Romances. Document genre.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Poetic or prosaic literary forms derived from medieval narratives of love, legendary or heroic adventures, and chivalry. Extends to narratives about important religious figures, or fantastic or supernatural events.
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
13th-century manuscript, produced in France, containing the 'Perceval' of Chrétien de Troyes, with the First and Second Continuations and the Continuation of Manessier.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.1.5
Scope and Contents
Manuscript produced in France containing the 'Perceval' of Chrétien de Troyes, with the First and Second Continuations and the Continuation of Manessier. The manuscript is the work of one scribe and is written in two columns of 40 lines.The place of production of the manuscript has been attributed by Hilka (1932), Micha (1939) and Roach (1949) to the eastern part of France based on the language. Nixon reports that more recent scholarship has localised the manuscript to the border...
Dates:
13th century.
Description and transcription, 19th century, of a manuscript of the German translation of the romance of 'Pontus and Sidonia', 1465, in the Landesbibliothek Gotha.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.1.14
Scope and Contents
The volume contains a 19th-century description and transcription of manuscript Chart. A 590, held in the Forschungsbibliothek Gotha. Chart. A 590 contains the German translation of the French romance 'Pontus and Sidonia', and according to a scribal colophon was written in 1465 by Nicolaus Huber, presbyter in Brixen. The German translation has been attributed to Eleanor of Austria (1433-1480), daughter of King James I of Scotland and wife of Sigismund, Archduke of Austria. The...
Dates:
1465, 19th century, probably early 1820s.
Late 13th-century manuscript produced in France, possibly in the Lorraine region, containing the prose romance of Tristan.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.1.3
Scope and Contents
Late 13th-century manuscript produced France, possibly the Lorraine region, containing the prose romance of Tristan. Borland has attributed the manuscript to the early 14th century. Meyer and Vinaver both assigned it to the 13th century. Johnson suggests that the manuscript was possibly written from dictation by a scribe accustomed to the forms of Old French prevalent in Lorraine. The work is written in triple columns of 60 lines each, except where lais or chansons are introduced. ...
Dates:
Late 13th century.
Literary manuscripts from the library at Newbattle Abbey., 17th century-19th century.
Series
Identifier: MSS.5752-5764
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.
Dates:
17th century-19th century.
Manuscript, nineteenth century, of 'Ishqnama-i Gulbadan o Naunihal', the loves of Naunihal and Gulbadan, a Dakkani (Urdu) poem composed by Ahmed Ali, circa 1200 A.H. (1785 A.D.)., Circa 1785.
Item
Identifier: MS.5784
Scope and Contents
The poem is a complete versification of the popular Indian romance. It is written in double columns with six illuminated drawings.
Dates:
Circa 1785.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Manuscripts from the library at Newbattle Abbey.
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Two manuscripts from the library at Newbattle Abbey: Persian astrological calendar, probably 19th century; and a manuscript of the 'Ishqnama-i Gulbadan o Naunihal' (The loves of Naunihal and Gulbadan), circa 1200 A.H. (1785 A.D.).
Manuscript of book I and chapters I-XV of book II of ‘Zaidee: a romance’ by Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant., [1854, or before-1855, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.4857
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.
Dates:
[1854, or before-1855, or before.]
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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Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscript of books I and II, and the first twenty-two chapters of book III, of ‘Zaidee: a romance’ by Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant.
Manuscript of books I and II, and the first twenty-two chapters of book III, of ‘Zaidee: a romance’ by Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant., [1854, or before-1855, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.4857-4858
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.
Dates:
[1854, or before-1855, or before.]
Manuscript of chapters XVI-XXXV of book II and chapters I-XXII of book III of ‘Zaidee: a romance’ by Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant., [1854, or before-1855, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.4858
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.
Dates:
[1854, or before-1855, or before.]
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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Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscript of books I and II, and the first twenty-two chapters of book III, of ‘Zaidee: a romance’ by Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant.
Manuscript of ‘The betrothed’ by Sir Walter Scott., [1825, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.23047
Microfilm of 13th century manuscript, 'Perceval' of Chrétien de Troyes.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.225
Dates:
13th century.
