Lectures on Torsellino by Pieter Burman: `Viri eruditissimi Petri Burmanni professoris in Acad. Lugd. Batav. celeberrimi Dictata in Horatii Tursellini Historiarum Epitomen`.
Scope and Contents
Pieter Burman the elder was Professor of History, Greek, and Eloquence at Leyden from 1715 to 1741. In these lectures he seems to have used the work of Tursellinus (Orazio Torsellino, 1545-1599; the ‘Historiarum Epitome’ was first published in 1620, and frequently reprinted) as a framework for discourses on universal history. The writer of the dictates is unknown.
Dates
- Creation: 1st half of 18th century.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (3 volumes. Folio.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The lectures belonged to William Kirkpatrick of Shaws, Professor of Public Law at Edinburgh (signature on front fly-leaf of the first two volumes), who lent them to James Erskine, Lord Alva (front fly-leaf of the first volume), whose ex-libris appears at the end of the second and third volumes; Erskine lent them to one John Gordon when he was a Baron of the Exchequer (1754-1761) (front fly-leaf of the first volume); they were read in 1786 by one John Syme (front fly-leaf of each volume).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilm available: Mf.Sec.MSS.110.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 16 01 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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