Annotations.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Notes added as comment or explanation, such as those accompanying an entry in a bibliography, reading list, or catalogue intended to describe, explain, or evaluate the publication referred to.
Found in 581 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscript annotations of the Reverend John Lightfoot interleaved with a dis-bound copy of his ‘Flora Scotia’, volume II, part i., [1777, or after.]
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Identifier: Adv.MS.23.5.11 (II i)
Dates:
[1777, or after.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Manuscript annotations of the Reverend John Lightfoot interleaved with a dis-bound copy of his ‘Flora Scotia’ (London, 1777).
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Manuscript annotations of the Reverend John Lightfoot interleaved with a dis-bound copy of his ‘Flora Scotia’, volume II.
Manuscript annotations of the Reverend John Lightfoot interleaved with a dis-bound copy of his ‘Flora Scotia’, volume II, part ii., [1777, or after.]
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Identifier: Adv.MS.23.5.11 (II ii)
Dates:
[1777, or after.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Manuscript annotations of the Reverend John Lightfoot interleaved with a dis-bound copy of his ‘Flora Scotia’ (London, 1777).
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Manuscript annotations of the Reverend John Lightfoot interleaved with a dis-bound copy of his ‘Flora Scotia’, volume II.
Manuscript copy, early 17th century, in an unknown hand, of Sir Thomas Craig of Riccarton's 'De Unione Regnorum Britanniae Tractatus'., [Circa 1604.]
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Identifier: MS.25388
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is inscribed (folio 1) 'David Dalrymple, Hailes, 1771'. There are numerous marginal notes and annotations in several hands including that of Lord Hailes.
This work was Sir Thomas Craig's statement of the arguments in favour of the Union of the Crowns in 1603. Like many of his works it was not published during his lifetime. However, an edition was produced in 1909 by C Stanford Terry for the 'Scottish History Society' from Adv.MS.25.4.3., probably a later manuscript, but the...
Dates:
[Circa 1604.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Historical papers: Scotland and Great Britain of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Transcripts of historical documents made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
Manuscript draft, 1835 (folios 1-19), and printed copy (bearing numerous marginalia by John Riddell) of ‘The Case of Robert Barclay Allardice of Urie and Allardice claiming the title of Earl of Airth’ (no place of publication, no date) (folios 21-26), with a printed “Pedigree of the family of Robert Barclay Allardice, Esquire”, 1837, (folio 20)., 1835, 1837, and undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.1.1, folios 1-26
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).
Dates:
1835, 1837, and undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer.
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Printed books, manuscripts, correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection.
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Correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection.
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Papers in the claim to the Earldom of Airth by Robert Barclay Allardice of Ury and Allardice (died 1854).
Manuscript material from the 5th Earl of Rosebery's library at the Durdans, Epsom.
Series
Identifier: MSS.10217-10241
Dates:
1657-1919.
Manuscript of act I, and typescripts of 'True Minds', a play by Nancy Brysson Morrison about Thomas and Jane Carlyle, broadcast in 1952 and 1954., 1952, 1954, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27302
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscript of Act I, entitled 'The Flint and the Flame', undated (folio 1). This is not the version written for broadcasting. (ii) Two typescripts of a version intended for broadcasting, undated (folio 15). The second (folio 56) is heavily corrected and has pencilled remarks by Peggy Morrison. (iii) Annotated typescript of the broadcast, 1954 (folio 90). (iv) Fragments of typescripts, 1952, undated (folio l36).
Dates:
1952, 1954, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary papers and correspondence of the novelist and biographer, Nancy Brysson Morrison (1903-1986).
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Literary papers of Nancy Brysson Morrison.
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Partial manuscript and typescripts of 'True Minds', a play by Nancy Brysson Morrison about Thomas and Jane Carlyle, broadcast in 1952 and 1954.
Manuscript of the 'Memoirs of Sir Henry Slingsby From 1638 to 1648', which was used by Sir Walter Scott in his edition of 'Original memoirs, written during the Great Civil War: being the life of Sir Henry Slingsby, and memoirs of Capt. Hodgson. With notes. &c'.
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Identifier: MS.23621
Scope and Contents
The text is carefully written in a late eighteenth-century hand (evidence of pricking survives in the outer margins of most of the leaves) and bears marks of Sir Walter Scott's editorial work. The chief alteration to the text is the replacement by Scott of Sir Henry Slingsby's last sentence; otherwise the amendments consist mostly of expansions of contracted words and the introduction of consistency in the use of capitals; the additions are in the form of footnotes, a few of which were not...
Dates:
Late 18th century-[1806 or before.]
Manuscript of three papers read to the Glasgow Bibliographical Society on 21 January 1918 by Dr George Neilson.
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Identifier: MS.10334
Scope and Contents
The subjects of the papers are:
“The unique copy of the first edition of Hume of Godscroft's ‘History'” (folio 1);
"Principal Baillie's copy of Osorius" (folio 6);
'An early Virgil' (folio 8).
A page of annotations by George P Johnston, 1928, has been inserted (folio i).
Dates:
1918, 1928.
Manuscripts and typescripts of poems of George Campbell Hay., ?1925-1982.
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Identifier: MS.26744
Scope and Contents
The papers include both original work and translations by George Campbell Hay. The earliest poems were transcribed by his mother, who also typed and annotated some of the later ones. As in Hay's notebooks, the dates given are the dates of transcription, which are not always coincidental with the date of composition.
Dates:
?1925-1982.
'Map of Eastern Equatorial Africa by J.H. Speke. Constructed by Keith Johnstone F.R.S.E', taken from a copy of Speke's 'Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile', with two manuscript annotations by James Augustus Grant., [1863, or after.]
Item
Identifier: MS.17938
Dates:
[1863, or after.]
Maps, chiefly printed, annotated by Robert Purves Hardie., 1st quarter of 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.5307
Scope and Contents
The maps are mostly printed, annotated by Robert Purves Hardie.
Dates:
1st quarter of 20th century.
Marked proof, undated, of "Carmina Gadelica", corrected by J C Watson and William Matheson.
File
Identifier: Acc.8223
Scope and Contents
With marked proof, undated, of J L Campbell, "Edward Lhuyd in the Scottish Highlands", corrected by Angus Matheson, with letters, 1962, of Campbell to Matheson on the book.
Dates:
1962 and undated.
Material collected by Captain George Sitwell Campbell Swinton, Lyon King of Arms, supplementary to the work of his father, Archibald Campbell Swinton of Kimmerghame, ‘The Swintons of that Ilk and their Cadets’.
Series
Identifier: MSS.350A-B
Dates:
1814, 1883, 1927-1929.
‘Measure for measure’ by William Shakespeare (Cambridge, 1922), with manuscript corrections and annotations by John Dover Wilson., 1922.
Item
Identifier: MS.14390
Dates:
1922.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers and correspondence of Professor John Dover Wilson (1881-1969), the Shakespearean scholar.
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Papers concerning the literary and scholarly activities and interests of John Dover Wilson.
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Publications, chiefly written or edited by John Dover Wilson, with manuscript additions chiefly by Dover Wilson.
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New Cambridge edition of nineteen of William Shakespeare's plays, with manuscript corrections and annotations by John Dover Wilson on the interleaved pages.
Memoranda on the languages and customs of Guzerat made by Doctor Drummond, 'translator and interpreter to the Court of Circuit in Guzerat', with annotations in various hands., [Circa 1806.]
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Identifier: MS.13918
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates:
[Circa 1806.]
‘Merchant of Venice’ by William Shakespeare (Cambridge, 1926), with manuscript corrections and annotations by John Dover Wilson., 1926.
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Identifier: MS.14391
Dates:
1926.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers and correspondence of Professor John Dover Wilson (1881-1969), the Shakespearean scholar.
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Papers concerning the literary and scholarly activities and interests of John Dover Wilson.
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Publications, chiefly written or edited by John Dover Wilson, with manuscript additions chiefly by Dover Wilson.
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New Cambridge edition of nineteen of William Shakespeare's plays, with manuscript corrections and annotations by John Dover Wilson on the interleaved pages.
‘Merry wives of Windsor’ by William Shakespeare (Cambridge, 1924), with manuscript corrections and annotations by John Dover Wilson., 1924.
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Identifier: MS.14392
Dates:
1924.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers and correspondence of Professor John Dover Wilson (1881-1969), the Shakespearean scholar.
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Papers concerning the literary and scholarly activities and interests of John Dover Wilson.
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Publications, chiefly written or edited by John Dover Wilson, with manuscript additions chiefly by Dover Wilson.
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New Cambridge edition of nineteen of William Shakespeare's plays, with manuscript corrections and annotations by John Dover Wilson on the interleaved pages.
Microfilm of interleaved and annotated copy of ’Hamlet … by William Shakespeare … printed from the acting copy, with remarks and critical, by D G … as performed at the Theatre Royal, London’ (London, [?1826-?1847]), used as a prompt book for the 1849 production at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh with Thomas Powrie in the leading role.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1375
Dates:
[?1826-?1847], 1849.
Microfilm of interleaved copy of William Shakespeare, ‘Timon of Athens’ (1851), with annotations by George MacDonald.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.2024
Dates:
1851.
Microfilm of ‘Magnum Opus’ of Sir Walter Scott, volume 24: ‘Novels and romances of the author of Waverley [Sir Walter Scott]. Volume VI. Peveril of the peak [continued and] Quentin Durward [part only]’ (Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co. 1824); interleaved with the author’s annotations, corrections and additions, 1828-1831.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1829
Dates:
1824, 1828-1831
Microfilm of ‘Roman de la Rose’, [circa 1230, circa 1270]; and, ‘The Talbot Hours’, 15th century.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.520
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript, late 14th or early 15th century, of ‘Roman de la Rose’, written in two stages by Guillaume de Lorris, circa 1230, and Jean de Meun, circa 1270 (Adv.MS.19.1.7);
‘The Talbot Hours’, Psalter and Hours, 15th century (Dep.221/1).
Dates:
[Circa 1230]-15th century.
Mid-14th century manuscript of the ‘Roman de la Rose’, written in two stages by Guillaume de Lorris, circa 1230, and Jean de Meun, circa 1270
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Identifier: Adv.MS.19.1.6
Scope and Contents
The first author, Guillaume de Lorris, wrote, circa 1230, a courtly allegorical poem of about 4000 verses, which sought to be an ‘art of love’, and which was continued, circa 1270, by Jean de Meun, who added about 17000 verses in a very different style and ideological frame. The whole opus is one of the most important literary works of the late Western Middle Ages, its influence upon the world of literature running until late in the Renaissance. This encyclopaedia of love (which also, in the...
Dates:
Mid-14th century.
"Midsummer night's dream" by William Shakespeare (Cambridge, 1924), with manuscript corrections and annotations by John Dover Wilson., 1924.
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Identifier: MS.14393
Dates:
1924.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers and correspondence of Professor John Dover Wilson (1881-1969), the Shakespearean scholar.
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Papers concerning the literary and scholarly activities and interests of John Dover Wilson.
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Publications, chiefly written or edited by John Dover Wilson, with manuscript additions chiefly by Dover Wilson.
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New Cambridge edition of nineteen of William Shakespeare's plays, with manuscript corrections and annotations by John Dover Wilson on the interleaved pages.
Miniatures and historiated initials, chiefly cut from service books., 14th century-early 16th century.
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Identifier: MS.25243
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Miniature of the baptism of Christ in an architectural setting, cut from a choir-book possibly from eastern Europe, ?14th century (number 1);
(ii) Scene of knights cut from a French prose romance, 14th century (number 2);
(iii) Two leaves from a Book of Hours, northern France, 15th century (numbers 3-4). The miniatures depict the raising of Lazarus from the Office of the Dead, and St James the Great from the Suffrages.
(iv) Miniatures and initials cut from...
Dates:
14th century-early 16th century.
Miscellaneous notes, reviews, and press-cuttings of and concerning Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1937-1980, undated.
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Identifier: MS.26160
Scope and Contents
The papers include (folio 26) the catalogue of an exhibition in honour of Hugh MacDiarmid, with annotations by Sydney Goodsir Smith.
Dates:
1937-1980, undated.