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13th-century prayer book from France, probably according to the Use of Paris
Antiquarian papers of James Dennistoun of Dennistoun, advocate and antiquary.
Autograph manuscripts of ten poems by Edwin Morgan on "Scotland`s favourite paintings" as selected by readers of `The Herald`.
With related papers and notes by Lesley Duncan, and a copy of the resulting book "Beyond the Sun" (Edinburgh, 2007).
Commonplace book of the Earl of Buchan.
Composite volume of 15th-century manuscripts of miscellaneous works by four hands bound together, with an incunable, in the 16th-century or earlier.
Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
Manuscript known as ‘Neil MacBeath’s Psalter’, containing medical notes in Gaelic and prayers and Psalm 118 in Latin.
Maxwell of Monreith family papers.
Including rentals, 1700-1726, natural philosophy notes, circa 1700, archaeological notes, commonplace books, and literary manuscripts, circa 1882-1930, of Sir Herbert Maxwell.
Notebook ruled for cash, which was used for legal notes, elementary French exercises and as a commonplace book (folios 2-12, 1-34 verso inverted). The entries, the latest of which is dated 1739, are written mostly in Byrom`s system of shorthand, which was not published until 1767.
The owner, who remains unidentified, was a young man, probably of wealthy family, studying law, possibly at one of the Inns of Court in London. Pages have been torn out after folios 11, 12 and 13 inverted; folios 30-34 are written sideways. The volume, which was received without the original covers, was unintentionally rebound upside-down, and incorrectly labelled on the spine ‘French Commonplace Book’.
Papers of Frederick Walter Ferrier Noel-Paton as Director-General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics of India.
Of the fourteen volumes in the series, twelve are typescript `tour diaries’ with appendices of various documents and printed items, and the remaining two volumes are an address book and an index volume.
Papers of Lady Evelyn Stewart-Murray (1868-1940).
Various manuscripts written or owned by Thomas Ruddiman.
The manuscripts are lettered RA-RK (RC missing) and some also have Roman numerals.