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Detached leaves.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Sheets, typically of paper or vellum, that were formerly parts of manuscripts or other volumes, but have been disconnected, separated, unattached, or otherwise removed from the volume.

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

Excerpts, in a nineteenth century hand, from the 'Appendix To the Memoirs of Dr Alexander Carlyle of Inveresk' ... 'Being the proceedings before the Church Courts against him for attending the representation of the Tragedy of Douglas [by John Home] in 1757'., 1757.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23930
Scope and Contents

The contents consists almost entirely of excerpts from the proceedings of the Presbytery of Dalkeith. The excerpts are written on the rectos of the leaves, with additions, and some headings, written in another nineteenth-century hand on some of the versos. A leaf containing an excerpt in a hand wrongly ascribed to Sir Walter Scott which was formerly loosely enclosed is tipped in after folio 108.

Dates: 1757.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations. / Correspondence and papers of Alexander Carlyle's trustees and later relations.

Fragments of a Latin commentary on Aristotle's ‘Categoriae', including parts of the 'Liber predicabilium' and 'Liber predicamentorum'.

 File
Identifier: MS.25239
Scope and Contents

The commentary is followed by a fragment of a manuscript in English (folio 34) and part of a vellum leaf from a 13th-century noted service book (folio 36).

Dates: 13th century, 15th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Leaf from the manuscript of ‘The life of Napoleon Buonaparte’ by Sir Walter Scott., 1827.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23069, folio 2
Dates: 1827.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of and concerning Sir Walter Scott.

Leaf from the manuscript of ‘Waverley’ by Sir Walter Scott., [Circa 1813.]

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Identifier: MS.23069, folio 1
Dates: [Circa 1813.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of and concerning Sir Walter Scott.

Leaf from the Sanctoral of a noted breviary, probably of Sarum use., 15th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.25246
Scope and Contents

The leaf contains the offices from None on All Saints Day to the end of All Souls. These are followed by the collects for the feasts of St Leonard, the Four Crowned Martyrs, and St Theodore. In 1591 the leaf was being used as the cover of a 'Liber responsionum'.

Dates: 15th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of illuminated manuscripts and fragments, chiefly Italian, acquired by the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art from 1868 to 1895.

Leaf possibly from a missal, containing a painting of the Crucifixion, possibly Bohemian work., [Circa 1400.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.25245
Scope and Contents

In the lower part of the leaf, are the Virgin and other figures, and in the upper, angels with symbols of the sun, moon, stars and the pelican in her piety. The painting is on a tooled gold ground surrounded by scrolls of Biblical texts and medallions containing the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah and the symbols of the Evangelists. The verso is blank.

Dates: [Circa 1400.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of illuminated manuscripts and fragments, chiefly Italian, acquired by the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art from 1868 to 1895.

Loose leaves from notebooks, undated, of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., Mid 19th century.

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Identifier: MS.27142
Scope and Contents

The loose leaves consist of fragments of prose works, excerpts from reading, occasional scraps of poetry, and miscellaneous notes.

Dates: Mid 19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Notebooks and notes of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.

Loose leaves from the travel journals of the 2nd Earl of Minto., March-May 1822.

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Identifier: MS.11989
Dates: March-May 1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto. / Journals of the 2nd Earl and Countess of Minto, and their children. / Travel journals of the 2nd Earl of Minto.

Miscellaneous fragments., 16th century, 18th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.25251
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Watercolour on vellum of the Virgin and Child with an ecclesiastic and a nobleman, mid-18th century (folio 1). This is probably the first leaf of a commission issued by a Doge of Venice. For a similar illumination by the same artist, see ‘Miniature dell’Italia settentrionale nella Fondazione Giorgio Cini’, page 74 (MS.12) and plate. (ii) 'Ane account of Mr Hooker's Ecclesiasticall Polity from Neal's history of the Puritans', 18th century (folio 2); (iii) Two...
Dates: 16th century, 18th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of illuminated manuscripts and fragments, chiefly Italian, acquired by the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art from 1868 to 1895.

Miscellaneous papers of Rose Ethel Bassin, chiefly typescript relating to Gaelic concerts, plays and other writing., 1929-1952.

