Histories.
Found in 407 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscript of ‘The history of Greece from its conquest by the crusaders to its conquest by the Turks, and of the Empire of Trebizond, 1204-1461’ by George Finlay., [1851, or before.]
In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.
Manuscript of 'The history of the Church of Scotland', books I-VI, by the Archbishop John Spottiswoode, in the hand of a scribe, with corrections and rubrics in that of the Archbishop., Early 17th century.
Several pages, apparently containing book VII, are cut out.
Manuscript of the history of the kings of Scotland, in the handwriting of Robert Mylne., 2nd half of 17th century-1st half of 18th century.
The chronicle covers the kings from Eugenius VI to Robert III.
The manuscript is imperfect, containing only pages 51-62, 80-95, 114-125, 176-191, 208-239, 242-287.
Manuscript of ‘The mirror and the cross’ by George Scott-Moncrieff, heavily corrected and with many variants from the published version., 1960.
The manuscript does not include the prologue and epilogue, most of chapter 12 and all chapters 8 and 13-14. Chapter 5 occurs in the middle of and following chapter 6 (folios 41, 63).
Manuscript of the printed text of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson., 1899, or before-1901.
Variations from the printed text are slight: the last paragraph of the General Introduction to Volume I and Volume I, pages xxxiv-xxxv are omitted; the `Note of Appointment of Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, etc. 1705-1782`, printed at the end of Volume II, appears before the main text of that volume. Of Volume III, only part i, the Rotterdam Papers, appears. There are no indexes.
Manuscript of the printed text of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson; Volume I, Division I, section 5., 1899, or before.
Variations from the printed text are slight: the last paragraph of the General Introduction to Volume I and Volume I, pages xxxiv-xxxv are omitted; the `Note of Appointment of Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, etc. 1705-1782`, printed at the end of Volume II, appears before the main text of that volume. Of Volume III, only part i, the Rotterdam Papers, appears. There are no indexes.
Manuscript of the printed text of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson; Volume I, Division I, section 6., 1899, or before.
Variations from the printed text are slight: the last paragraph of the General Introduction to Volume I and Volume I, pages xxxiv-xxxv are omitted; the `Note of Appointment of Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, etc. 1705-1782`, printed at the end of Volume II, appears before the main text of that volume. Of Volume III, only part i, the Rotterdam Papers, appears. There are no indexes.
Manuscript of the printed text of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson; Volume I, Division II, introductory narrative (folio 1), sections 1 (folio 13), 2 (folio 33), 3 (folio 91), 4 (folio 118) and 5 (folio 173)., 1899, or before.
Variations from the printed text are slight: the last paragraph of the General Introduction to Volume I and Volume I, pages xxxiv-xxxv are omitted; the `Note of Appointment of Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, etc. 1705-1782`, printed at the end of Volume II, appears before the main text of that volume. Of Volume III, only part i, the Rotterdam Papers, appears. There are no indexes.
Manuscript of the printed text of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson; Volume I, Division III, introductory narrative (folio 1), sections 1 (folio 15), 2 (folio 50), 3 (folio 153), 4 (folio 198), 5 (folio 231)., 1899, or before.
Variations from the printed text are slight: the last paragraph of the General Introduction to Volume I and Volume I, pages xxxiv-xxxv are omitted; the `Note of Appointment of Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, etc. 1705-1782`, printed at the end of Volume II, appears before the main text of that volume. Of Volume III, only part i, the Rotterdam Papers, appears. There are no indexes.
Manuscript of the printed text of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson; Volume I, Division III, sections 6 (folio 1), 7 (folio 29), and 8 (folio 180)., 1899, or before.
Variations from the printed text are slight: the last paragraph of the General Introduction to Volume I and Volume I, pages xxxiv-xxxv are omitted; the `Note of Appointment of Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, etc. 1705-1782`, printed at the end of Volume II, appears before the main text of that volume. Of Volume III, only part i, the Rotterdam Papers, appears. There are no indexes.
Manuscript of the printed text of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson; Volume I, Division IV, introductory narrative (folio 1), sections 1 (folio 30), 2 (folio 84), 3 (folio 91), 4 (folio 140), 5 (folio 161) and 6 (folio 244)., 1899, or before.
Variations from the printed text are slight: the last paragraph of the General Introduction to Volume I and Volume I, pages xxxiv-xxxv are omitted; the `Note of Appointment of Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, etc. 1705-1782`, printed at the end of Volume II, appears before the main text of that volume. Of Volume III, only part i, the Rotterdam Papers, appears. There are no indexes.
Manuscript of the printed text of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson; Volume I, General Introduction (folio 1); Division I, introductory narrative (folio 28), sections 1 (folio 72), 2 (folio 89), 3 (folio 148) and 4 (folio 215)., 1899, or before.
Variations from the printed text are slight: the last paragraph of the General Introduction to Volume I and Volume I, pages xxxiv-xxxv are omitted; the `Note of Appointment of Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, etc. 1705-1782`, printed at the end of Volume II, appears before the main text of that volume. Of Volume III, only part i, the Rotterdam Papers, appears. There are no indexes.
