Volume containing heraldic and historical works.
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:
(i) Blazons of Scottish peers. The material was collected in the first half of the century and has corrections and additions by Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane. There are references to the works of John Guillim, Alexander Nisbet and George Crawfurd (folio 1).
(ii) A list of the parishes in Scotland, arranged under the various presbyteries (folio 34).
(iii) An incomplete catalogue of religious houses in Scotland, with the names of their founders and dates of foundation (folio 46).
Sections (ii) and (iii) are in the same hand.
Dates
- Creation: 18th century.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (iv + 46 + many blank folios. Octavo.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Contemporary binding of brown sheepskin, blind-stamped.
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the Advocates’ Library in 1783.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 13 07 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
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