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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:

List of Gaelic books from Morrison's collection offered to the National Library of Wales., 1922.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14317/14
Scope and Contents

Headed "List ofGaelic books offered by Dr Hew Morrison, and wanted by N.L.W." A loosely-inserted sheet that sums up the number of books wanted by the National Library of Wales is dated 1922. The list is kept in the detached covers of a former notebook, with genealogical notes on the Morrison family on the front and back paste-downs.

Dates: 1922.

Literary manuscripts from the library at Newbattle Abbey., 17th century-19th century.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.5752-5764
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.

Dates: 17th century-19th century.

Magazines, journals, catalogues and other printed material, mostly relating to Scottish culture and the Gaelic language., 1889-1933, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.7708/85-130
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Papers of Alexander MacDonald, circa 1886-1962, including manuscripts of poems and essays, and associated correspondence. Also present are the papers of his daughter Mairi A MacDonald, 1915-1977, including manuscripts of novels, plays, and articles, with associated correspondence, including letters of Gordon Daviot. The collection also includes a book of poems by Isobel MacDonald, either the sister or mother of Alexander MacDonald; as well as some magazines and journals relating to Scottish...
Dates: 1889-1933, undated.

Manuscript, "Catalogue of Ancient Charters in Bibliotheca Advocatienis Edinburghiensis", 19th century.

 File
Identifier: Acc.4420
Scope and Contents

With "Inscriptions", 1789-1800, by John Ramsay.

Dates: 1789-circa 1899.

Manuscript catalogue of the Ochtertyre Library compiled by an unknown individual., Circa 1887.

 File
Identifier: Acc.10719/139
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and papers of the families of Ramsay and Dundas of Ochtertyre in Kincardine-of-Menteith, Perthshire, principally of the latter family.

Dates: Circa 1887.

Manuscript of ‘Frost and Fire’ by John Francis Campbell, chapters 43-58., 1862-1865.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.6.1

Manuscripts from Blairs College Library.

 Collection
Identifier: Dep.221
Dates: 1177, 15th century-1924.

Manuscripts from the library at Newbattle Abbey.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.5730-5841
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.

Dates: 15th century-?1935.

Manuscripts, typescripts and other papers of Arthur Kay., 1936, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.8950/35-37
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Papers of Sir David Young Cameron including sketches, manuscripts and typescripts of lectures and addresses, and correspondence.

Papers of Katherine Cameron Kay include sketches, notes on paintings and etchings, and correspondence.

Dates: 1936, undated.

Material for "The origins of the Advocates' Library", published in 'For the encouragement of learning' (Edinburgh, 1989)., 1989.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.10876/28-30
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Papers of Thomas I Rae, Keeper of Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland, mostly relating to his work as a Scottish historian.

Dates: 1989.

Medical notebook of Alexander Ochterlony, a younger son of James Ochterlony of Wester Seaton who studied medicine at the University of Paris.

 Item
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.

Memorandum-book of John Erskine of Cambus, advocate, which includes a list of a collection of coins, and part of a catalogue of the library at Alva., 1774.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5117
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The papers are chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

For a genealogical tree of the Erskine family, see MS.5115.

Dates: 1774.

'Memorandum for making a distinct catalogue of a library', Edinburgh, 1759, and other papers., 18th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.2975, folios 39-84
Scope and Contents

With a note (folio 49 verso) that a copy was made for William Palmer, Attorney, Ironmongers' Lane, London, as a guide to making his own catalogue; a catalogue of a library (not apparently relating to the preceding memorandum), eighteenth century (folio 50); and an alphabetical list of styles (folio 84).

These may have come from the collection of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe (information supplied by the donor).

Dates: 18th century.

Microfilm of assorted catalogues, minutes and other papers.

 Item
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 catalogue of the books of Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, the Patriot.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.781
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Catalogue, early 18th century, of his books by Andrew Fletcher (MS.17863)

Classified catalogue, early 18th century, of some of his books by Andrew Fletcher (MS.17864).

Dates: Early 18th century.