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Microfilm of album containing pencil drawings, water-colours, and poems by Edward Lear.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.59
Dates:
[1829.]
Microfilm of album of photographs taken during 'A summer cruise in the Arctic Regions' by the ship ‘Erik’.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.818
Dates:
1876
Microfilm of “Alexander Cummings’s narrative”, a contemporary manuscript, containing copies of letters and other memorials of Sir Alexander Cuming, 2nd Baronet of Culter, Advocate, and Chief of the Cherokee Indians, who died in 1775.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1191
Dates:
[Circa 1760.]
Microfilm of Alexander Nimmo’s copy of his account of the survey made by him in the summer of 1806 of the northern, eastern and southern boundaries of Inverness-shire, which he undertook on Telford’s recommendation, whilst rector of Inverness Academy, for the parliamentary commission appointed to fix the county boundaries of Scotland.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1395
Dates:
1806.
Microfilm of Alexander Skinner's manuscript of Piobaireachd, so-called from the inscription 'Presented to Mr. Duncan Campbell, Piper to Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., of Newe, by Alex. Skinner, Teacher of Dancing ... London, June 15, 1855'.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.659
Dates:
[1855, or after.]
Microfilm of algebra lecture notes, 1723; and, documents, 1745, concerning the defence and surrender of Edinburgh in the Jacobite rising of 1745.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.804
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
'Dictats of Mr. [George] Cambe[l] concerning Algebra. Written by James Primeros[e]. Novʳ. 12, 1723’, being a pupil's notes of his master's teaching (MS.2821);"Mr. McLourin’s Journall of what passed relating to the defence of Edinburgh from Monday Septemr. 2d. till Monday Septemr. 16th 1745", journal of Professor Colin Maclaurin (MS.299, folios 1-13);Document, [?1745], concerning the ‘45 deal with the surrender of Edinburgh to Prince...
Dates:
1723, 1745.
Microfilm of "Alidor, ou, L'Indifférend. Commédie pastoralle", in a French hand.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1099
Dates:
[Circa 1700.]
Microfilm of alphabetical index, [1855], to obituary notices in “Gentleman’s Magazine”, 1791-1855.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.302
Dates:
1855.
Microfilm of an early draft of chapter 2 of ‘The wealth of nations’ by Adam Smith, with a summary of chapters 3-5, undated.
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Identifier: MS.15545 [Mf.MSS.43]
Dates:
[Before 1776.]
Microfilm of an illuminated calligraphic manuscript of Esther Inglis, forming a summary of St Matthew’s Gospel, ‘Argumenta singulorum capitum Evangelii Matthaei Apostoli, per tetrasticha manu Estherae Inglis exarata Londini XXVI Ianuari, 1607’.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1394
Dates:
1607.
Microfilm of ‘An Introduction to the Scotish [sic] Gallic [sic]’, possibly of Alexander MacFarlane.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1370
Dates:
1763.
Microfilm of Andrew of Wyntoun: 'The oryginale cronykil of Scotland'.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.910
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Andrew of Wyntoun: 'The oryginale cronykil of Scotland', early 16th century (Adv.MS.19.2.4);
Abbreviated version of ‘Scotichronicon’ by Walter Bower, [circa ?1450-circa ?1480](Adv.MS.35.1.7).
Dates:
[Circa ?1450-circa ?1480], early 16th century.
Microfilm of Angus MacArthur’s manuscript of piobaireachd music.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.477
Scope and Contents
MS.1679.
Dates:
18th century.
Microfilm of Antiphoner of Benedictine use, Italy, probably Lombardy.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1571
Dates:
[Circa 1460.]
Microfilm of apparently unpublished work entitled "Mélographie, ou l'art d'écrire la musique comme le discours, par Joseph Delurtier".
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1561
Dates:
?18th century.
Microfilm of 'Arbores et herbae Malabaricae', comprising notes on trees and plants in Malabar by Alexander Walker.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.2026-2027
Dates:
[Circa 1800], 1826.
Microfilm of armorial of James Workman.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1169
Dates:
1st half of 17th century.
Microfilm of Ars dictaminis of Giovanni di Buonandrea, with gloss, written in Italy.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.892
Dates:
1st half of 15th century.
Microfilm of article on romance by Sir Walter Scott for the 'Encyclopaedia Britannica'.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1088
Dates:
1824.
Microfilm of Asloan Manuscript, a miscellany of prose and verse, chiefly Scottish, written almost entirely by John Asloan early in the reign of James V (1513-1542).
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.516
Dates:
Early 16th century.
Microfilm of assorted 13th-17th century manuscripts.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.465
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Fair copy, 1686-1689, of ‘Diplomatum veterum collectio’, being Richard Augustine Hay’s transcripts of charters and other formal documents contained in cartularies of mediaeval Scottish religious houses and the archives of the city of Edinburgh, volume 1. (Adv.MS.34.1.10(i)); Register of the Chapel Royal of Stirling, written, circa 1537, by John Lambert, prebendary of the Chapel, containing copies of papal bulls and other documents, 1501-1537...
Dates:
13th century-1689.
Microfilm of assorted 17th-century manuscripts.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.360
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Copies of Acts and minutes of sederunt of the second session of the first parliament of King William and Queen Marie, 15 April 1690, in a contemporary hand. (Adv.MS.15.2.12);Heraldic and genealogical material, 2nd quarter of 17th century, in the hand of Sir James Balfour (Adv.MS.15.2.13);Treatise, 1st half of 17th century, ‘On nobility’ by Sir James Balfour (Adv.MS.15.2.14);Description of Italy, its principal towns and most...
Dates:
2nd quarter of 17th century-1655.
Microfilm of assorted catalogues, minutes and other papers.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.111
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Copy, 18th century, of the title-page and pages 881-889 of ‘Opus de Obligationibus Justitiae, Religionis, et Charitatis’ (Lugduni, 1608) of Fernando Rebello, containing Liber 18, `de promissionibus et donationibus`, 18th century (Adv.MS.5.1.5);Minutes of the Belles-Lettres Society of Edinburgh, 27 November 1761-7 December 1764 (Adv.MS.5.1.6);Catalogue of the library of Sir Ellis Cunliffe, Baronet, 1762 (Adv.MS.5.1.7);Catalogue...
Dates:
Late 16th century-mid 19th century.
Microfilm of assorted Gaelic manuscripts and papers.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.563-565
Dates:
Late 12th century-late 19th century.
Microfilm of assorted letters, 15th century-1st quarter of 20th century; and, photographs, ?1920, of the manuscript, [before 1842], described as the ‘Cromarty Manuscript’.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.132
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Assorted letters, with a receipt and instructions by King James III to Sir Alexander Napier of Merchiston, 15th century-1st quarter of 20th century (Adv.MS.7.1.19);Photographs, ?1920, of the manuscript, [before 1842], described by John Sobieski Stuart in his edition of the ‘Vestiarum Scoticum’ (Edinburgh, 1842), and further discussed by him in his “Reply to the ‘Quarterly Review’ [June, 1847] upon the ‘Vestiarium Scoticum’”, where it is described as...
Dates:
15th century-1st quarter of 20th century.