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Identifier: MS.14927
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Programmes and other material relating to concerts organised or attended by Rose Ethel Bassin, 1931-1967 (folios 1-80);Plays (folios 81-143):(ii) Gaelic play: ‘Coiseachd air na Speuran’ (circa 1943) (folio 81);(iii) Gaelic play: ‘An Gruagach Ban, Mac Righ Eireann’ (folio 104);(iv) English play: ‘At a Lewis Fishing’ (Vancouver, 1929) (folio 115);(v) English play: “The Old Men’s Wauling”...
Dates: 1929-1952.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Rose Ethel Bassin, Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music, Associate of the Royal College of Music (1889-1974), music-teacher, song-collector, and biographer of Frances Tolmie. / Papers of Rose Ethel Bassin.

Notebook containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament., [Circa 1759.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.25402
Dates: [Circa 1759.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Devotional and theological papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Notebooks, notes and translations of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on the Greek New Testament. / Notebooks containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament.

Notebook containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament., [Circa 1759.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.25403
Dates: [Circa 1759.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Devotional and theological papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Notebooks, notes and translations of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on the Greek New Testament. / Notebooks containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament.

Notebook containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament., [Circa 1759.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.25404
Dates: [Circa 1759.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Devotional and theological papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Notebooks, notes and translations of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on the Greek New Testament. / Notebooks containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament.

Notebook containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament., [Circa 1759.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.25405
Dates: [Circa 1759.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Devotional and theological papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Notebooks, notes and translations of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on the Greek New Testament. / Notebooks containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament.

Notebook containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament., [Circa 1759.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.25406
Dates: [Circa 1759.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Devotional and theological papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Notebooks, notes and translations of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on the Greek New Testament. / Notebooks containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament.

Notebook containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament., [Circa 1759.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.25407
Dates: [Circa 1759.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Devotional and theological papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Notebooks, notes and translations of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on the Greek New Testament. / Notebooks containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament.

Notebook containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament., [Circa 1759.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.25408
Dates: [Circa 1759.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Devotional and theological papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Notebooks, notes and translations of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on the Greek New Testament. / Notebooks containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament.

Notebook containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament., [Circa 1759.]

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Identifier: MS.25396
Dates: [Circa 1759.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Devotional and theological papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Notebooks, notes and translations of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on the Greek New Testament. / Notebooks containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament.

Notebook containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament., [Circa 1759.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.25397
Dates: [Circa 1759.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Devotional and theological papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Notebooks, notes and translations of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on the Greek New Testament. / Notebooks containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament.

Notebook containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament., [Circa 1759.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.25398
Dates: [Circa 1759.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Devotional and theological papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Notebooks, notes and translations of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on the Greek New Testament. / Notebooks containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament.

Notebook containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament., [Circa 1759.]

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Identifier: MS.25399
Dates: [Circa 1759.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Devotional and theological papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Notebooks, notes and translations of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on the Greek New Testament. / Notebooks containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament.

Notebook containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament., [Circa 1759.]

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Identifier: MS.25400
Dates: [Circa 1759.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Devotional and theological papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Notebooks, notes and translations of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on the Greek New Testament. / Notebooks containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament.

Notebook containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament., [Circa 1759.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.25401
Dates: [Circa 1759.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Devotional and theological papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Notebooks, notes and translations of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on the Greek New Testament. / Notebooks containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament.

Notebooks containing printed leaves from, and notes by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on, the Greek New Testament., [Circa 1759.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.25396-25408
Dates: [Circa 1759.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Devotional and theological papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Notebooks, notes and translations of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on the Greek New Testament.

Page, undated, for a notebook of John Campbell containing two words in Afrikaans and poems, and a note, undated, of Campbell on asbestos specimens from Griqualand., Early 19th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.20311, folios 44-45
Dates: Early 19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Miscellany of letters and documents of African explorers, missionaries, and administrators.

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