Indexes. Reference sources.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Lists, usually in alphabetical order, of persons and/or subjects referred to in documents, with location of references thereto.
Found in 524 Collections and/or Records:
Style book of Scots law forms of the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century., Late 17th century-early 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.2803
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Many of the manuscripts contain notes, indexes, etc., by George Neilson.
Dates:
Late 17th century-early 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Manuscripts collected by George Neilson, Glasgow, author of ‘Trial by combat’ (Glasgow, 1890) and joint-editor of the ‘Acta Dominorum Concilii, 1496-1501’ (Edinburgh, 1918).
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Style book of Scots Law forms, of the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century.
Subscription book of the Darien Company: lists of subscribers of capital, with signatures; and index thereto., 1696.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.83.1.1-83.1.2
Subscription books of the Darien Company., 1696.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.83.1.1-83.1.4
“Swinton’s kirk MSS”, a collection of original 17th-century Scottish historical documents, and of copies, 18th century.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.31.2.18-20
Scope and Contents
The papers appear to have belonged to Lord Swinton, and may be the collection of the Reverend Samuel Semple, Swinton’s maternal grandfather (cf. FES i, 172).
Dates:
17th century.
‘Tales from the people of Sutherland’: stories, beliefs, riddles, etc., collected by Miss Charlotte Louisa Dempster., 1859.
File
Identifier: MS.2140
Scope and Contents
The volume contains entries by various writers, including John F Campbell of Islay, by whom there is an index (folio 2) and a sketch (folio 184).
Dates:
1859.
'The Arms of Noblemen, Knights, and others who have been Recorded in the Books of the Lyon Office at Edinburgh. [Compiled, over a period of years at the end of the seventeenth century, by] Henry Frazer, Ross Herauld & Painter'.
Item
Identifier: MS.2564
Scope and Contents
Henry Frazer’s signature is on page 710.
There are additions throughout in various hands including that of David Deuchar, Seal Engraver, Edinburgh, who also compiled the indexes (cf. Adv.MSS.35.6.15-35.6.16). There are thirteen coats crudely emblazoned and a sketch of the seal of office of the Lyon King of Arms.
Dates:
Late 17th century.
The Clan Gregor Centre archive.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11713/1-85
Scope and Contents
Material concerning the history and genealogy of the McGregors, including printed items and a full set of the journal "The Quaich", 1989-1997.The arrangement and description of the papers from the Clan Gregor Centre was undertaken by Sheila McGregor on behalf of the Centre. The described papers represent the activities of a small number of people who collected and compiled them over many years, combining traditional knowledge with research to both preserve and extend information...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1915-1926, 1981-1999, undated.
‘The works of Robert Burns’ edited by W Scott Douglas (Edinburgh, 1877-1879); with index to the manuscript insertions., 1877-1879, 1914.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15955-15968
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Cowie manuscripts include the final version of ‘The gentle shepherd, a Scots pastorall comedy’ by Allan Ramsay (MS.15972).
Dates:
1877-1879, 1914.
Three indexes, undated, of names (possibly of shareholders) concerning the Darien Company., [Circa 1700.]
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.83.6.9
Three journals of Sir Patrick Walker describing a `Tour to the West of Scotland from Edinburgh to Arran by Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Saltcoats and Return to Edinburgh by Greenock. From July 24th to 13 Sept. 1797 inclusive`, volume 1., 1798.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.20.5.1
Scope and Contents
This volume describes the tour from 24 July to 10 August, with particular reference to his visit to Glasgow and of his stay on Arran.
Dates:
1798.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Three journals of Sir Patrick Walker, Advocate, describing a `Tour to the West of Scotland from Edinburgh to Arran by Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Saltcoats and Return to Edinburgh by Greenock. From July 24th to 13 Sept. 1797 inclusive`.
Three journals of Sir Patrick Walker describing a `Tour to the West of Scotland from Edinburgh to Arran by Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Saltcoats and Return to Edinburgh by Greenock. From July 24th to 13 Sept. 1797 inclusive`, volume 2., 1798.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.20.5.2
Scope and Contents
This volume continues the account of Walker’s activities on Arran from 11 August. The return journey is then recounted with lengthy descriptions of Bute, Rothesay and Greenock.
