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

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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 1 Collection or Record:

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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

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  • Subject: religious calendars X