Poetry.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Literary and oral genre rooted in the compressed and cogent imaginative awareness or associations of experiences, ideas, or emotional responses and arranged under an organized criterion of meaning, conscious and unconscious expression, symbolism, formal or informal pattern, sound, and rhythm. The genre encompasses narrative, dramatic, satiric, didactic, erotic, and personal forms. (AAT) All poetry, except ballads, was indexed under this heading in the published catalogues. (NLS) .
Found in 2780 Collections and/or Records:
BBC radio broadcast, "Three Voices of Scotland", comprising recordings of poems by Robert Garioch, Norman MacCaig, and Sorley MacLean.
Item
Identifier: Acc.7522
Dates:
1979.
Bhagavadgītā (The Song of the Holy One), a philosophical poem, forming part of the epic poem Mahābhārata.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.13.2.12
Scope and Contents
The manuscript, on European watermarked paper, is in Devanāgarī script.Colophon (folio 140 recto): hariḥ oṃ tat sad iti śrībhagavadgītāsūpaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyāṃ yogaśāstre śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāde mokṣasanyāsayogo nāma aṣṭādaśādhyāyaḥ śrhī ॥ [that is, the standard colophon to chapter 18 (and so to the whole text), but there is no information about the scribe, owner or date of writing].On folio 140 verso: iti bhagavadgītā samāptā [‘Here ends the...
Dates:
Undated.
Bible, probably written in Italy in the 13th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.7.19
Scope and Contents
The order of contents is the usual one (see ‘Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries’, ii, pages 210-212), except that the Prayer of Solomon is included at the end of Ecclesiasticus (folio 193). The prologues are as listed in ‘Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries’, with the following exceptions: 2 Chronicles, no prologue; Job, Stegmüller 349; Psalms, Stegmüller numbers 430, 10470, and 1833, 1; Proverbs has two additional prologues, Stegmüller 456 and 455; Jeremiah has two additional...
Dates:
Mid 13th century.
Bible, written in France.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.1.2
Scope and Contents
The order of contents (from folio 3) is that usually found in French bibles of the period, with the common set of 64 prologues (see ‘Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries’, pages 210-212). The biblical books are followed (folio 412) by the interpretations of Hebrew names beginning ‘Aaz apprehendens` (see ‘Repertorium Biblicum medii aevi’, number 7709). Leaves containing II Maccabees 8, verses 22-10, verse 30 and 14, verse 5 - Matthew 1, verse 11 are missing.There are...
Dates:
2nd half of 13th century.
Black and white drawing and print copy of Pauline Bewick, also containing signed typescript of the poem 'Pictures', by Eiléan Ni Giuilleánain [cat. no.55]., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.8845/18
Scope and Contents
The glass has been removed from the frame.
Dates:
Undated.
Black and white drawing and signed typescript of the poem 'Punishment', by John Behan, framed in glass [cat. no.126]., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.8845/45
Book, 'Broad bay, poems and photographs' (Morning Star Publications, 1997) by Ian Stephen., 1997.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 35(1)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The box is covered in tartan.
Dates:
1997.
Book of acrostics of the Honourable George Francis Stewart Elliot., 1867-1868.
Item
Identifier: MS.19472
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
George Francis Stewart Elliot was the son of Gilbert, 2nd Earl of Minto.
Dates:
1867-1868.
Book of autographs begun by Catherine E Moir, wife of David Macbeth Moir, 1829, and continued by her daughter Anne Mary Milligan, 1853, and her grandson, George Milligan, biblical scholar, 1872.
Item
Identifier: MS.10256
Scope and Contents
The album for the most part contains cut-out signatures of well-known nineteenth-century figures but there are also several letters notably of Charles Dickens, Fanny Kemble, Henry Siddons, Samuel Warren and Baroness Wentworth. Also included are autograph poems by Thomas Campbell and James Hogg. The poems of Hogg (folios 64-66) are "Lenochan's farewell", 'The Stuarts of Appin' and 'The poor man', all published in ‘The works of the Ettrick Shepherd' (London, 1873). The verses of Thomas...
Dates:
1829-1872.
Book of collected poems of Cecilia Combe., 1815.
Item
Identifier: MS.7465
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
MSS.7443-7445 are written in German, having been delivered on George Combe's tour in Germany in 1842.
The phrenological reports (MSS.7452-7455) comprise the phrenological measurements of many persons, both well-known and obscure, with reports and descriptions of their mental capabilities and weaknesses.
The papers of Cecilia Combe contain a selection of literary efforts, diaries of tours, and the usual memoranda and inventories kept by nineteenth-century housewives.
