Dialogues.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Written compositions in which two or more characters are represented as conversing.
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscripts of parts of ‘Noctes Ambrosianae’ in the hands of James Hogg, John Gibson Lockhart, William Maginn, and John Wilson., 1825-1832, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.4854
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Manuscript in the hands of James Gibson Lockhart and William Maginn, of 'Noctes xlv', published in “Blackwood's Magazine”, July 1829. (Folio 1.) The texts of three songs, beginning 'Monsieur Judas est un drȏle', 'Here Judas with a face where shame', and 'As from ken to ken I was going', are lacking. Jane Elliot's poem, 'The flowers o' the forest', occurs where James Hogg's poem, "O Love's a bitter thing to bide", occurs in the printed version. The...
Dates:
1825-1832, undated.
Material by Robert McLellan for a film version of 'The Daftie' for television., 1978.
File
Identifier: MS.26418
Scope and Contents
The material consists of a corrected typescript of the original short story (folio 1), manuscript of the dialogue (folio 13), and the film shooting script and schedule (folios 29, 56).
Dates:
1978.
Microfilm of 15th century manuscript, 'De vero et falso bono' of Bartolomeo Platina in the hand of Bartolomeo Sanvito.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.835
Dates:
1471-1472.
Microfilm of letter, [1821, of after], of James Hogg; and, manuscripts, [1825-1832], of parts of ‘Noctes Ambrosianae’ in the hands of James Hogg, John Gibson Lockhart, William Maginn, and John Wilson.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1101
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
‘Letter to a friend in London; containing observations on the memoir of himself written by James Hogg ... and prefixed to a late edition of the "Mountain Bard"’, (Edinburgh, 1821) by George Goldie, [1821, of after] (MS.3369);
Manuscripts, [1825-1832], of parts of ‘Noctes Ambrosianae’ in the hands of James Hogg, John Gibson Lockhart, William Maginn, and John Wilson. (MS.4854).
Dates:
[1821, of after-1832].
Microfilm of manuscript, produced in 1442, 'De remediis utriusque fortunae' of Petrarch.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1138
Dates:
1442.
Miscellaneous single letters of, to, and concerning Sir Walter Scott, with related papers., 1808-1838.
File
Identifier: MS.3653, folios 147-215
Scope and Contents
The contents include: letters of Sir Walter Scott to various correspondents; the 'Advertisement' to the first edition of 'Rob Roy'; and an 'Extempore poetical dialogue betwixt two Edinr. shopkeepers', 1822, in Scott's hand; letters to Scott of Matthew Weld Hartstonge, Maria Edgeworth, and Sir Robert Peel; and correspondence, 1838, of Lockhart and Peel on busts of Scott.
Dates:
1808-1838.
Notebook of William Edmondstoune Aytoun containing notes on fishing and a fragment of dialogue entitled 'Castle on the Danube'., 1836.
Item
Identifier: MS.4927
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers consist mainly of letters written by authors to Blackwood as their publisher, and by others in search of publication, but they also include some manuscripts and proofs of works considered for publication, together with some papers of William Edmondstoune Aytoun and John Wilson ('Christopher North'). Broadly, this is the incoming correspondence of the firm during the nineteenth century. The outgoing correspondence, so far as it is represented by copies in letter-books, etc.,...
Dates:
1836.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Letters and papers of William Edmondstoune Aytoun, which, on his death, came into the hands of John Blackwood as his executor.
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Notebooks of William Edmondstoune Aytoun containing miscellaneous notes, drafts and fragments.
Notebook of William Edmondstoune Aytoun containing three prose translations from German and Latin, part of a political dialogue, various notes and fragments, and forty-four poems., [Circa 1836.]
Item
Identifier: MS.4917
Scope and Contents
Of the poems, the following were published in “Blackwood's Magazine”: a translation of 'The twenty-second book of the Iliad', May 1839 (folio 14); four poems published as 'Ballads from the Romaic', May 1840 (folios 29 verso, 30, 122, 122 verso); 'The burial march of Dundee', April 1843 (folio 110); 'Who'll buy my Cupids', July 1844 (folio 56); a poem published as 'Magus Muir', November 1847 (folio 127); two versions of 'The widow of Glencoe', December 1847 (folios 69, 107); 'Edinburgh after...
Dates:
[Circa 1836.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Letters and papers of William Edmondstoune Aytoun, which, on his death, came into the hands of John Blackwood as his executor.
Papers of John Stuart Blackie concerning the Highlands., Mid 19th century-late 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.2647
Scope and Contents
Papers and notes on Gaelic language and literature (a few of the philological notes, preserved as specimens), with examples of poetry. In addition there are translations of Gaelic verse, dramatic dialogues (partly translated from "Caraid nan Gáidheal") antiquarian matter and items relating to the land question.The contents are as follows.(i) List of Gaelic words and their cognates (folio 1);(ii) Paper on Gaelic literature (folio 22);(iii)...
Dates:
Mid 19th century-late 19th century.
Papers, undated, of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound concerning law and politics., Early 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.12810
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) 'Dialogue A & B on Mare liberum & clausum law' (folio 1);
(ii) 'On Pitmeddens treaties of Mutilation & Demembration' (folio 8);
(iii) 'Introduction to a treatise on the Constitution of Scotland' (folio 13);
(iv) 'The hereditary right of the Crown of Scotland asserted' (folio 20);
(v) "On Abercrombie's first volume" (referring to Patrick Abercromby, ‘Martial achievements of the Scots Nation’, volume 1 (Edinburgh, 1711)) (folio 32);
(vi) 'Answers...
Dates:
Early 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Literary papers, music and drawings of various members of the Elliot of Minto family.
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Literary papers, apparently of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound of Melgund and Kynynmound (died 1741), Advocate, second son of Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of Hailes, and father-in-law of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet of Minto.
Papers, undated, of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound concerning religion and ecclesiastical affairs., Early 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.12812
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Dialogue between Eulalius, Callicles and Sosilaus (folio 1);
(ii) Dialogue between Bezites and Alciphron (folio 59);
(iii) Dialogue between Mr Cleanpaper, Father Blindly and others (folio 69);
(iv) Dialogue between Dr Middleway, Father Blindly and others (folio 91);
(v) Dialogue between H and B concerning the trial and resurrection of Jesus (folio 03);
(vi) Dialogue between Philanthrope, Pinnacle, Soliman and others (folio 113);
(vii) "The plain man's...
Dates:
Early 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Literary papers, music and drawings of various members of the Elliot of Minto family.
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Literary papers, apparently of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound of Melgund and Kynynmound (died 1741), Advocate, second son of Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of Hailes, and father-in-law of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet of Minto.
Phrenological reports of George Combe, together with fictitious dialogue of Cecilia Combe illustrating the facets of phrenology., 1837-1858, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7454-7456
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
MSS.7443-7445 are written in German, having been delivered on George Combe's tour in Germany in 1842.
The phrenological reports (MSS.7452-7455) comprise the phrenological measurements of many persons, both well-known and obscure, with reports and descriptions of their mental capabilities and weaknesses.
The papers of Cecilia Combe contain a selection of literary efforts, diaries of tours, and the usual memoranda and inventories kept by nineteenth-century housewives.
Dates:
1837-1858, undated.
Two manuscripts concerning hostilities between England and Spain., 17th century.
File
Identifier: MS.5739
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) 'A Dialogue Discourse betweene a Marchant Venturer and a Sea Captaine of the Sea fight between the Navies of England and Spayne ... 1588 ... where-unto is added a sumarie relation of all the commanders, shipps, forces, munitions, and provisions, that were in the same Spanish Fleete ... the which catalogue was taken out a Spanish coppie found in the shipp of Don Pedro de Vaides ... Written by Sir Arthur Gorges Knight'. There is some discussion of...
Dates:
17th century.
Two manuscripts concerning the concept of parliament., 17th century.
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Identifier: MS.5743
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) A transcript of ‘The several opinions of sundry learned Antiquaries: viz. Mr Justice Doddridge, Mr Agar [sic], Francis Tate, William Canden [sic] and Joseph Holland. Touching the High Court of Parliament in England’, published by Doddridge’s nephew (folio 1);(ii) ‘A Dialogue betweene Philoleutheros [sic] a Lover of Libertie or a Parliament Man: and Philopolites a Lover of his Countrie, or motives to induce an Annuall P[ar]liam[en]t'...
Dates:
17th century.
Two manuscripts of Sir James Frazer of Brea.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.22.5.6
Dates:
2nd half of 17th century.