Interleaves.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Sheets of paper or tissue, usually blank, placed, adhered, or bound in between leaves of text or illustrations for protective or decorative purposes or for taking notes.
Found in 135 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscript annotations of the first half of the eighteenth century on interleaved copies of ‘Fabularum aesopicarum delectus, cum Rogeri L'Estrange, equitis, interpretatione Anglica, necnon Latina variorum, Horatii, Phaedri, Faerni, &c. In usum studiosae juventutis Academiae Edinensis’ (Edinburgi, apud Jacobum Watson, MDCCX).
Series
Identifier: MSS.16484-16485
Scope and Contents
The similarity of the annotations suggests that these volumes reflect closely the elementary teaching of Greek at Edinburgh University in that period, and possibly that students were able to buy or encouraged to have the book interleaved. The only other copy recorded by D Wyn Evans in ‘James Watson of Edinburgh: a bibliography of works from his press 1695-1722’, Edinburgh Bibliography Society Transactions, volume V, part 2, 1982, number 190, in Edinburgh Central Public Library, is not...
Dates:
1st half of 18th century
Manuscript, first page proofs, and an interleaved proof copy of J A Harvie-Brown, "The Wonderful Trout".
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.3467
Scope and Contents
With relevant notes and correspondence.
Dates:
1898.
Material of Alexander Philip on the reform of the calendar, including an interleaved copy of ‘The determination of Easter Day’ (London, 1915) by A M W Downing, typescript and manuscript notes, press-cuttings and letters., 1914-1929.
File
Identifier: MS.10308
Microfilm of interleaved and annotated copy of ’Hamlet … by William Shakespeare … printed from the acting copy, with remarks and critical, by D G … as performed at the Theatre Royal, London’ (London, [?1826-?1847]), used as a prompt book for the 1849 production at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh with Thomas Powrie in the leading role.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1375
Dates:
[?1826-?1847], 1849.
Microfilm of ‘Magnum Opus’ of Sir Walter Scott, volume 24: ‘Novels and romances of the author of Waverley [Sir Walter Scott]. Volume VI. Peveril of the peak [continued and] Quentin Durward [part only]’ (Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co. 1824); interleaved with the author’s annotations, corrections and additions, 1828-1831.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1829
Dates:
1824, 1828-1831
Notebook of General Sir George Murray containing his copy of the general orders, 12 June 1796-2 May 1797, issued by General Sir Ralph Abercromby during the expedition against the West Indies., 1796-1797.
Item
Identifier: MS.21111
Scope and Contents
The volume has blotting paper interleaves.
Dates:
1796-1797.
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 Murrays of Ochtertyre.
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Miscellaneous papers of the Murray family.
Notebook of John Marshall containing personal accounts, 1807-1809, and notes, undated, on the study of history., 1807-1809, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.15373
Scope and Contents
The notebook contains interleaves of blotting paper, many of which have been used to take notes.
Dates:
1807-1809, undated.
Notes of the lectures of Jacobus Gronovius on the ‘Annals and Histories of Tacitus’, delivered at Leyden, interleaved with the Elzevir edition of Tacitus, 1640., 1693-1694.
Series
Identifier: MSS.2770-2771
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Many of the manuscripts contain notes, indexes, etc., by George Neilson.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1693-1694.
Notes of the lectures of Jacobus Gronovius on the ‘Annals' of Tacitus, delivered at Leyden., 1693.
File
Identifier: MS.2770
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Many of the manuscripts contain notes, indexes, etc., by George Neilson.
Dates:
1693.
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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Notes of the lectures of Jacobus Gronovius on the ‘Annals and Histories of Tacitus’, delivered at Leyden, interleaved with the Elzevir edition of Tacitus, 1640.
Notes of the lectures of Jacobus Gronovius on the 'Histories' of Tacitus, delivered at Leyden., 1694.
File
Identifier: MS.2771
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Many of the manuscripts contain notes, indexes, etc., by George Neilson.
Dates:
1694.
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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Notes of the lectures of Jacobus Gronovius on the ‘Annals and Histories of Tacitus’, delivered at Leyden, interleaved with the Elzevir edition of Tacitus, 1640.
Notes taken by Alexander Cunningham, afterwards Sir Alexander Dick, Baronet, of Prestonfield, when attending Herman Boerhaave’s lectures in Leyden from 1724 to 1726, interleaved with Herman Boerhaave’s ‘Institutiones medicae’, 3rd edition (1720), wanting all after page 320.
File
Identifier: MS.737
Dates:
1724-1726.
'Of printing in Scotland' and 'Of printing in Ireland' from ‘Typographical antiquities’ by Joseph Ames, edited by William Herbert, volume iii, pages 1467-1526, interleaved, with numerous notes and insertions in several hands., 4th quarter of 18th century-4th quarter of 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.9989
Scope and Contents
The printed items are preceded (folio 2) by a manuscript by Robert Dickson, circa 1876, 'Sketch of the introduction and progress of the art of printing in Scotland in the sixteenth century', most of which was incorporated into ‘The annals of Scottish printing’ by Dickson and J P Edmond (Cambridge, 1890).
Dates:
4th quarter of 18th century-4th quarter of 19th century.
Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21193-21198
Dates:
1569-1876, undated.
'Paradise lost' by John Milton, books iii-vi, pages 193-535 (printed), interleaved, with autograph notes of John Gibson Lockhart, as if in preparation of a new edition., [1813, or after.]
File
Identifier: MS.1629
Scope and Contents
The paper is water-marked 1813.
Dates:
[1813, or after.]
‘Paradise of daynty devises’, compiled by Richard Edwards, 'copied in October 1798 from a MS. copy made by the late Mr Herbert, now in the Collection of Francis Douce Esqr., by John Brand, in Somerset House'. , 1577.
File
Identifier: MS.2754
Scope and Contents
There is one poem, 'Upon the Life and death of the noble Earle of Penbrooke', by W Hunnis (folio 39), which seems not to be in any of the surviving editions. After the copy of William Herbert's manuscript there are copies of other poems of the Paradise: numbers 36, 76, 80, and 118 of H E Rollins's edition (folios 113, 146-148).Interleaved with the volume there is a manuscript copy (folio 115) by Herbert (see folio ii) of Hew Rhodes, ‘Boke of nurture’, printed by Thomas Petyt, now...
Dates:
1577.
‘Peninsular scenery illustrated in a series of views, taken from nature A.D. 1819. By an amateur’ (London, 1824), with manuscript descriptions by the author, George Lewis Augustus Douglas, of the engraved scenes.
File
Identifier: MS.10341 [AB.9.204.07]
Scope and Contents
This text is a condensed version of an earlier text (MS.10361), but contains all the engravings included in the earlier journal in a later, possibly a third, state.
Although the engraved title page is dated 1824, the manuscript interleaves were probably written in 1836 as the paper of the text is watermarked 1835. The item is inscribed 'Presented, by the author, to his much esteemed friend Alexander Thomson, of Banchory, Esq. A.D.1836' (folio 2), and a copy of a note (folio 4) from the Duke...
Dates:
1819, [?1836].
‘Pharmacopœia Pauperum, in usum Nosocomii Regii Edinburgensis’ (Edinburgh, 1752), interleaved with further recipes and notes, apparently the work of a student, Charles Wilson, whose signature appears on the end-paper.
File
Identifier: MS.9757
Dates:
1752, undated.
Photocopies of six sample pages of annotations on the interleavings of a Bible.
File
Identifier: Acc.6170
Dates:
1610.
Printed copy of the song, 'Tranent Muir' by Sir Walter Scott, interleaved with anonymous explanatory notes and annotations, with an endorsement by Scott.
File
Identifier: MS.23056
Scope and Contents
The endorsement by Sir Walter Scott is as follows, 'Tranent Muir & Notes to be taken in page 189'.
Dates:
[1791, or after.]
Printed copy of 'Torwatletie' (Glasgow, 1950) by Robert McLellan, interleaved with stage directions in manuscript for the part of Ailie., 1950.
Item
Identifier: MS.26341
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Robert McLellan's early plays were intended for the stage, but he later wrote for both radio and television. Not all were published, and many circulated in typescript copies.
Dates:
1950.
Printed items with notes and other bibliographical material inserted by Robert Dickson, the surgeon and bibliographer.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9989-9990
Dates:
4th quarter of 18th century-4th quarter of 19th century.
Printed 'Specimen of notes on the statute law of Scotland, from the first parliament of James I to the accession of James VI', by David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, interleaved, with autograph notes by Andrew Crosbie, Advocate.
Item
Identifier: MS.1697
Scope and Contents
This is one of the copies issued privately and sent to legal authorities for their remarks.
Dates:
[?1768.]
Producer's typescript of 'A Master of Men', a three-act play by Joe Corrie about a colliery manager., [1944, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.26505
Scope and Contents
The typescript gives the dialogue only, but has been interleaved with typed stage directions and notes. The play was first produced by the Citizens' Theatre Company in 1944.
Dates:
[1944, or before.]
Prompt copy of two productions of ‘Guy Mannering’ a musical play by Daniel Terry, based on the novel of Sir Walter Scott.
File
Identifier: MS.23133
Dates:
1827, 1840-1869.
Proof copy of a reprint of "Jones’s directory or, useful pocket companion, for the year 1786", interleaved and heavily annotated by John Buchanan, 'Glasguensis'.
Item
Identifier: MS.2558
Scope and Contents
There are some proof corrections on the title-page by James MacLehose, the publisher, and on the fly-leaf his signature and a note by his son, the donor.
Dates:
1863.