Essays.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Short literary compositions on single subjects, often presenting the personal view of the author.
Found in 567 Collections and/or Records:
Four theological papers of the Reverened James Brown.
File
Identifier: Acc.9996
Scope and Contents
With translation of an article.
Dates:
1935-1942 and undated.
Gaelic technical terms connected with Calanas, Mod prize paper by Mrs K W Grant, Port Elizabeth., 1900.
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Identifier: MS.452
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
“An exceptionally accurate and accomplished Gaelic scholar and phonetician, [Charles Robertson] was also for over thirty years a diligent collector of facts relating to Gaelic philology and topography, and — to a less extent — of folk-lore. Much of his work on Gaelic phonetics and dialects has been published in the ‘Celtic Review’ and elsewhere.” (‘Scotsman’, 6 August 1928.)The collection is composed chiefly of notebooks, bound or loose-leaf. Some have many blank pages; only the...
Dates:
1900.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers concerning Gaelic philology and Highland topography, folk-lore, etc., compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson (died 1927), Minister of the United Free Church, Kilchoman, Islay.
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Vocabularies, glossaries, and other material compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson.
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Lists of and essays concerning Gaelic technical terms.
Galley proofs of "A Symposium on the After War Religion", unpublished work edited by Denis Saurat, and including an essay of Hugh MacDiarmid.
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Identifier: Acc.9410
Scope and Contents
With five letters to Robert S Silver, three from Saurat and one each from MacDiarmid and Robert McLellan.
Dates:
1946-1952.
Genealogical papers concerning the Earls Marischal and the Keiths of Ravelston., [Circa 1748]-1802, undated.
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Identifier: MS.21188
Scope and Contents
The papers include copies of ‘History of Keith Marischal of Scotland’ by Alexander Keith of Ravelston and Dunnottar (folio 7); ‘History of the family of Keith Marischal’ by Bishop Robert Keith (folio 45), and an essay and letters of Alexander Keith of Ravelston and Dunnottar concerning Bishop Keith's ‘History’ (folios 2, 52-60).Appended to the inside of the front and back covers of the volume are an English Translation, 1802, of the German inscription on Marshal Keith's Tomb in...
Dates:
[Circa 1748]-1802, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, legal, miscellaneous, and estate papers of the Murrays of Ochtertyre, Baronets, and their relations by marriage the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
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Papers of the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
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Genealogical papers of, and concerning, the Keith family.
Genealogical papers of, and concerning, the Keith family., 1623-1927, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21187-21188
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From the Series:
The Murray papers concern chiefly their estates in Perthshire, but there is also some family correspondence, household accounts and inventories, and letters and papers of Jacobite interest. Of particular interest is the fine series of letters of General Sir George Murray written during his campaigns in the Peninsula and elsewhere.The papers of the Keiths, Earls Marischal came to the Murrays of Ochtertyre following the marriage of Helen, heiress of Sir Alexander Keith of Dunnottar...
Dates:
1623-1927, undated.
General papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on history and government., 1776-[1786, or after], undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.24528-24529
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The literary and philosophical papers consist of essays, drafts and notes by Lord Monboodo, with a few related papers. Throughout his life, Monboddo was in the habit of revising his work, frequently adding to an existing essay or incorporating a few pages from it into a later piece, with consequent repagination. (For his methods of composition, see Cloyd, ‘James Burnett, Lord Monboddo’ 1972, page 41.) Some of his longer additions ran to several pages, which he called ‘Papers apart’; these...
Dates:
1776-[1786, or after], undated.
General papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on history and government., 1779-[1786, or after], undated.
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Identifier: MS.24528
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) 'Introduction to the history of Man', undated. Folio 1.) Monboddo number 70.
(ii) 'A sketch of the history of Man', written as a New Year's gift to an unnamed correspondent, undated. (Folio 3.) Monboddo number 71.
(iii) 'Of the similarity of language, religion and customs in different nations'. (Folio 13.) A discussion of the interrelationships of different peoples and the movement of population. The paper is undated, but a note added on folio 36 refers to a...
Dates:
1779-[1786, or after], undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) and his family.
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Literary and philosophical papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo.
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on History.
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General papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on history and government.
General papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on history and government., 1776-1781, undated.
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Identifier: MS.24529
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) ‘Of the polity of Sparta and general reflections upon government and the increase and decrease of mankind', 1781. (Folio 1.) Monboddo number 196.
(ii) Part of a paper on Machiavelli and the effects of religion on the state, undated. (Folio 76.) Monboddo number 254.
(iii) 'Of the nature, origin and progress of the feudal government in Europe', 1776. (Folio 80.) Monboddo number 201.
(iv) 'Of the Jewish government', undated. (Folio 91.) Monboddo number 73.
(v)...
Dates:
1776-1781, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) and his family.
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Literary and philosophical papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo.
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on History.
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General papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on history and government.
General papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on language., [Circa 1735]-1796, undated.
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Identifier: MS.24505
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) 'Of the Chinese language, written in Holland,' circa 1735. (Folio 1.) Monboddo number 250.
(ii) Chapters on the origin of language, 1766. (Folio 9.)Monboddo number 144.
(iii) Chapters on grammar and derivation of language, 1766. (Folio 40.) This is apparently a continuation from Lord Monboddo's Folio Volume 12, now lost. Monboddo number 142.
(iv) Chapters on 'a language of art', undated. (Folio 83.) Includes Monboddo number 140.
(v) 'Observations on the...
Dates:
[Circa 1735]-1796, undated.
General research notes and essays for Vikings! , 1980.
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Identifier: Acc.13542/268
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Vikings! was a BBC television series that ran for one series in 1980 and focused on the art, culture and technology of the Vikings. It was written and presented by Magnusson.
Dates:
1980.
George Home of Wedderburn`s copy of "The Mirror", with manuscript notes and essay drafts inserted.
Item
Identifier: Acc.7665
Dates:
1779-1780.
"Grandville`s Illustrations to the Fables of la Fontaine", typescript of essay by James Brown, Minister of Colmonell.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10045
Dates:
1949.
Heavily corrected manuscript of chapters I-XVII of Thomas Reid, "Treatise on Clock and Watchmaking" (1826).
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Identifier: Acc.8787
Scope and Contents
With printed text and plates (with corrections) for Reid`s entry on horology in the "Edinburgh Encyclopedia".
Dates:
circa 1826.
`Historia natural das propriedades de Polypus, insects, que vive em Ribeyres`: essays written by the Brazilian doctor Matheus Saraiva in reply to those published in the ‘Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London’, volume xlii, pages 281, 422.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.4.6
Dates:
1743.
`Historical Account of Printing in Scotland, During Two Centuries; Being Annals of her Literature, From 1507 to 1707; With an Appendix: comprehending, The History of Paper making, The History of Type founding in Scotland; and an Essay on the Copyright of Authors`, by George Chalmers, the antiquary.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.17.1.16
Scope and Contents
This is the manuscript which George Chalmers submitted for publication in 1817 to Cadell and Davies who, however, rejected it. The printers discussed are:Walter Chepman and Androw Myllar (two drafts, folios 7, 21);Thomas Davidson (folio 29);John Scot (folio 38);Robert Lekprevik (folio 52);Thomas Bassandyne (folio 63);Alexander Arbuthnot (folio 65);John Ross (folio 68);Henry Charteris...
Dates:
1817, or before.
History of Fife., circa 1960; 2006.
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Identifier: Acc.13542/527
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Files contain reseach notes relating to Magnusson's interests, the bulk of which are on Scotland and Iceland. Research notes on Vikings were kept separate by Magnusson.
Dates:
Majority of material found within circa 1960; 2006.
Holograph essay on early poetry in England by Thomas Campbell, not the same as his published 'Essay on English poetry' but having the same beginning and containing other similar passages.
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Identifier: MS.1009
Scope and Contents
Parts of folios 3, 7, and 8 have been cut away, but the text remaining is continuous.
Dates:
[1819, or before.]
Holograph manuscript of Ewen Maclachlan or McLachlan, the Celtic scholar, containing Irish literature.
