Copies by Sir James Balfour of royal letters and other documents in the Denmilne Papers.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.7.11
Scope and Contents
A list giving the references of the original manuscripts has been inserted.
Dates
- Creation: 1586-1626.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (62 + 8 blank folios. Octavo.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Bound in a contemporary ‘Hart’ binding (cf. ‘Scottish Bookbinding’, pages 71-73, 80-81). The letters GLHG stamped upside-down on the covers have been partly obliterated by other small stamps superimposed on them.
Custodial History
The manuscript was probably bought at the sale of Sir Robert Sibbald`s library, 1723.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Bibliography
Mitchell, W S. ‘Scottish Bookbinding’.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 23 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
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk