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White, James Cathcart, 1853-1943 (Edinburgh graduate and advocate)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1853 - 1943

Biography

James Cathcart White (1853-1943), an Edinburgh graduate and advocate, left the Library a fine collection of some 360 works and a significant sum of money which is still used to purchase books and manuscripts today.

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Biblia, 13th century

 Item
Identifier: MS 313
Contents

This manuscript is a bible bound in three volumes, written in France in the 13th century.


For a full description of the manuscript, including writing and provenance, see the bibiography note in "Additional description".

Dates: 13th century

Book of Hours (Use of Beauvais), end of the 15th century / beginning of the 16th century

 Item
Identifier: MS 311
Contents

This manuscript is an illuminated book of hours (Use of Beauvais) written in France, probably at Senlis, in the late 15th / early 16th century.


For a full description of the manuscript, including writing and provenance, see the bibiography note in "Additional description".

Dates: end of the 15th century / beginning of the 16th century

Book of Hours (Use of Paris), end of the 15th century

 Item
Identifier: MS 309
Contents Book of Hours in French and Latin from the end of the 15th century, of French provenance and possibly Parisian. The Use is that of Paris.Kalendar: ff. 1r-6v. Contains commemorations of Saints and Martyrs, and other festivities; the most important are written in golden letters, whereas the other lines alternate blue and red for effect. Written in French. The French, and possibly Parisian, provenance is also suggested by the prominence given to the festivity of...
Dates: end of the 15th century

Book of Hours (Use of Paris), first half of the 15th century

 Item
Identifier: MS 310
Contents

This manuscript is an illuminated book of hours (Use of Paris) written in France (Paris?) in the first half of the 15th century.


For a full description of the manuscript, including writing and provenance, see the bibiography note in "Additional description".

Dates: first half of the 15th century

Book of Hours (Use of Paris), early 15th century

 Item
Identifier: MS 302
Contents

This manuscript is an illuminated book of hours (Use of Paris) written in France (Paris?) in the early 15th century.


For a full description of the manuscript, including writing and provenance, see the bibiography note in "Additional description".

Dates: early 15th century

Book of Hours (Use of Rome), 2nd half of the 15th century

 Item
Identifier: MS 305
Contents MS 305 is a richly illuminated book of hours in very good condition from the second half of the 15th century, of the Use of Rome. Books of hours were designed for the private use of individuals, and the calendar of saints' days typically contained at the beginning of these texts helps to indicate where the book was used, through its inclusion of important local saints. The calendar in MS 305 (described below) suggests that this text was made for a patron with a connection to Rheims...
Dates: 2nd half of the 15th century

Book of Hours (Use of Rome), second half of the 15th century

 Item
Identifier: MS 312
Contents

This manuscript is an illuminated book of hours (Use of Rome) written in Flanders in the second half of the 15th century.


For a full description of the manuscript, including writing and provenance, see the bibiography note in "Additional description".

Dates: second half of the 15th century

Book of Hours (Use of Rouen), 15th or 16th century

 Item
Identifier: MS 304
Contents

This manuscript is an illuminated book of hours (Use of Rouen) written in France (Rouen?) in the 15th or 16th century.


For a full description of the manuscript, including writing and provenance, see the bibiography note in "Additional description".

Dates: 15th or 16th century

Book of Hours (Use of Rouen), end of the 15th century / beginning of the 16th century

 Item
Identifier: MS 306
Contents

This manuscript is an illuminated book of hours (Use of Rouen) written in France (Rouen?) at the end of the 15th / beginning of the 16th century.


For a full description of the manuscript, including writing and provenance, see the bibiography note in "Additional description".

Dates: end of the 15th century / beginning of the 16th century

Book of Hours (Use of Sarum), 15th century

 Item
Identifier: MS 303
Contents

This manuscript is an iluminated book of hours (Use of Sarum), written for the use of a woman, perhaps in England, in the 15th century.


For a full description of the manuscript, including writing and provenance, see the bibiography note in "Additional description".

Dates: 15th century