Manuscripts.
Found in 6584 Collections and/or Records:
Alphabetical list of medicinal ingredients, incipit `Ambra secundum quosdam est sperma ceti`., 14th century.
There are later additions on folio 80.
Initials are alternately in red or blue, and the first under each letter of the alphabet has tracery in the other colour.
Alphabetically indexed volume containing references to members of Dumbartonshire families in printed works, manuscripts in the Advocates` Library, and manuscripts and documents kept in private repositories, compiled by James Dennistoun for a projected history of Dumbartonshire., ?1825-?1842.
The references begin on folio 2, and are preceded by lists of sources inspected (folio 1). The volume is un¬dated, but an event dated 1842 is mentioned at folio 179. A number of leaves containing notes (folios 18, 25-26, 38, 202, 208-209) are bound in, and a bifolium (folios 211-212) found loosely enclosed has been tipped in at the back.
Amended manuscript and typescript of article by Elizabeth S Haldane on Viscount Haldane, and related papers., [After 1880-before 1938], 1973.
Ammunition book of the 1st Company of the Edinburgh Volunteer Rifle Battalion., [?1859.]
The Company, recruited mainly from the Faculty of Advocates, was raised in 1859, as part of the general Volunteer mobilisation in that year. The majority of the papers belong to that and the immediately following years.
An outline map of the Firth of Tay and the coast to Fife-ness., [?1636-?1652.]
An outline map of the Tay estuary round Fife Ness and on to Kirkcaldy., [?1636-?1652.]
‘Analisys de quelques passages de la Bible’ by George Eisenhauer, with a dedicatory letter to Sir Walter Scott., 1827.
‘Ancient Scottish poems’ (London, 1786) by John Pinkerton, with manuscript notes by David Macpherson, editor of Wyntoun.
‘Ancient Scottish poems’, volume I, part I (London, 1786) by John Pinkerton, with manuscript notes by David Macpherson, editor of Wyntoun., [1786, or after.]
Inserted at the beginning of the volume is a letter of David Macpherson to the Earl of Buchan about his edition of Wyntoun, 1794.
‘Ancient Scottish poems’, volume I, part II (London, 1786) by John Pinkerton, with manuscript notes by David Macpherson, editor of Wyntoun., [1786, or after.]
‘Ancient Scottish poems’, volume II, part I (London, 1786) by John Pinkerton, with manuscript notes by David Macpherson, editor of Wyntoun., [1786, or after.]
‘Ancient Scottish poems’, volume II, part II (London, 1786) by John Pinkerton, with manuscript notes by David Macpherson, editor of Wyntoun., [1786, or after.]
‘Ancient Scottish Tales, traditionary, romantic, and legendary, hitherto unpublished, from the recitation of the aged Sybils in the North Countrie. By Peter Buchan’, with an engraved portrait of Buchan and a holograph letter of Robert Pitcairn, regarding the need for skilful editing. , 1838.
‘Ane forme of the coronatioun of the Kingis of Scotland’, being a modern transcript of the 'antient forme' suggested for the coronation of Charles I., [1626, or before.]
Many of the papers are accompanied by transcripts or summaries by Alexander Macdonald.
‘Anecdotes’ and ‘Egotisms’ in Henry Mackenzie’s autograph., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
'Anecdotes of the olden time, chiefly of Edinburgh', by Henry Mackenzie, including 'Egotisms'., 1824.
Henry Mackenzie gives notes, 1824, on folio iv, explaining why he mutilated the manuscript and referring, apparently, to MS.645.
Angus MacArthur’s manuscript of piobaireachd music.
This is the earliest known manuscript of pipe-music in which modern staff notation is used. It is now known as the Highland Society of London's manuscript and is described in Book I (1925) of the Piobaireachd Society's publications (page ii, number 2).
At the beginning of the volume is a note on the manuscript by Archibald Campbell, Secretary of the Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society (folio iii verso).
Angus Mackay's four untitled manuscripts of bagpipe music.
The first two manuscripts are of piobaireachd; the second two, of marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music.
According to Angus Mackay's inscription in his Seaforth Manuscript (MS.3744) he was at work on these manuscripts between 1826 and 1840, taking the tunes down from his father's canntaireachd.