Manuscript of the printed text of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson; Volume II, Division II, introductory narrative (folio 1), sections 1 (folio 12), 2 (folio 46), 3 (folio 88) and 4 (folio 194)., 1899, or before.
Variations from the printed text are slight: the last paragraph of the General Introduction to Volume I and Volume I, pages xxxiv-xxxv are omitted; the `Note of Appointment of Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, etc. 1705-1782`, printed at the end of Volume II, appears before the main text of that volume. Of Volume III, only part i, the Rotterdam Papers, appears. There are no indexes.
Manuscript of the printed text of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson; Volume II, Division III, introductory narrative (folio 1), sections 1 (folio 15) and 2 (folio 32)., 1899, or before.
Variations from the printed text are slight: the last paragraph of the General Introduction to Volume I and Volume I, pages xxxiv-xxxv are omitted; the `Note of Appointment of Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, etc. 1705-1782`, printed at the end of Volume II, appears before the main text of that volume. Of Volume III, only part i, the Rotterdam Papers, appears. There are no indexes.
Manuscript of the printed text of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson; Volume II, Division III, sections 3 (folio 1) and 4 (folio 195)., 1899, or before.
Variations from the printed text are slight: the last paragraph of the General Introduction to Volume I and Volume I, pages xxxiv-xxxv are omitted; the `Note of Appointment of Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, etc. 1705-1782`, printed at the end of Volume II, appears before the main text of that volume. Of Volume III, only part i, the Rotterdam Papers, appears. There are no indexes.
Manuscript of the printed text of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson; Volume II, Division IV, introductory narrative (folio 1), sections 1 (folio 29) and 2 (folio 121) ., 1899, or before.
Variations from the printed text are slight: the last paragraph of the General Introduction to Volume I and Volume I, pages xxxiv-xxxv are omitted; the `Note of Appointment of Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, etc. 1705-1782`, printed at the end of Volume II, appears before the main text of that volume. Of Volume III, only part i, the Rotterdam Papers, appears. There are no indexes.
Manuscript of the printed text of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson; Volume II, Division IV, sections 3 (folio 1), 4 (folio 21), 5 (folio 54) and 6 (folio 88); Appendix I (folio 113) and II (folio 147)., 1899, or before.
Variations from the printed text are slight: the last paragraph of the General Introduction to Volume I and Volume I, pages xxxiv-xxxv are omitted; the `Note of Appointment of Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, etc. 1705-1782`, printed at the end of Volume II, appears before the main text of that volume. Of Volume III, only part i, the Rotterdam Papers, appears. There are no indexes.
Manuscript of the printed text of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson; Volume II, General Introduction (folio 1), List showing the Colonels... (folio 35), Note of Appointment of Adjutants... (folio 38); Division I, introductory narrative (folio 45), sections 1 (folio 65), 2 (folio 148) and 3 (folio 202)., 1899, or before.
Variations from the printed text are slight: the last paragraph of the General Introduction to Volume I and Volume I, pages xxxiv-xxxv are omitted; the `Note of Appointment of Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, etc. 1705-1782`, printed at the end of Volume II, appears before the main text of that volume. Of Volume III, only part i, the Rotterdam Papers, appears. There are no indexes.
Manuscript of the printed text of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson; Volume Ill, part i (only)., 1901, or before.
Variations from the printed text are slight: the last paragraph of the General Introduction to Volume I and Volume I, pages xxxiv-xxxv are omitted; the `Note of Appointment of Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, etc. 1705-1782`, printed at the end of Volume II, appears before the main text of that volume. Of Volume III, only part i, the Rotterdam Papers, appears. There are no indexes.
Manuscript of the title-page, dedication and preface for the "History of the Peninsular War" by Robert Southey., 1822.
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".
Manuscript of the treatise, 'The History of Hand Fire-arms, from their origin to the present time, with relative illustrations of mediaeval artillery until the invention of the rifle in the XVth century . . . London, 1866 . . . Vol.1. The Origin and Progress of Fire-arms in the East', by John Sobieski Stuart., 1866.
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.
Manuscript, "The History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814", volume one, by William Napier., ? 1826-1928.
The manuscript has been annotated, "Copied out by Col. W. Napiers Lady". Included are three maps, in manuscript, of battle plans.
Also included is a letter, 27 December 1901, of J.B. Hughes relating an anecdote about Napier; and a newspaper cutting, "Napier`s `Peninsular War`", from "The Times", 29 March 1928.
Manuscript, undated, of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, titled 'A history of man'., [1795, or before.]
The beginning and end of the manuscript are missing. It concerns Egypt and ancient Greece, and may be the manuscript to which Lord Monboddo refers in ‘Antient metaphysics’ iv, page 134. Monboddo number 286.
Manuscript, undated, titled 'Some recreations of a handloom weaver', being a work on natural history written for his family by Alexander Gray (1800-1880), grandfather of Sir Alexander Gray., [Before 1881.]
The manuscript consists of a general history and description of the earth, followed by descriptions of animals, illustrated with several watercolours. At the end (folio 203) are miscellaneous notes and verses.