Dates:
1815.
Book of poetry., Mid 19th century.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/380
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
Mid 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Forbes Family Notebooks.
Book, 'Suid an t-Eilean, there goes the island', edited by Ian Stephen. Gaelic and English poetry from Lewis and Harris. , 1993.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 35(2)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The box is covered in tartan.
Dates:
1993.
Booklet containing Gaelic songs, about half of them Ossianic., 1769
Item
Identifier: Acc.2152/11
Scope and Contents
Small unbound octavo booklet, 18 leaves. In the hand of Rev. Donald MacNcol. Signed on the front page, 'Donald McNicol'. Dated 1769 on folio 2 recto. The first page gives a contents list of titles.
Contains 13 Gaelic songs, 7 of which are Ossianic. Among the non-Ossianic songs is 'Cha b' e tùchan a' chnatain' by Robert Campbell, Forsair Choire an t-Sìth.
The contents are listed in Mackechnie, 'Catalogue of Gaelic manuscripts', vol. 1, page 330.
Dates:
1769
Booklet containing Gaelic songs, including a version of 'Là a' siubhal slèibhe dhomh' by Lachlann Mac Theàrlaich Òig., second half of the 18th century.
Item
Identifier: Acc.2152/10
Scope and Contents
A small unbound octavo booklet, 16 leaves. Undated. In the hand of Rev. Donald MacNicol. The first page contains a contents list of titles, and is signed 'Donald McNicol' at the bottom.
Contains a collection of 9 songs in Gaelic. Listed in Mackechnie, Catalogue of Gaelic manuscripts', vol. 1 page 329.
Dates:
second half of the 18th century.
Booklet, 'Elements', containing a poem by Brian Johnstone and artwork by Kyra Clegg., Undated.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 33(3)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The box is covered in tartan.
Dates:
Undated.
Booklet, 'Notebook, Mesostic Laboratorium, poems composed on the names of scientists', by Alec Finlay., 2007.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 36(4)
Scope and Contents
Item is edition of one thousand copies.
Dates:
2007.
Booklet of poems, "Robie Gow's Prison" (Aberdeenshire Council) by Stuart B Campbell., 1996.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 17(3)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The box is covered in tartan.
Dates:
1996.
Booklet of poems, 'Settler' (Aberdeenshire Council), by Ian Morrison., 1996.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 17(2)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The box is covered in tartan.
Dates:
1996.
Booklet, 'Spirit - Locks', containing six songs for a seeress. Poems and text by Kathleen Jamie. Artwork and design by Kyra Clegg., Undated.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 33(4)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The box is covered in tartan.
Dates:
Undated.
Box of the Reverend William Matheson, containing collections of 18th-19th century papers., 1707-1870.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 1(1-5)
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.
Dates:
1707-1870.
Bundle of papers from the library at Duns Castle, Berwickshire, including correspondence of and relating to the Earls and 1st Duke of Roxburghe, a letter and poems of Dr Archibald Pitcairne, and a document relating to Patrick Miller of Dalswinton., 1668-1796, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.3582, folios 52-100
Dates:
1668-1796, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers in the process of Sir Robert Spottiswoode, Lord New Abbey; papers from the library at Duns Castle, Berwickshire; and papers of James Balfour of Pilrig, director of the Darien Company.
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Papers in the process of Sir Robert Spottiswoode, Lord New Abbey; papers from the library at Duns Castle, Berwickshire; and papers of James Balfour of Pilrig, director of the Darien Company.
Calendar written by Diarmuid Ó Fithcheallaigh; and a poem on the calendar usually attributed to Seán Ó Dubhagáin, followed by various medical texts, with some charms and folk cures.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.72.1.33
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is written in the following hands.A. Diarmuid Ó Fithcheallaigh, cf. folio 1 verso.B. Donald Beaton, cf. page 84.C. Anonymous. Related in style to hand of Christopher Beaton, National Museum of Scotland H.MCR 40. D. Neil Beaton, cf. pages 33-34 and Adv.MS.72.1.2, folio 65 verso.E. Donnchadh Albannach Ó Conchubhair (1571-1647), cf. Adv.MS.73.1.22.F. Anonymous.G. Malcolm Beaton (flourished...
Dates:
[Circa 1538], 1593-1596, undated.
Calligraphic copy of the poems of Hector MacNeill, by "JFG" of Dunbar.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12145
Dates:
1816.
Calligraphic manuscript by Richard Rishworth of Thomas Campbell, "The Pleasures of Hope".
Item
Identifier: Acc.10228
Dates:
1817.