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Manuscript of "Cours de I'Histoire Général" by Claude François Henry.
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Identifier: MS.17999
Scope and Contents
A work intended as a universal history from the earliest times to the French Revolution, but which, from the 11th century onwards, is confined to the history of France. The text begins (folio 28) with a description of the work and material on the planetary system and world geography. It is preceded by geographical and chronological tables (folio 2). The work was compiled while Henry (1773-1820), a French army officer, was a prisoner of war near Jedburgh.
Dates:
[Circa 1815.]
Manuscript on botany, entitled `Manuel de botanique ou Principes pour connoitre les Plantes que la nature produit leurs Noms, Caracteres, Et Vertus. MDCCXXXVI’.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.23.5.12
Scope and Contents
Under each plant, there is a brief note about its habitat, but most of the entry concerns its medicinal uses. The text is followed (folio 215) by an appendix, indices of names in Latin and French, and an index of diseases. Folios 272-279 contain miscellaneous medical recipes, some of which have been written on loose sheets of paper and inserted.The inscription `J.B.M. Guidi scripsit anno 1757 et 1758` occurs on folio 271 verso, and the title-page (folio 1) bears his initials and...
Dates:
1757-1758.
Masonic manuscript, "Décoration de l`Académie Ecossoise d`Edimbourg".
Item
Identifier: Acc.8422
Dates:
18th century.
Material concerning the history of Geneva.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.9
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: (i) “Reponse aux questions de Milord Townsend sur l’histoire et le gouvernement de Geneve par Monsieur Chouet conseiller et secretaire d’etat”; (ii) “Etat présent du gouvernement de Geneve en 1734”; (iii) ‘Remarques dur la ville et la Republique de Geneve; (iv) “Rôle des Sindics de la République de Genéve depuis l’an 1530”, ‘Les noms des anciens comtes de Genéve …’ and ‘Liste de Evêquas de Genéve…’.
Dates:
[Circa 1734.]
Medical notebook of Alexander Ochterlony, a younger son of James Ochterlony of Wester Seaton who studied medicine at the University of Paris.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.23.6.15
Scope and Contents
The contents of the notebook are as follows:(i) `Spagyricae seu Jatrochymicae Synopsios Cursus ... illustratus a doctissimo viro domino Rheo`, July 1631. Notes of lectures on chemistry given by Rhee [?Rae], a Scot teaching in Paris. (Folio 1.)(ii) `De primis Naturae principiis`. (Folio 39.)(iii) Extracts from ‘De gradibus et compositionibus receptorum et naturalium’ by Paracelsus. (Folio 45.)(iv) Prescriptions in Latin. (Folio 51.)...
Dates:
1631-1635.
Membership card of Les Francais de Grande-Bretagne (Franco-British Liaison Committee), "Sympathiser" category, of Adéle Stewart.
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Identifier: Acc.11758
Dates:
1942.
“Memoire concernant les troubles des Artichauds ou Informations pour bien enteudre le commencement des troubles & questions mueset advenues entre Berne & Genneve.”
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Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.4
Dates:
1535-1708.
“Memoire sur le Bourbonnois, les Rois, princes, princesses et anciens Seigneurs de l’auguste Maison de Bourbon, du Chateau de la ville et des Eaux Minéralles de Bourbon l’Archambault composé par le Sʳ Godin ancient Maire lieutenant General de police a Bourbon l’Archambault."
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.7.2
Dates:
18th century.
"Memoire touchant l’ancienne alliance entre la France et L’Ecosse et les privileges des Ecossois en France."
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Identifier: MS.88
Dates:
18th century.
‘Memoires sur la Reformation de Geneve, tires des Registres publies depuis 1526 jusques à 1536.’
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Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.2
Dates:
1526-1536.
Miscellaneous manuscript and a few printed items.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.1.19
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Printed prospectus of the Sanitary Protection Association of Edinburgh, late 19th century. (Folio 1.)(ii) Printed list of members, with subscriptions, of the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries (Konungliga Norraena Fornfraeda-Felag), 1849, in Icelandic. There are also an extract from the constitution of the Society (in French), a note on the subscriptions (in Danish), and a list of the books published by the Society....
Dates:
1561, 17th century-late 19th century.
Papers of Robert Titilah, relating to his service during World War Two with the Parachute Regiment, including imprisonment at Stalag IVB, Muhlberg.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13648
Scope and Contents
Photographs, letter and army papers of Robert Titilah, 1897-1991, relating to his service with the 1st Parachute Regiment during the Second World War, particularly his internment as a Prisoner of War at Stalag IVB, Muhlberg, Germany.The papers include Titilah`s `Soldier`s Release Book`, which indicates that he enlisted in April 1942. He apparently enlisted on a whim after he had been drinking with a friend, and a studio portrait captures the men together shortly after this event....
Dates:
1897-1991
Passport issued to Sophia Whitehill White by the Mayor of Calais.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10194
Dates:
1804.
Photocopies and translation of letter and examples of calligraphy of Marie Presot.
File
Identifier: Acc.4191
Dates:
1574.
Photocopies of ten letters (some fragmentary) of Madame Tussaud from Edinburgh and Glasgow.
File
Identifier: Acc.8001
Scope and Contents
With translations.
Dates:
1803-1804.
Photocopy of manuscript setting of song of Francis George Scott, "Je Descendis dans mon Jardin".
Item
Identifier: Acc.7572
Dates:
1931.
'Pseaumes de David. Escrits a Londres par Esther Inglis pour son dernier adieu, ianvier, 1.1615', a calligraphic copy of the Psalms from the Geneva version of 1588, with a dedication to James VI.
Item
Identifier: MS.8874
Scope and Contents
The title page has an illuminated border of flowers and insects; there is a miniature of David in prayer, and a self-portrait of the scribe (folio 4), and also decorative pen-drawings of foliage.
Dates:
1588.
“Recueil de diverses particularites concernant Geneve depuis le mois de Janvier 1536 jusqu’à la fin de May 1607.”
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.3
Dates:
1536-1607.
“Relation de ce qui s’est passé au sujet de la vente du vin à Geneve en 1716.”
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.6
Dates:
1716.
“Relation de ce qui s’est passé de plus considerable dans les mouvemens de citoyens et bourgeois de Geneve l’anneé 1707 par Michel Covelle Regent de la neuviéme classe.”
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.5
Dates:
1707-1730.
Transcript of “Discourse en forme de lettres sur le gouvernement de Geneve et sur l’affire du sieur Micheli du Crest copié a Lyon en 1734.”
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.4.1
Scope and Contents
Copies of papers concerning the judgement of the Council of Two Hundred of Geneva against Jacques-Barthélemi Micheli du Crest.
At the end is a printed notice, 1736, of the “consultations” of the Parliament of Paris on the same subject.
Dates:
1734, 1736.
Travel journal, in French, of Paul Cramer.
Item
Identifier: Acc.4438
Scope and Contents
Detailing tour to Mont Blanc, Val d`Aoste, and Vallée de Zermatt.
Dates:
1855.
Two manuscripts concerning the history of Geneva by Jacob de Chapeaurouge.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.8
Dates:
1734, 1737.
Typescript of Georges J Prudhomme`s thesis, "La Renaissance du Nationalisme Ecossais an XXe Siècle, 1844-1928".
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Identifier: Acc.10507
Scope and Contents
With related research papers.
Dates:
1976-1991.
Typescript of thesis of Philippe Plantade, "Histoire des Institutions Judiciaires Éccosaises".
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Identifier: Acc.9445
Dates:
1984.