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Xeroxes of three manuscript music books containing airs collected by the sisters Margaret Douglas MacLean Clephane and Anna Jane Douglas MacLean Clephane of Torloisk, Mull.

 Series
Identifier: MS.14949(a)-(c)

Scope and Contents

The airs in the music books are drawn from a broad range of cultures, including Gaelic.

Dates

  • Creation: 1808-1825.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

318 Leaves ; Folio.

Language of Materials

Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic

Arrangement

318 folios.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Copied, 1976, with Microfilm MS.266, by permission of the owner, Captain Alwyne C Farquharson of Invercauld.

Bibliography

For the MacLean Clephanes see Ailie Munro, “Abbotsford Collection of Border ballads’, in ‘Scottish Studies’, volume 20 (Edinburgh, 1976), pages 94, 96-97 (in which the present manuscript is referred to as Acc.6574) and John Gunn, ‘An historical enquiry respecting the performance on the harp’ (Edinburgh, 1807), page 46. For their connection with the Farquharsons of Invercauld see John Bernard Burke’s ‘Peerage’ (Northampton).
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

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