Positive photostat of the armorial made presumably for George, 5th Lord Seton, whose arms are stamped on the binding of the original.
File
Identifier: MS.3717
Scope and Contents
There are over 300 Scottish coats and some 50 foreign coats.
Dates
- Creation: [1591, or before.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
106 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
106 folios.
Custodial History
The name of Robert, 6th Lord Seton, occurs on the title-page with the date 1591. Also on the title-page occurs the name James Espleine, 1630; the manuscript is accordingly referred to in some places, e.g., in Nisbet's ‘Heraldry’, as Espline's manuscript.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1949, by the Keeper of the Records of Scotland, who had had copies made by permission of the owner of the original, Sir David Ogilvy, Baronet.
Bibliography
See ‘Memorial Catalogue: Heraldic Exhibition, Edinburgh, MDCCCXCI’ (Edinburgh, 1892), item 671.
Nisbet, Alexander. 'System of heraldry speculative and practical' (Edinburgh, 1722).
Nisbet, Alexander. 'System of heraldry speculative and practical' (Edinburgh, 1722).
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