Dates:
1798.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Three journals of Sir Patrick Walker, Advocate, describing a `Tour to the West of Scotland from Edinburgh to Arran by Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Saltcoats and Return to Edinburgh by Greenock. From July 24th to 13 Sept. 1797 inclusive`.
Three journals of Sir Patrick Walker describing a `Tour to the West of Scotland from Edinburgh to Arran by Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Saltcoats and Return to Edinburgh by Greenock. From July 24th to 13 Sept. 1797 inclusive`, volume 3., 1798.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.20.5.3
Scope and Contents
This volume begins on 13 September, describing the last stage of the journey, his visit to Paisley in particular. The remainder of the volume contains as an Appendix, a `General Description of the Island of Arran` (folio 45), covering all aspects of Island life.
Dates:
1798.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Three journals of Sir Patrick Walker, Advocate, describing a `Tour to the West of Scotland from Edinburgh to Arran by Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Saltcoats and Return to Edinburgh by Greenock. From July 24th to 13 Sept. 1797 inclusive`.
Transcript by Pier Asdentz of an Italian translation of the philosophical work by the Reverend Father Pier Maria Ferrari: ‘"Introduzione d`Alcinoo Filosofo agli Insegnamenti di Platone". Tradotta dalla Greca favella nella nostra Italiana dal R.P. Pier Maria Ferrari, Genovese delle Scuole Pie, trascritta dall`originale da me. Pier Maria Asdentz, Genova: 1737’.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.8.2
Scope and Contents
Bound with the transcript is the Greek text ‘Alkinoou Philosophou Eis Ta Ton Platonos Dogmata Eisagoge/Alcinoi Philosophi ad Platonis Dogmata Introductio’, printed in Venice by Aldus, 1521 (folios 56-83 verso). Alcinous, 2nd century AD Middle Platonist philosopher (long misidentified with another Middle Platonist philosopher, Albinus), wrote a handbook of Platonism entitled ‘Didaskalikos ton Platonos dogmaton’ (cf. ‘Alcinoos, Enseignement des Doctrines de Platon’ and ‘Alcinous,...
Dates:
1737.
Transcript, late 18th century, made for George Chalmers, of Thomas Innes`s ‘Civil and Ecclesiastical History of Scotland, from A.D 80 – A.D. 818’; volume 1: books 1 and 2 covering the period A.D. 80-597., 2nd quarter of 18th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.22.2.6
Scope and Contents
There is a chronological index and the author`s preface at the beginning of the manuscript, with the addition of a copyof a letter in Latin from Innes to David Wilkins (folio 258), dated 23 November, 1735, Paris, discussing the ancient manner of holding synods in Scotland, which was published in Wilkins`s ‘Concilia’, volume I, page xxvii. There are also copies of a letter of Innes, 1736, concerning the Sarum Liturgy used in Scotland and extracts of letters of Francis Atterbury,...
Dates:
2nd quarter of 18th century.
Transcript of the diaries of Eric Harald Macbeth Robertson.
File
Identifier: Acc.12121
Scope and Contents
Robertson discribes his artwork and other activities, and artistic life in Edinburgh. Includes indexes to the diaries and biographical notes on persons mentioned in the text.
Dates:
1907-1924.
Transcript of tunes found in John Playford's ‘Dancing Master’, and in William Christie's 'Collection of Strathspeys'., [1820], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.3300 [Glen.185]
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Transcripts of tunes found in various editions of John Playford's 'Dancing master, including those for the treble violin (folio 32), and of tunes in William Christie's ‘Collection of Strathspeys' (folio iv verso); with notes and index by John Muir Wood (initials on folio 48 verso).
Dates:
[1820], undated.
Transcripts, late 18th century (the paper of Adv.MS.22.2.5 being watermarked 1798), made for George Chalmers, the antiquary, of Thomas Innes`s ‘Civil and Ecclesiastical History of Scotland, from A.D 80 – A.D. 818’.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.22.2.5-22.2.6
Scope and Contents
The hand appears to be that of George Chalmers’s nephew, James Chalmers.
Dates:
2nd quarter of 18th century.
Transcripts of ‘Cartularium insule missarum’, being the Register of the Abbey of Inchaffray, and of a charter, 1444, of Robert Mersar of Innerpeffray., 1444.
File
Identifier: MS.2685
Scope and Contents
The transcripts were made by John Dillon, Secretary of the Maitland Club, probably in 1812 (see folio 63 and watermark), the charter of Robert Mersar of Innerpeffray beginning on folio 61. They are followed by a short calendar (folio 65) and index, also by Dillon, on paper watermarked 1823.
