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Microfilm of Gaelic manuscripts.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.658

Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Fragment of a Gaelic manuscript, 15th century, containing scholastic texts (Adv.MS.72.1.7);

Manuscript, ?14th-?19th century, containing a commentary on the aphorisms of Hippocrates in Gaelic and Latin (Adv.MS.72.1.10);

Medical manuscript, ?16th century, in Gaelic written by Feargus Ó Caiside (Adv.MS.72.1.11);

Medical manuscript, 16th century, in Gaelic, consisting chiefly of a treatise on diets and matters ancillary to medicine, including cosmology and a calendar (Adv.MS.72.1.12);

Manuscript, [after 1574], containing a section of Bernard of Gordon’s ‘Lilium medicinae’ written by Donnchadh Ó Conchubhair (Adv.MS.72.1.18);

Medical manuscript, 1549, in Gaelic containing versions of John Of Gaddesden’s ‘Rosa Anglica’ (Adv.MS.72.1.20);

Manuscript, ?15th century, in Gaelic of the life of Saint Findchua of Brí Gobhann (Adv.MS.72.1.24);

Manuscript, 15th century-16th century, in Gaelic containing medical and religious text, with encomiastic verse (Adv.MS.72.1.25);

Manuscript, 15th century-16th century, in Gaelic containing medical, religious, and mythological texts (Adv.MS.72.1.26);

Manuscript, 15th-16th century, containing poems to three generations of the O’Reillys of East Breifne (co. Cavan) (Adv.MS.72.1.30);

Manuscript fragments, ?15th-17th century, containing an orderly sequence of poems illustrating the life of Colum-cille (Adv.MS.72.1.31);

Manuscript, [circa 1603], containing two Bruidhean tales: ‘Bruighean Chaorthuinn’, and ‘Bruidhean Bheag na halmhaine’, written by Eoghan Mac Pháill, Dunstaffnage (Adv.MS.72.1.34);

Manuscript, 17th century, containing ‘The seven wise masters’, syllabic verse (Adv.MS.72.1.39);

Manuscript, 15th century-16th century, containing death and other tales, with some religious texts (Adv.MS.72.1.40);

Gaelic manuscript, 17th century, containing various texts (Adv.MS.72.1.42);

Manuscript, 1647, of Foras Feasa Ar Éirinn, written by Geoffrey Keating (Adv.MS.72.1.43).

Dates

  • Creation: ?14th century-?19th century.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

1 Reels

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

404 frames (entire reel).

Existence and Location of Originals

Adv.MSS.72.1.7, 72.1.10-72.1.12, 72.1.18, 72.1.20, 72.1.24-72.1.26, 72.1.30-72.1.31, 72.1.34, 72.1.39-72.1.40, 72.1.42-72.1.43.

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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