 and all except the pastedown after folio 162. There is a pen drawing of...
Dates:
15th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh; together with a list of the full collection.
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh.
Devotional work entitled 'Ane glasse for Christian Subjectis', dedicated to 'Prince Charles', by David Lindsay the younger, minister of South Leith, and written presumably between 1616 and 1625., 1616-1625.
Item
Identifier: MS.5766
Scope and Contents
The work is apparently unpublished, though written to resemble a printed book.
Dates:
1616-1625.
Devotional work in a hand of the fourteenth century., 14th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.3055
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Devotions relating to the Passion of Christ, consisting of a meditation on an episode of the Passion, with an appropriate prayer, for each of the canonical hours, namely, matins, from the betrayal of Christ to the mocking before Herod; prime, His appearance before Pilate, the flagellation, etc.; terce, the cry of 'Crucify Him'; sext, the Crucifixion; nones, His death; vespers, the descent from the Cross; compline, the entombment. These are preceded...
Dates:
14th century.
Devotions for All Souls., 15th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.7136
Scope and Contents
The volume includes a Calendar (folio 8), possibly of the diocese of Liège, with entries in red for 'Die groet letanye' (26 April), "Franciscus ons h' vad" (4 October, duplex), and Hubrecht (3 November, duplex), and in black for Magdelberte (7 September, duplex); Mass for All Souls (folio 20); Penitential Psalms and Litany (folio 32); 'Den corten souter van der passien' (folio 96 verso); Vespers for the vigil of All Souls (folio 166); the Hours of All Souls (folio 332); and a large number of...
Dates:
15th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh; together with a list of the full collection.
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh.
Fragmentary devotional work., 15th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.7138
Scope and Contents
The fragment consists of seven gatherings (lacking a leaf after folio 47), and the back cover with a flyleaf (folio 56) and pastedown. As well as the front cover, entire gatherings have been lost before folio 1 and after folio 55. Surviving contents consist of prayers to the Virgin. There are a few decorated initials in red and green, and the rubrics are in red.
Dates:
15th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh; together with a list of the full collection.
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh.
Leaf from a devotional work of the sixteenth century containing prayers., 16th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.3057
Scope and Contents
Two miniatures in Renaissance architectural frames. That on the recto represents Christ seated at the well while the Woman of Samaria pours water into a pitcher for Him, in front of a landscape background. That on the verso shows the healing of the Nobleman's Son, Christ and the father standing on either side of the youth's bed against a background of curtains. In both pictures ornamental details, Christ's halo, the well-rope, etc., are gilded.The text is surrounded by a plain...
Dates:
16th century.
Manuscript of book I of the ‘Scale of perfection’ by Walter Hilton., Mid 15th-century.
Item
Identifier: MS.6126
Scope and Contents
The text begins 'Gostely suster in Jhesu Crist I praye the', and is preceded by a list of chapters. The chapter divisions do not always correspond to those in Evelyn Underhill's edition. The text represents the earlier of the two versions (see Underhill's edition, page xliv). It includes the passage on the Holy Name of Jesus in cap. xliv (folio 33); and belongs to class A of Helen L Gardner's classification.Four leaves have been cut out at the end, the text ending...
Dates:
Mid 15th-century.
Microfilm of books of hours and a book of devotion., 15th century.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.536
Scope and Contents
he contents are as follows:
Book of hours, 1473, according to the Use of Utrecht (MS.7130);
Book of devotions, 15th century (MS.7131);
Book of hours, 15th century, apparently according to the Use of Utrecht (MS.7132).
Dates:
15th century.
Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh., 13th century-17th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7122-7149
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In addition to the medieval manuscripts, there are some non-religious books of later date, and a few unrelated fragments.
Dates:
13th century-17th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh; together with a list of the full collection.
Prayers and devotional exercises., 16th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.7139
Scope and Contents
The text is written in a number of sixteenth-century hands on leaves of paper of various sizes, some of which (folios 98-146 in part, 216-251, and 269-271) have suffered losses to the text when the volume was trimmed.The contents include 'Een regel der zielen leydende toter alder hoechster perfectien der doechden' (folio 1 verso), 'Een schoen exempel van eenen moninck' (folio 93 verso), 'Een suete herdencke op die pasien' (folio 103 verso), prayers to the Virgin and Child...
Dates:
16th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh; together with a list of the full collection.
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh.
Sermons or other devotional writings, 1853, in the language of Old Calabar, by the Reverend William Anderson., 1832, 1853..
File
Identifier: MS.3112, folios 289-295
Scope and Contents
Also includes a copy made by the Reverend William Anderson in 1873 from a poem on the Reform Bill written on a corn-box in a stable in 1832 (folio 294).
Dates:
1832, 1853..
Sermons, prayers, and other anonymous devotional writings, some of which are identified as the work of Alexander Carlyle, and most of the remainder probably by Thomas Masson, Minister of Dunnichen., Late 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.3466
Scope and Contents
Also included are "A short account of the Lord's way of providence..." (folio 28), extracts from a diary, with texts and a prayer signed by James Fairnie, St Andrews, 1731 (folio 60), and a group of prayers for use before and after sermons (folio 73).
Dates:
Late 18th century.
Sermons, prayers, and other devotional writings., Late 18th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3466-3467
Scope and Contents
All the sermons are anonymous, but some can be identified as the work of Alexander Carlyle (MS.3466, folios 1-27), and most of the remainder are probably by Thomas Masson, Minister of Dunnichen (MS.3466, folios 85-125; MS.3467).
Dates:
Late 18th century.
Sermons, prayers, and other devotional writings, probably by Thomas Masson, Minister of Dunnichen., Late 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.3467
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
All the sermons are anonymous, but some can be identified as the work of Alexander Carlyle (MS.3466, folios 1-27), and most of the remainder are probably by Thomas Masson, Minister of Dunnichen (MS.3466, folios 85-125; MS.3467).
Dates:
Late 18th century.