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Commentaries on the Book of Job, and copies of letters.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8780
Scope and Contents

Many of the letters concern James Hervey`s "Theron and Aspasio", all apparently of Glasite tendency.

Dates: circa 1772-1800.

Composite volume containing works on Latin grammar and versification.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.5.13
Scope and Contents The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) ‘Doctrinale’ by Alexander, de Villa Dei, with the anonymous commentary ‘Aurea Grammatica’ [Nuremberg: Friedrich Creussner, ca.1482] (‘Repertorium Bibliographicum’, number 7859; ‘Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum’, number 2174), containing some, but not all, large initials supplied in red or blue, numerous interlinear and marginal additions, mostly quite brief, rubrication and other marks added to initials, and a...
Dates: Late 15th century.

Diary of the Very Reverend Ronald Selby Wright, as Radio Padre and Chaplain to the Forces.

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Identifier: Acc.7427
Scope and Contents

With a typed transcript and commentary.

Dates: 1942.

Illustrated comments on the Housing Act, 1972 (Scotland), by Lachlan M Dinwoodie.

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Identifier: Acc.5920
Scope and Contents

With illustrated verses, 1975, of Dinwoodie, "The Big Bell of Bow".

Dates: 1972, 1975.

Letter, undated, of Thomas Carlyle to Joseph Neuberg.

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Identifier: Acc.10293
Scope and Contents

With extensive modern notes and commentary.

Dates: circa 1950-1991 and undated.

Papers of Douglas Young.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8144
Scope and Contents

Including a thesis and commentary on Theognis, and notes and correspondence on literary and academic matters.

Dates: 1941-1968.

Photocopies of papers from the Thomas Tait Collection.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.9835
Scope and Contents

With additional commentary and extracts compiled by William Tait, son of Thomas and co-creator of the collection.

Dates: 20th century.

`Riettarbætur Noregs Kónga.`

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.21.6.1
Scope and Contents

The contents of the manuscript are as follows:

1. A copy of the `Bualög` (Leges Oeconomicorum);

2. Commentary on some obscure passages of that code;

3. Glossary of old words found in the Law Code of Iceland.

Dates: 18th century.

Two commonplace books of George Glen Napier.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9098
Scope and Contents

Containing quotations from Tennyson`s "In Memorium", press cuttings and commentaries.

Dates: circa 1905-circa 1928.

Typed editorial comments, with author`s notes added, by R L C Lorimer.

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Identifier: Acc.5767
Scope and Contents

Concerning Thomas Crawford, "Burns: A Study of the Poems and Songs" (1960).

Dates: circa 1960.

Typescript copy of the journal, 1831-1832, of the Reverend James Robert Boyd.

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Identifier: Acc.7316
Scope and Contents

Kept during a visit to Edinburgh and the Borders.

With notes and comments by the transcriber John S B Pratt Junior, undated

photocopy of a charcoal sketch, circa 1838, of Dr Boyd

biographical note, 1882.

Dates: 1831-1882.

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Names
Balfour, Robert, Principal of the College of Guyenne, c 1555-c 1621 1
Boyd, James Robert, Principal of the Black River Literary and Religious Institute, 1804-1890 1
Burns, Robert (poet) (1759–1796) 1
Carlyle, Thomas, essayist and historian, 1795-1881 1
Crawford, Thomas, author of "Burns: a Study of the Poems and Songs", b 1920 1