Translations. Documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Translated versions of a text.
Found in 546 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Bramley to Braun., 1812-1928.
File
Identifier: MS.40142
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name. Some of the letters include replies.Bramley, Henry, 1878: folios 1-4;Bramwell, George, 1869: folio 5;Bramston, Mary, 1900-1902 and undated: folios 6-17;Brand, Barbarina, 1815-c1836 and undated: folios 18-180:includes letter, 1822, of Barbarina Brand to Ugo Foscolo: folios 110-111;Brand, Robert, 1910: folios...
Dates:
1812-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Crispi to Croly., 1821-1918
File
Identifier: MS.40294
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Crispi, Francesco.Letters, 1898, of Francesco Crispi to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-16.Folio 3. Handwritten translation of letter, folios 1-2, of Francesco Crispi to John Murray IV.Folios 6-16. Summaries of chapters for Francesco Crispi’s proposed memoirs.Crispi, Tommas Palamenghi.Letter, 1910, probably...
Dates:
1821-1918
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Fort to Fouche., 1818-1928.
File
Identifier: MS.40418
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Fort, George Seymour.Letter, 1888, of George Seymour Fort to Henry Francis Seymour Moore, 3rd Marquess of Drogheda. Folios 1-2.Fortescue, Hugh.Letter, 1845, of Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue, to John Murray III. Folios 3.Fortescue, John William.Letters, 1919 and 1928, of Sir John William Fortescue to John Murray IV. Folios...
Dates:
1818-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Freeman to French., 1817-1921.
File
Identifier: MS.40425
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added at the end of the sequence.Freeman, Edward Augustus.Letters, 1870-1871, of Edward Augustus Freeman to John Murray III. Folios 1-18.Folios 12-13. Letter, ?1871, of Emily Anne Smythe, Lady Strangford, to Edward Augustus Freeman. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1871, of Freeman to John Murray III, folios 10-11. Freeman,...
Dates:
1817-1921.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Higgins to Hill, H., 1813-1926.
File
Identifier: MS.40557
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Higgin, Lily.Letters, 1906 and 1908, of Lily Higgin to John Murray IV. Folios 1-36.Folios 13-16. Letter, 1906, of Benito Perez Galdos to John Murray IV. A contemporary translation of this letter is included in folios 15-16.Folios 19-20. Letter, 1906, of B Bolton to Lily Higgin. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1906, of Lily Higgin to John Murray IV,...
Dates:
1813-1926.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Howe to Howson., 1814-1918.
File
Identifier: MS.40585
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Howe, J K.Letter, 1903, of J K Howe to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Howe, J W Hamilton.Letters, undated, of J W Hamilton Howe possibly to John Murray IV. Folios 3-4.Howe, Sonia Elizabeth.Letter, 1918, of Sonia Elizabeth Howe to John Murray IV. Folios 5-6.Howe, W.Letters, 1844, of W Howe to John Murray III. ...
Dates:
1814-1918.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Jack to Jackson, G., and company names beginning with initial J., 1814-1927.
File
Identifier: MS.40603
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.J A G Weigel and Son.Letter, ?1836, of J A G Weigel and Son to John Murray III. Folio 1.J and A Burton and Scorer.Letter, 1891, of J and A Burton and Scorer, to John Murray III. Folios 2-3.J and J Leighton.Memorandum, 1896, of J and J Leighton to John Murray IV. Folio 4.J and R McCracken.Letter, 1846, of J...
Dates:
1814-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Heinrich Schliemann., 1884-1890.
File
Identifier: MS.41068
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1884-1890, of Heinrich Schliemann to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. The letters concern mostly the publication of “Tiryns”, including details of the involvement of other publishers in Europe and America. Some of the letters reveal the controversy surrounding Schliemann’s work and his efforts to respond to criticisms, and also details of his continuing excavations. Several letters of Charles Reinwald to John Murray, publishers, are included. The...
Dates:
1884-1890.
List of Inuit words with translations, compiled by John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir on Baffin Island, circa 1939, also containing correspondence, 1978-1980, and poster, 1 September 1980, relating to exhibition of Inuit photographer, Peter Pitseolak at the National Museum of Man., Circa 1939, 1978-1980.
File
Identifier: Acc.11628/80
Dates:
Circa 1939, 1978-1980.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir.
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Professional and business correspondence and papers of John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, containing some material on overseas travel.
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Papers and correspondence of John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, relating to Canada.
Literary and family papers of Sir Alexander Gray (1882-1968), Professor of Political Economy at Aberdeen and later at Edinburgh University.
Series
Identifier: MSS.26001-26018
Scope and Contents
Sir Alexander Gray published several volumes of his own poems and of translations of European ballads, and his literary papers consist of his work in these fields.
Dates:
[Circa 1916]-[circa 1960.]
Literary and personal papers of Alastair Mackie, comprising poetry notebooks and manuscripts, translations and journals.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13233
Scope and Contents
Alastair Mackie left his literary remains to his friend, and former pupil, the writer Christopher Rush. The collection was very disordered when Rush received it, and he has carried out extensive work in sorting and listing it, alongside his preparation an edition of Alastair Mackie`s collected poems for publication by Two Ravens Press. The collection primarily consists of draft manuscripts of Mackie`s Scots and English poems, and of his translations of ancient and modern European and Russian...
Dates:
1937-1995.
Literary and personal papers of Jo Clifford.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13458
Scope and Contents
Literary and personal papers, c. 1966-2013, of Jo Clifford, comprising mainly playscripts, notebooks and journals. With some earlier family papers including: two travel journals by an unidentified family member, to North Carolina in 1828 and a tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1829; First World War letters of Bertram Clifford, grandfather of Jo Clifford.
Dates:
Circa 1966-2013.
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.
Literary papers of Andrew Tannahill, including typescripts of plays, poems, articles and translations of French poetry into Scots.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12664
Dates:
circa 1920-1986.
`Livre intitule L`Ordre de chevalerie`, a French translation of a work by Ramon Lull, written by Thomas Wall, Windsor Herald, for Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.1.9
Scope and Contents
J H Stevenson in his introduction to ‘Gilbert of the Haye’s Prose Manuscript’, volume ii, pages ix-xi, puts this manuscript in his class B with other later manuscripts and the Lyons edition of 1510.The title (folio 1 verso) attributes the work to Symphorien Champier, `conseillier et premier medicin` to Antoine, Duc de Lorraine, for whom he is said to have written it. The date 1534 has been added at the end in another hand, but the manuscript was probably written earlier. In his...
Dates:
Before 1534.
Magazine files and content files of 'Cencrastus' magazine., 1989-2004.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12644/1-19
Dates:
1989-2004.
Magnus Magnusson's translations of the works of Halldór Laxness., 1948-2002.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/1-12
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
1948-2002.
'Malabar notes and memorandums, deeds - kurnums and translations' by Alexander Walker., [Circa 1800.]
File
Identifier: MS.13821
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates:
[Circa 1800.]
Manuscript and typescript drafts of prose pieces by Alastair Reid., 1967-1977, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27463
Scope and Contents
The papers include part of Alastair Reid's translation of Mario Vargas Llosa, 'Los Cachorros' with an introductory note (folio 1).
Dates:
1967-1977, undated.
Manuscript and typescript of 'Extravagaria', Alastair Reid's translation of Pablo Neruda's work., [1972, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.27450
Scope and Contents
The contents consist of manuscript drafts of the translator's note and some of the poems (folio 1), and a typescript, with a few manuscript corrections, of the whole collection (folio 29).
Dates:
[1972, or before.]
Manuscript and typescript of ‘Fully empowered’ (London, 1976), Alastair Reid's translation of Pablo Neruda’s ‘Plenos Poderes’., [1976, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.27452
Scope and Contents
The contents consist of manuscript drafts of some of the poems (folio 1) and a typescript of the whole collection with a few manuscript corrections and different typed versions.
Dates:
[1976, or before.]
Manuscript and typescript of ‘Isla Negra, a notebook’, Alastair Reid's translation of Pablo Neruda’s ‘Memorial de Isla Negra’., 1979-1981, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27454
Scope and Contents
There are manuscript drafts of a few poems (folio 1), but most of the volume consists of an incomplete typescript with manuscript corrections (folio 10). There are additional corrected typescripts of some of the poems (folio 116).
Dates:
1979-1981, undated.
Manuscript and typescripts of Don't ask me how the time goes by’ Alastair Reid's translation of José Emilio Pacheco's work, ‘No me preguntes cómo pasa el tiempo’., 1975-1976, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27456
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Photocopy of the typescript of sections I, 'In these circumstances, and II, 'Look at the way things are' (folio 1). Manuscript drafts of sections III, 'Postcards/Conversations/Epigrams' and IV, 'Animals know' are written on the versos of folio 20-34. (ii) Carbon typescript of sections I-IV heavily annotated by Jose Emilio Pacheco (folio 35); (iii) Carbon typescript of corrections to be made by the printer (folio 105).
Dates:
1975-1976, undated.
Manuscript annotations of the first half of the eighteenth century on an interleaved copy 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)., 1st half of 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.16485
Scope and Contents
The annotations consist of: (i) Parsing, translation and etymology (all in Latin) of words from the Greek text of fables 1-22, almost identical with the corresponding part of MS.16484 (folios 4-22); (ii) Diagrams for the definitions and propositions of Euclid, books 1-4, 6 (folios 23-39); (iii) Trigonometrical diagrams and problems (folios l, 39 verso-46); (iv) Algebraic problems (folios 49-54).
Dates:
1st half of 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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).
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