Microfilms.
Found in 1088 Collections and/or Records:
Microfilm of transcript of ‘Annals of Scotland’, from 1057 to 1627, by Sir James Balfour of Denmylne.
Microfilm of transcript of correspondence, memorials, and other documents regarding the Irish Bible printed at the expense of the Honourable Robert Boyle, its distribution in the Scottish Highlands, and the creation there of libraries and schools, with reference to the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge.
Microfilm of transcripts, 19th century, of official letters and papers of the 3rd Earl of Lothian.
Microfilm of translation by Principal William Robertson of Marcus Aurelius, i, 1-16, and ii, 1-viii, 2 (incomplete).
Microfilm of travel journals, 1767, 1771, of James Robertson; and of a journal, 1776, of a tour of Scotland by an unknown traveller.
The contents are as follows:
Journal, 21 May-11 June 1776, of a tour of Scotland (MS.1021);
'Journal of James Robertson, 1767’, chiefly in the north-east, covering the counties of Aberdeen, Inverness, Caithness, and Sutherland (MS.2507);
'Journal of James Robertson, 1771’, covering Ross, Argyll, the parts of Inverness not covered in MS.2507, and the hill districts of central Scotland (MS.2508).
Microfilm of travel journals and notebooks of experiments of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet.
Microfilm of travel journals of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Captain Robert Scott of Rosebank, and Mrs Mary Graham.
Microfilm of travel journals of Francis, Lord Jeffrey; and poetry of Margaret Loudoun.
Travel journal, 1813, of Francis Jeffreys in the United States (Acc.11099/1-2);
Journal, September 1800, of a pedestrian tour in Scotland by Francis Jeffrey (MS.23223);
Diary, July-September 1823, of a journey from London to Venice and back by Francis Jeffrey travelling with Henry Cockburn and others (MS.23224);
Volume containing fair copies of poems, 1803-1809, in the hand of Margaret Loudoun (MS.23226).
Microfilm of ‘Treaties at Newcastle and London 1640-1641’; and, church papers chiefly concerning the Glasgow Assembly.
Microfilm of ‘Treatise concerning the clans, in two parts’, a fair account of the state of the Highlands about the beginning of the 18th century, with many suggestions for their improvement.
Microfilm of 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.
Microfilm of ‘True presentacon of forepast Parliament to the views of the Present timis and Posteritie’ by the learned antiquary and Judge John Dodderidge.
Microfilm of tunes collected by Donald Stuart Macdonald, Pipe Major, 1st Battalion Royal Scots, and written down in 1882.
The contents are as follows:
'Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd Music, arranged by D.S. Macdonald, Pipe Major, First Battn. the Royal Scots', Edinburgh (MS.3110), 98 frames;
Most of the material for MS.3110: 'Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd Music...', in rough form, with jottings of some reels and marches, one or two tunes from Angus Mackay's ‘Collection of ancient Piobaireachd’, and one, apparently, from the Ballindalloch Manuscript (MS.3111), 125 frames.
Microfilm of tunes from assorted music books
Microfilm of twenty-three pieces of music, chiefly dances, in French lute tablature.
Microfilm of two 11th century manuscripts.
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript, late 11th century, of Persius, Avianus, etc. from Thorney Abbey (Adv.MS.18.6.12);
Palimpsest, made up of at least five English manuscripts of the 8th to 11th centuries, overwritten in England in the late 11th century and belonging to Thorney Abbey (Adv.MS.18.7.8).
Microfilm of two account books, the first 1843-1859 and (inverted) 1822-1830, the second 1818-1829, of the farm of Glenim, Dumfriesshire.
One of the account books also contains the diary of a clerk in the lead-mines at Leadhills, June-December 1745, and July 1746, and notes on optics, 18th century.
Microfilm of two books, 1692, 1697, of household recipes of Katherin Smith and correspondence and papers, 1818-1831, undated, of Sir John Sinclair on agriculture.
The correspondence and papers of Sir John Sinclair includes translations and copies of letters on his ‘Code of agriculture’ and letters of him to Sir Patrick Murray Threipland.
Microfilm of two calligraphic manuscripts of Esther Inglis.
Microfilm of two collections of piobaireachd; and, 'Account of the Campbells of Nether Lorn and their system of Canntaireachd'.
The contents are as follows:
Typescript 'Account of the Campbells of Nether Lorn and their system of Canntaireachd', late 19th century-early 20th century (MS.2260);
Collection of pipe music, 19th century, (78 piobaireachd), compiled by William Ross, Piper to Queen Victoria (MS.3040);
Copies of piobaireachd in staff notation, 1928, (with some canntaireachd) by Simon Fraser (MS.9617).
Microfilm of two commonplace books and manuscript of a lecture.
Microfilm of two English medical manuscripts of the 12th century (each with later additions), bound together probably in the medieval period. The second at least belonged to a monk of Peterborough.
Microfilm of two entire rough proofs of ‘Geneva’ by Bernard Shaw.
Microfilm of two Gaelic manuscripts.
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript containing the letter of Prester John, and other works, ?15th century-17th century (Adv.MS.72.1.41);
Manuscript of various Gaelic texts, 17th century (Adv.MS.72.1.42).