Microfilm of 13th century manuscript, 'Perceval' of Chrétien de Troyes.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.808
Dates:
13th century.
Microfilm of 13th century manuscript, the prose romance of Tristan.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.85
Dates:
Late 13th century.
Microfilm of ‘Clariodus’, a verse romance in five books.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.455
Dates:
16th century.
Microfilm of collection of romances and religious material, mostly in verse, written in the North Midlands by Richard Heeg with some items by James Hawghton and additions in other hands.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.549
Dates:
[Circa 1480.]
Microfilm of manuscripts of ‘The betrothed’ and ‘Chronicles of the Canongate’ by Sir Walter Scott, from the Pforzheimer Library.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.875
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript, [1825, or before], of ‘The betrothed’ by Sir Walter Scott (MS.23047);
Manuscript, [before 1829], of the ‘Chronicles of the Canongate’, 1st and 2nd series, by Sir Walter Scott (MS.23048).
Dates:
[1825, or before; before 1829.]
Microfilm of romance of the lovers Pamphilia and Deiphebo.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.846
Dates:
Early 16th century.
Microfilm of the correspondence and literary manuscripts of Margaret Oliphant (Adam Matthew, 1999).
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1209-1234
Scope and Contents
The content descriptions for each microfilm are taken from the catalogue descriptions of the original items and as such there may be variations between the contents of the microfilms and the descriptions provided.
The dates are taken from the accession records for the original documents and might not be the specific dates of the documents on the microfilm.
Dates:
?19th century-[?1921].
Microfilm of the correspondence and literary manuscripts of Margaret Oliphant. Reel 4. ‘Margaret Maitland’ and ‘Zaidee’., [1849, or before-1855, or before.]
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1213
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript, [1849, or before], of chapters i-iii of ‘Passages in the life of Mrs Margaret Maitland’ by Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant (MS.4856); Manuscript, [1854, or before-1855, or before], of book I and chapters I-XV of book II of ‘Zaidee: a romance’ by Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant (MS.4857);Manuscript, [1854, or before-1855, or before], of chapters XVI-XXXV of book II and chapters I-XXII of book III of ‘Zaidee: a romance’ by...
Dates:
[1849, or before-1855, or before.]
Notebook containing an apparently unpublished romance, 'Egmont', by William Edmondstoune Aytoun., Mid 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.4924
Scope and Contents
This is not a translation of Goethe's work of the same title.
Dates:
Mid 19th 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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Letters and papers of William Edmondstoune Aytoun, which, on his death, came into the hands of John Blackwood as his executor.
Notebook of Albert David Mackie containing cuttings with an index at the back, and two chapters of a romance entitled 'Pug and Eros', apparently unpublished., 2nd quarter of 20th century-[before 1955.]
Item
Identifier: MS.9921
Dates:
2nd quarter of 20th century-[before 1955.]
Romance of the lovers Pamphilia and Deiphebo., Early 16th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.3058
Scope and Contents
The romance begins, 'La antiqua et diu observata consuetudine', and ends, 'Tu adunque Illustrissimo et Magnifico lettore vivi felice: et amia damni pensando habbi alcuna volta compassione: Vale'. The narrative is interspersed with letters, sonnets, and other verse. The manuscript is written in a cursive humanistic script of the early sixteenth century, probably influenced by Ludovico degli Arrighi.The title-page (folio 1) is surrounded by a border divided by gilt...
Dates:
Early 16th century.
Typescript, undated, of 'Marguerite, a romance of Creçy’ by Margaret Noël-Paton., Mid 20th century-late 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.27474
Dates:
Mid 20th century-late 20th century.
Unfinished romance entitled 'The History of Adelaida de Matignon', in the hand of the 6th Marquess of Lothian., 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.5759
Scope and Contents
The manuscript lacks two leaves between folios 8 and 9.
Dates:
18th century.
Unfinished untitled romance, in the hand of Henrietta, Marchioness of Lothian, set in the time of the Crusades., 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.5760
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.
Dates:
18th century.