Notebooks containing lecture notes, 1885-1895
Scope and Contents
These are notebooks containing lecture notes on the following subjects:
(a) Gaelic literature: Church and State AD 1000 - AD 1560
(b) Gaelic literature: Monastic manuscripts
(c) Celtic inscriptions
(d) Gaelic literature
(e) The unity of old Gaelic literature
(f) The old period of Gaelic literature: The early missionaries
(g) Literature of the first period: Productiveness and contents
(h) The old period of Gaelic literature: Latin
(i) Homilies, sermons, monastic rules, etc.
(j) Books of devotion: Hymns
(k) Secular Latin learning
(l) Old Gaelic verse and prose
(m) Old period of Gaelic literature in later manuscripts
(n) Later manuscripts containing literature of the old period
(o) Contents of Gaelic manuscripts
(p) The leading manuscripts of the period
(q) The reliabiblity of the authorities
(r) Language and literature of the old Gael: Latin and Gaelic
Dates
- Creation: 1885-1895
Language of Materials
English and Scottish Gaelic
Physical Description
These are well-preserved notebooks, or jotters. They are in good condition, with each notebook bound by contemporary string. The handwriting is often difficult to read. The collection of jotters are kept together by modern string.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
18 notebooks
Previous reference
Mackinnon A.2
Physical Description
These are well-preserved notebooks, or jotters. They are in good condition, with each notebook bound by contemporary string. The handwriting is often difficult to read. The collection of jotters are kept together by modern string.
Physical Facet
Material: Paper
Binding: String. Bundle held together by modern string
Dimensions
Of varying sizes
Largest size: 20.5 cm x 26.5 cm
19 cm x 23.5 cm
Creator
- From the Fonds: Mackinnon, Donald, 1839-1914 (Professor of Celtic, University of Edinburgh) (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk