Fragments.
Found in 259 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on Egyptian, Greek and Roman history., 1766-1782, undated.
Papers of the Skene family and related families., Circa 1420-1919.
Papers relating to historical works by William Kerr, 8th Marquess of Lothian., [1863, or before], 1864-1865.
Papers, undated, of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound concerning religion and ecclesiastical affairs., Early 18th century.
Papers, undated, of Lord Minto, Lord Justice Clerk., Early 18th century-mid 18th century.
The contents are as follows. (i) Prose fragment, undated, with a note by the Honourable George Francis Stewart Elliot “The disappearing of mercury in Justice Clerk's handwriting, a jeu d'esprit addressed to some lady” (folio 1); (ii) Legal notes, chiefly on English law, undated, probably by Lord Minto, Lord Justice Clerk (folio 3).
Parchment fragment from a liturgical book, possibly a book of hours or a psalter., 15th century.
The fragment contains capitula and verses apparently for the first Sunday of Advent and possibly the ember-days of Advent, and forms two conjugate, non-consecutive leaves. Single columns. One initial in blue, others possibly in silver (oxidised); rubrics in red. Possibly Flemish.
Parchment fragment from a noted missal., ?13th century or ?14th century.
The fragment contains the Proper for the first Monday of Lent (from the collect onwards; Communion differs from the modern one) and for the first Tuesday of Lent (as far as ‘latron[um’ in the Gospel).
The fragment forms two conjugate, consecutive leaves with some lines missing at top and bottom. The text is in double columns. The initials were originally in red. Notation is recorded on a four-line stave in red.
Parchment leaf from an unidentified work which appears to consist of instructions concerning the altar, and possibly is part of a collection of instructions for priests when saying Mass., 14th century.
The text of the work, which is not recorded in ‘Patrologia Latina’, is written in double columns.
The leaf was recovered from the binding of a copy (pressmark M.13.f.α.7(1-2)) of ‘Antonii Musae Brasavoli ... Examen omnium simplicium medicamentorum ...’ (Lugduni, 1537), where it had been used as the front pastedown.
Parchment leaves and fragments from a missal, probably Icelandic., ?15th century.
The parchment forms two conjugate, consecutive leaves and contains the Proper for the Sunday within the Octave of Christmas (epistle, gospel, secret*), for the 1st or 2nd of January (collect*, gospel, secret*), for the Vigil of Epiphany (collect*, gospel, secret*), and for Epiphany (collect, lesson, gospel, secret). The prayers marked with an asterisk (*) differ from the modern ones.
The text is written in single columns, with initials in red, purple, and green.
Part contract of wadset by Peter Young in favour of William Bartt of land in Little Keithock., 1608.
As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.
Part of a corrected manuscript of an essay of Thomas Carlyle, "The Negro Question"., 1849
Manuscript concerning Carlyle’s thoughts on slavery.
Photocopied typescript of a fragment of an unidentified play, scenes 1-6., Undated.
Includes prompt scripts, scripts of unperformed plays, production photography and press cuttings.
Photostat of a fragment of a letter of Sir Walter Scott, with a note of Miss Anne Scott, to Hector Macdonald Buchanan., 1826.
Poem and fragments of verse, undated, by Robert Louis Stevenson., Late 19th century.
Includes: 'I knew you by your pallid face'; 'You of the pale face and cloven feet'; 'I, whom Apollo sometime visited' (‘Collected poems’, page 320); 'Let now your soul in this substantial world' (‘Collected poems’, page 281); 'The angler rose, he took his rod' (‘Collected poems’, page 354); 'In the highlands in the country places' (‘Collected poems’, page 255); 'As with heaped bees at hiving time' (‘Collected poems’, page 321).
Production files of 'Out of our heads' by John McGrath., 1976, undated.
Includes material concerning productions, administration and publicity.
"Scholia ad 'Poesin Philosophicam' per H. Stephanum anno 1573 editam. Huic editioni accessere insuper fragments a Stephano praetermissa, nunc demum collecta suisque locis aptata, præcipue Empedoclis Agrigentini, 1750. Addita Spicelegia Antiqua, sive ex veteris poætis Græcis deperditis fragmenta, vol.i"., 1750.
The manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries include the ‘Hawthornden Manuscripts’, MSS.2053-2067, the papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler.
Sermons of Alexander Carlyle., 1746-1803, undated.
Seven bifolia, possibly a fragment from a bound volume, containing a series of drawings depicting different stages in the construction of a church., 164?4.
Single pages and fragmentary jottings of passages, from unidentified poems of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid' in manuscript and typescript., [1925, or before]-[1978, or before.]
Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of poetry and prose works, including books, articles, lectures and notes. Much of the material is fragmentary, and some was reworked or copied by Hugh MacDiarmid at a later date.
Six disassociated pieces of parchment, four with writing, but all apparently from the same manuscript., ?14th century.
Six small discontiguous fragments of vellum, apparently all from what appears to be a theological work of French provenance, one of the fragments containing a description or a definition of adoration., 14th century.
The text is written possibly in double columns in folio, with each sentence introduced by a rubric. The fragments are difficult to read, and two of them are damaged.
The fragments were recovered from the binding of a copy (pressmark NE.775.h.14) of ‘Tomus I (II) Paraphraseon D. Erasmi in Nouum Testamentum’ (Basileae, 1556), where they had been used to strengthen the spine.
Small quantity of strips of paper stuck together to form two strips, containing text which cannot be identified but may be of a philosophical or theological character; and four small vellum fragments, which appear to be from a formal document written in French in a hand possibly of the 16th century., ?16th century.
The fragments were recovered from the spine of a copy (pressmark K.62.g) of “L`Histoire Universelle de Trogue Pompée” (Rouen, 1661). The vellum fragments were also recovered from the same binding.
'Spicelegia Antiquitatis Græcae; sive ex veteribus poætis Græcis deperditis fragmenta, collecta a J.C.D.C.A., 1755', volume II., 1755.
The manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries include the ‘Hawthornden Manuscripts’, MSS.2053-2067, the papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler.
'Spicelegia Antiquitatis Græcae; sive ex veteribus poætis Græcis deperditis fragmenta, collecta a J.C.D.C.A., 1755', volume III., 1755.
The manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries include the ‘Hawthornden Manuscripts’, MSS.2053-2067, the papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler.
'Spicelegia Antiquitatis Græcae; sive ex veteribus poætis Græcis deperditis fragmenta, collecta a J.C.D.C.A., 1755', volume IV., 1755.
The manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries include the ‘Hawthornden Manuscripts’, MSS.2053-2067, the papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler.