Manuscripts.
Subject
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Scope Note: Refers to handwritten documents, and may also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
14th-century manuscript of the chartulary of Newbattle Abbey.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.4.13
Scope and Contents
Chartulary produced in Scotland containing charters relating to the Cistercian Abbey of Newbattle, founded in 1140 and dissolved in 1587.Davis has dated the manuscript to after 1339. The manuscript is multi-scribal and has been written in a variety of charter hands, with frequent marginal annotations.The manuscript is arranged topographically and includes copies of royal and episcopal charters, as well as papal charters to the abbey and Cistercian Order. These...
Dates:
14th century, after 1339.
Chartulary of Paisley Abbey, 16th century, containing material covering the years 1163-1530.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.4.14
Scope and Contents
Chartulary produced in Scotland containing documents and charters concerning Paisley Abbey. The contents are arranged according to subject matter, and in part topographically. The volume includes copies of royal, papal and episcopal charters, with a contemporary table of contents at the front.Davis has dated the manuscript to the 1520s. Scott suggests that part of the manuscript may have been started around 1505, but that the presence of a group of texts dated to 1522 supports...
Dates:
1520-1530.