A copy of Alexander Monro's 'Essay on female conduct' (MS.6658), incorporating the corrections and containing most of the additional material, made by Margaret Monro, in accordance with her father's intentions.
Item
Identifier: MS.6659
Dates
- Creation: 1738.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
391 Leaves
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
v + 386 + some blank folios.
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Margaret Monro’s book-plate, inscribed 'Marg[t] Monro Written at Edinburgh the VIIIth of March 1739', is pasted inside the front cover.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1957.
Bibliography
A transcription with notes was published by P. A. G. Monro MD 'Alexander Monro (Primus), The professor's daughter: an essay on female conduct, transcribed, with introduction and notes' in, 'Proceedings of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh'. vol. 26, no.1, Supplement No. 2 (January, 1996).
Physical Description
Bound in a contemporary ornamental Scottish binding.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- 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