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Catalogues.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Enumerations of items, usually arranged systematically, with descriptive details; may be in book or pamphlet form, on cards, or online. (AAT) This term in the NLS published catalogues was used only for lists of books. Lists of other objects were indexed under the name of the object (e.g. pictures). General household inventories were indexed under 'Plenishing' (NLS).

Found in 485 Collections and/or Records:

Catalogue of the sulphur chests of antique gems belonging to the Faculty of Advocates Library.

 Item
Identifier: F.R.261b
Scope and Contents

Alphabetical and numbered lists in French.

Dates: 18th century.

Catalogue of the Yester papers, compiled by Andrew Ross, Ross Herald., [Circa 1920].

 Item
Identifier: MS.7001
Scope and Contents

Letters of 1664-1671 and 1767-1779 and miscellaneous papers of 1648-1702 are calendared. In addition, the catalogue describes printed items also presented to this Library by the Marquess of Tweeddale.

Dates: [Circa 1920].

Catalogue, with entries from A-L, of law books in the Faculty of Advocates Library., 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: F.R.225
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The catalogue is chiefly manuscript with printed entries from the 1839 supplement to the catalogue of law books in the Advocates Library pasted in. Manuscript entries up to 1860 approximately.

Dates: 19th century.

Catalogue, with entries from M-Z, of law books in the Faculty of Advocates Library., 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: F.R.226
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The catalogue is chiefly manuscript with printed entries from the 1839 supplement to the catalogue of law books in the Advocates Library pasted in. Manuscript entries up to 1860 approximately.

Dates: 19th century.

Catalogues, 1819, of the Earl of Glasgow's library at Hawkhead, Renfrewshire.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.14242-14243
Scope and Contents

Each catalogue is preceded by an index and inserted lists of books missing in November 1846.

Dates: 1819, 1846.

Catalogues and lists of books of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun., 17th century-19th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17861-17866
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 17th century-19th century.

Catalogues of books (unofficial)., Late 18th century-Mid 19th century..

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2458-2459
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates: Late 18th century-Mid 19th century..

Catalogues of four Scottish libraries.

 File
Identifier: Dep.187
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

Catalogue of the library at Rannagulzion (two volumes), circa 1869;

Catalogue of the library at Carstairs House, circa 1828;

Catalogue of the library at Thirlestane Castle, circa 1843; and,

Catalogue of the library of Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, 1724.

Dates: 1724-circa 1869.