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Identifier: MS.3281
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) 'Essay on the Antiquity of Irish Literature', followed by an account of the Irish alphabet and contractions, 1814 (folio 1);(ii) Transcripts of the five stories in Gaelic MS.XXXVIII in the National Library (‘A descriptive catalogue of Gaelic manuscripts in the Advocates' Library’, page 146): 'Oigheadh Gcoinchuloind', "Ar-amach Mhic Con'an aghaidh Airt mhic-Cuinn, Righ Eirionn", 'Oigheadh ChloinneLir', 'Ar-amach Mhic Colgain an aghaidh...
Dates:
1813-1814.
Incomplete manuscript copy of 'Essay on the origin and intention of sacrifices', by John Cam Hobhouse., Early 19th century.
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Identifier: MS.42301
Scope and Contents
This essay was originally written by John Cam Hobhouse while at Trinity College, Cambridge. It was the Hulsean Prize Essay of 1808 and published in 1809. This is an incomplete manuscript copy over 8 folios. It largely contains the text that appears in the 1809 published version on pages 18-32, although there are some differences between the manuscript and published text.
Incipit : "... the same of the Canaanites; but it is impossible to penetrate the dark recesses of remote...
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning John Cam Hobhouse.
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Manuscripts by John Cam Hobhouse, with related proofs.
Incomplete manuscript, "The Crayon Miscellany. By the author of the Sketch Book. No 2. containing Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey", by Washington Irving., ? 1835.
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Identifier: MS.42314
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Irving produced many popular and successful works throughout his writing career, most of which were published in Britain by John Murray. The manuscripts in this sequence relate to some of these works, including 'The Crayon Miscellany' and three volumes of 'A Chronicle of the conquest of Granada'. In addition, there is an incomplete manuscript for a review for the 'Quarterly Review', and a letter that contains a personal outline of his life up until 1837.
Dates:
? 1835.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Washington Irving.
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Manuscripts by Washington Irving, with some proofs of works by Irving.
Italian essay, undated, entitled ’Vico, De Sanctis and Croce - their relationship and differences' by C E Grant., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
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Identifier: MS.15758
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most of the notebooks contain notes on a variety of subjects, only the more important of which are mentioned in descriptions.
Dates:
Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves containing material on Italian history.
James Gall, "Essay on the Structure of the Human Eye".
Item
Identifier: Acc.6798
Scope and Contents
Written for a course of popular lectures at Newhaven.
Dates:
1854.
John Riddell’s copy of ‘An Essay on the Ancient and Modern Use of Armories’ by Alexander Nisbet (Edinburgh, 1718)., 1718, 1853.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.25.8.8
Scope and Contents
Bound in at the back are notes by Riddell about the Articles of Union, and press-cuttings (mostly from ‘The Courant’), 1853, concerning the Arms of Scotland.
Dates:
1718, 1853.
Journal of John Francis Campbell written while he was travelling in the West of Scotland collecting Gaelic folklore., 1870-1871.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.50.2.2
Scope and Contents
The volume contains many Highland tales which Campbell has taken down in English in note-form. There are only one or two he has written in Gaelic.Campbell has illustrated the journal with a few watercolour sketches of Scottish Scenes (folios 10-12, 85, 87 verso, 117 verso, 158 verso-159, 166 verso, 169 verso, 283) and some miscellaneous insertions have been made throughout the volume:(i) A printed pamphlet ‘On Prehistoric Remains in the Neighbourhood of the Crinan...
Dates:
1870-1871.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
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Manuscripts, proofs and editorial commentary, with some associated correspondence, papers and notes, of John Francis Campbell and his team of collectors for ‘Popular Tales of the West Highlands’, 1859-1862, and of the later tale collection fieldwork by Campbell himself, 1870-1871.
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Collections of Tales for the ‘Popular Tales of the West Highlands’ project, with related correspondence and other papers.
Journals and correspondence of and concerning David Roberts.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7723
Scope and Contents
Comprising:1. Eastern journal, 1838-1839, of Roberts, in two volumes ("Egypt" and "Syria"), in the hand of his daughter, Christine Bicknell2. "The Roberts Festival", 1842, album containing press cuttings, reports and correspondence with or concerning Roberts3. Family correspondence, 1836-1863, of Roberts, including 60 letters to Christine and Henry Bicknell4. Draft essay, 1851, on the Royal Academy of Arts, and a page of notes, 1862, on...
Dates:
1836-1863 and undated.