Gaelic literature (Notes for series of lectures), 1892-1893
Scope and Contents
A bundle of 7 notebooks, containing notes or scripts for lectures on a lecture series, which took place in the academic year 1892-93. The following notebooks survive:
'(I) Three periods of Gaelic literature; (II) Did the heathen Gael write books?; and (III) The extant literature of ecclesiastical Latin' (Item B46a)
A draft of 'Did the heathen Gael write books?' (Item B46b)
'Literature of the 1st period: Latin commentators and controversialists' (Item B46c)
'The early Gaelic missionaries' (Item B46d)
'Old Gaelic literature: The Glosses' (Item B46e)
'Old Gaelic literature: The Glosses' (Item B46f)
'(XI) Later manuscripts containing literature of the old period; and (XII) The annals and chronicles' (Item B46g)
Dates
- Creation: 1892-1893
Language of Materials
English
Some excerpts in Scottish Gaelic
Physical Description
The pages and binding of all notebooks are in excellent condition. None of the notebooks have front or back covers. The ink is unfaded, but the handwriting is occasionally difficult to decipher
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
7 notebooks
Previous reference
Mackinnon B.46
Physical Description
The pages and binding of all notebooks are in excellent condition. None of the notebooks have front or back covers. The ink is unfaded, but the handwriting is occasionally difficult to decipher
Physical Facet
Material: Paper
Binding: Pages folded and inserted into one another. Individual notebooks held together by contemporary string. Bundle held together by modern string
Dimensions
19 cm x 23.6 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
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