Microfilm of copy of piobaireachd music, with index compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria; and, MacKay’s 'Specimens of Canntaireachd'.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Copy of piobaireachd music, 1826-1849, compiled by Angus MacKay: [volume I] (MS.1681), 94 frames;
Copy of piobaireachd music, 1826-1849, compiled by Angus MacKay: [volume II] (MS.1682), 105 frames;
Copy of piobaireachd music, 1826-1849, compiled by Angus MacKay: [volume III] (MS.1683), 86 frames;
"Index to Angus MacKay's MS", [1892, or after] (MS.1684);
Transcript of Angus Mackay's 'Specimens of Canntaireachd', of about 1853, and a note, dated 1950, by Archibald Campbell, on points arising from a study of the Nether Lorn and Mackay manuscripts (MS.3716), 6 frames.
Dates
- Creation: 1826-[1892, or after], 1950.
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
291 frames.
Existence and Location of Originals
MSS.1681-1684, 3716.
Existence and Location of Copies
Another microfilm of MSS.1681-1684 is available at Mf.Sec.MSS.480.
- 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
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk