Manuscripts.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to handwritten documents, and may also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.
Found in 6594 Collections and/or Records:
Autograph manuscript of `The fair Unfortunate; or, the Tragedy of Jane Douglas, the Lady Glamis’, an unpublished drama in blank verse by Alexander Campbell, the editor Of ‘Albyn’s Anthology’.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.3.22
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is undated, but another hand has added the date 27 November, 1819 (folio 89 verso).
Two sheets of musical accompaniment to songs in the text have been inserted (folios 41, 51).
Tipped in at the front of the volume is a letter, 1821, from the proprietors of Covent Garden Theatre, rejecting the play.
Dates:
1819.
Autograph manuscript of "The Raid of Rittersford" by Walter Scott, later published with variations as "Jamie Telfer of the Fair Donhead" in "The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border" (1802)
Item
Identifier: Acc.12712
Dates:
1796.
Autograph manuscripts and typescripts of James Ramsay MacDonald entitled "Parliament and Revolution" and "India: Imprsessions and Opinions".
File
Identifier: Acc.11026
Dates:
circa 1910-1919.
Autograph manuscripts "Autumn" and "The Celtic Genius", poems of Hugh MacDiarmid
File
Identifier: Acc.10881
Dates:
circa 1960.
Autograph manuscripts of 'A child's history of Scotland' and 'The life and death of Jeanne d'Arc the maid of France' by Margaret Oliphant., [1895 or before], [1896 or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.23205
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Chapters ix-xxii (last) of ‘A child's history of Scotland’, which was published (London, 1895) (folio 1); (ii) 'The life and death of Jeanne d'Arc the maid of France' which was published under the title ‘Jeanne d'Arc her life and death’ (London, 1896) (folio 65). Some of the sheets used are fragments, and some of these are stuck together to form composite sheets.
Dates:
[1895 or before], [1896 or before.]
Autograph manuscripts of ten poems by Edwin Morgan on "Scotland`s favourite paintings" as selected by readers of `The Herald`.
File
Identifier: Acc.12948
Scope and Contents
With related papers and notes by Lesley Duncan, and a copy of the resulting book "Beyond the Sun" (Edinburgh, 2007).
Dates:
2005-2007.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh., 1786-1822.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.6.1-81.6.32
Scope and Contents
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Appendix, Chapter I `Teinds` (folio 1); Chapter II `Patronage` (folio 262) (Volume VI, pages 161-270)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.31
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
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Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Appendix `Contract of Insurance` (Volume III, pages 310-402)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.12
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part I, Chapter II `Husband and Wife`, 1st part (Volume I, pages 19-146)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part I, Chapter II `Husband and Wife`, 2nd part (folio 1); Chapter Ill `Parent and Child` (folio 83) (Volume I, pages 146-241)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part I, Chapter IV `Guardian and Ward` (folio 1); Chapter V `Voluntary Servants` (folio 156) (Volume I, pages 243-354)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part II, Chapter I `Distinctions of Things - Rights - Personal Rights - Contract - Sale` (folio 1); Chapter II `Location - Tack` (folio 148) (Volume II, pages 1-108)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part II, Chapter Ill `Charter Party` (folio 1); Chapter IV `Loan` (folio 43); Chapter V `Mandate` (folio 94) (Volume II, pages 109-170)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part II, Chapter IX `Assignation of Personal Claims` (folio 1); Chapter X `Extinction of Obligations by Payment` (folio 35); Chapter XI `Extinction by Compensation and Retention` (folio 60); Chapter XII `Extinction by Novation` (folio 133) (Volume III, pages 1-62)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.7
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part II, Chapter VI `Society` (folio 1); Chapter VII `Cautionry` (folio 87); Chapter VIII `Bills of Exchange` (folio 171) (Volume II, pages 171-275)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.6
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part II, Chapter XIII `Extinction by Prescription` (Volume III, pages 63-119)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.8
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part II, Chapter XIV `Obligations ex Delicto` (folio 1); Chapter XV `Obligations Quasi ex Contractu` (folio 99); Chapter XVI `Obligations Quasi ex Delicto` (folio 141) (Volume III, pages 120-198)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.9
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part III, Chapter I `The Right of Property` (Volume III, pages 201-261)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.10
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part III, Chapter II `Servitudes` (Volume III, pages 262-309)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.11
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part III, Chapter III `Pledge and Hypotheck` (folio 1); Chapter IV `Exclusive Privilege` (folio 107) (Volume IV, pages 1-72)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.13
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part III, Chapter V `Tacks` (Volume IV, pages 73-124)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.14
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part IV, Chapter I `The Feudal Investiture` (Volume IV, pages 127-187)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.15
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part IV, Chapter II “The Superior`s Estate” (Volume IV, pages 188-236)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.16
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh; Part IV, Chapter III “The Vassal`s Estate” (Volume IV, pages 237-274)., 1786-1822.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.17
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Hume originally wrote out his lectures in bound notebooks, but over the years he revised, added, and deleted, and in many cases he rewrote pages or sections on separate sheets, and the original structure is usually destroyed. Sometimes the original version has survived alongside the new, sometimes it has not; some pages whose context has disappeared are collected in Adv.MS.81.6.32, which also contains a section on bankruptcy which Hume apparently later omitted (not printed in the Stair...
Dates:
1786-1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.
/
Autograph manuscripts of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.