Dates:
1444.
Transcripts of the Lauderdale correspondence, British Museum Add.MSS.23113-23138 and 23243-23251, made by George Vere Irving, circa 1864., 1656-1665.
File
Identifier: MSS.3423-3424
Scope and Contents
Inserted are letters of George Vere Irving and Adam Sim, and a note by David Douglas, the Edinburgh publisher.
Dates:
1656-1665.
Treatises on medicine, astronomy and astrology written by Francisco Argilagues of Valencia, mostly while he was studying medicine at Siena in 1472-1473, with an addition made at Padua in 1480.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.6.2
Scope and Contents
From the subscriptions and the physical make-up of the volume it appears that there were originally four booklets, bound together a century later.The contents of the volume are as follows:- Written in 1472 with additions in 1480:`Sermo de conservatione sanitatis` by Filippe Bandini of Arezzo (‘Catalogue of Incipits of Medieval Scientific Writings in Latin’, column 1294). The beginning is lost but author (Philip de Roderia) and title (`Regimen...
Dates:
1472-1480.
Two 13th-century English medical manuscripts, bound together from an early date, each in the hands of two scribes.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.2.5
Scope and Contents
(i) Serapion (ibn Sarābī). `Liber aggeratus in medicinis simplicibus`, translated by Simon of Genoa and Abraham Tortuosiensis, incipit `Postquam vidi librum Dyascoridis et librum Galeni in medicinis` (folio 1).(ii) Alī ibn al-`Abbās al-Mağūsī. `Pantegni`, translated by Constantinus Africanus (folio 123). The text is sometimes attributed to Isaac (Isḥāq ibn Sulaiman al-Isrāeli) and was printed in his ‘Opera’. This is the earliest version of Constantinus` translation; it contains...
Dates:
13th century.
Two volumes on secular antiquities, being the second and third parts of a work in three volumes by Richard Augustine Hay on the ecclesiastical and secular antiquities of Scotland., 1700-1707, or after.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.1.9(i)-(ii)
Scope and Contents
The two volumes, known and frequently cited as `Hay`s Memoirs`, contain accounts of varying lengths and detail of titled, landed and other Scottish families, preceded by contents lists, and followed by indexes of names and, in 34.1.9(i), lists of books relating to the subject by Scottish writers (folio 347 verso), Irish writers (folio 360), and English writers (folio 361 verso), and by accounts of Scotsmen who died abroad (folio 365). In addition to four architectural drawings of (the...
Dates:
1700-1707, or after.
Typed indexes of potential additional entries of Niccolò novel series., Undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/481-482
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary and personal papers of Dorothy Dunnett.
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Literary papers relating to the Dorothy Dunnett companion volumes by Elspeth Morrison.
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Literary papers relating to 'The Dorothy Dunnett companion' by Elspeth Morrison, volume two.
Typed 'List of Contributions to "Blackwood's Magazine", 1817-1870', arranged chronologically by the monthly issues of the magazine, each article being listed with, wherever possible, its author., 3rd quarter of 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.4893
Scope and Contents
The compilation of this list was based primarily on MS.4892. The gaps, mainly in the earlier portions, have been filled in as far as possible from Professor Alan Lang Strout's ‘Bibliography of articles in “Blackwood's Magazine”, 1817-1825’ (Lubbock, Texas, 1959), and from information supplied by him.
Dates:
3rd quarter of 20th century.
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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Lists of contributors to "Blackwood's Magazine", forming a guide to the identity of the authors of anonymous articles, compiled in the National Library of Scotland from information supplied by Messrs William Blackwood and Sons, and from the researches of Professor Alan Lang Strout.
Typed 'List of Contributions to "Blackwood's Magazine", 1871-1900', transcribed from the original Contributors' Books belonging to Messrs Blackwood and Sons., 3rd quarter of 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.4894
Scope and Contents
The list is arranged chronologically by the monthly issues of the magazine, each article being listed with its author.
Dates:
3rd quarter of 20th century.
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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Lists of contributors to "Blackwood's Magazine", forming a guide to the identity of the authors of anonymous articles, compiled in the National Library of Scotland from information supplied by Messrs William Blackwood and Sons, and from the researches of Professor Alan Lang Strout.