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Manuscript containing the letter of Prester John, and other works.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.72.1.41
Scope and Contents
Originally 2 separate manuscripts: (a) folios 1 and 16, (b) folios 2-15. Part (a), a bifolium, is by a single anonymous hand, origin and date unknown. John Mackenzie, secretary of the Highland Society of London described part (a) as “A small Octavo Vellum Manuscript in Prose, containing two Leaves, signed, London Janry. 5th. 1803 John Mackenzie”. (Highland Society of Scotland minutes.) Part (b) was written by several hands, one text to each. The main text, the Letter...
Dates:
(?)15th century-17th century.
Society of Writers to Her Majesty`s Signet manuscripts.
File
Identifier: Acc.4245
Scope and Contents
Including mediaeval vellum fragments, facsimiles of letters and documents (with some original manuscripts), and annotated printed items.
Dates:
circa 1200-circa 1900.