Nisbet, John, Sir, Lord Dirleton (Senator of the College of Justice)
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Dates
- Existence: 1610 - 1688
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
17th-century manuscript, probably written in Scotland, containing a translation into Latin of the 'Οἰκουμένης περιήγησις' ['Description of the Known World'], by Dionysius Periegetes.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.5.7
Scope and Contents
17th-century manuscript, probably written in Scotland, containing a translation into Latin of the 'Οἰκουμένης περιήγησις' of Dionysius Periegetes, also known as the Description of the Known World.The translation is probably the work of Sir John Nisbet, Lord Dirleton, as suggested in a heading on page 1 in the hand of Sir Robert Sibbald, which reads: 'Dionisii Alexandrini Perihegesis Carmine Heroico Latino e Graeco reddita per Anonymum Scotum (ut creditur D. Jo. Nisbeti de...
Dates:
17th century.
Three sets of alphabetical practiques, one entitled "Ane Epitome of Durie`s Practiqs...by Sir John Nisbet..."
Item
Identifier: Acc.7215
Scope and Contents
All cover the 1620s and 1630s and are apparently unrecorded.
Dates:
1st half of 17th century.
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