The Laing Collection

Fonds

Identifier: La

Notarial Instrument narrating the resignation by Robert Dickson and Elizabeth Macdougall of land in the town and territory of Bouchrig and Lethame in the earldom of March and sheriffdom of Berwick

Digital Image

Identifier: ADO-2025-0001

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section V. Laing Charters, 854-1837 / Notarial Instrument narrating the resignation by Robert Dickson and Elizabeth Macdougall of land in the town and territory of Bouchrig and Lethame in the earldom of March and sheriffdom of Berwick, 4th June 1566

Original Letters of Elizabeth Melville, Lady Culross, no. 4 — Original Letters of Elizabeth Melville, La...

Original Letters of Elizabeth Melville, Lady Culross, no. 4

Digital Record

Identifier: ADO-2024-0012

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section III. Bound volumes, 13th century-19th century / Original Letters of Elizabeth Melville, Lady Culross, 17th Century

Scottish Metrical Psalter, Bindings

Digital Image

Identifier: ADO-2019-0002

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section III. Bound volumes, 13th century-19th century / The Wode Psalter: Cantus (set 1); Tenor (set 1); Bassus (set 1), 1566

'The Penman's Treasure,' being specimens of calligraphy by David Spence, Brechin — 'The Penman's Treasure,' being specimens o...

'The Penman's Treasure,' being specimens of calligraphy by David Spence, Brechin

Digital Record

Identifier: ADO-2024-0013

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section III. Bound volumes, 13th century-19th century / 'The Penman's Treasure,' being specimens of calligraphy by David Spence, Brechin, 1689

Title page

The Secret Commonwealth. Title Page

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Identifier: ADO-2018-0018

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section III. Bound volumes, 13th century-19th century / Secret Commonwealth, 1692

Title page

The witty and entertaining exploits of George Buchanan, Title page

Digital Image

Identifier: ADO-2018-0016

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section III. Bound volumes, 13th century-19th century / Gesta Georgii Buchanani, cum notis variorum ; with coloured illustrations, interleaved with notes by Mr. Laing, 1781; c 1822

Treatise on the Art of Limning, f. 14v

Treatise on the Art of Limning, written by N. Hilliard

Digital Image

Identifier: ADO-2024-0016

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section III. Bound volumes, 13th century-19th century / Treatise on the Art of Limning, written by N.Hilliard. Note inside of board states it was bought of the widow of George Virtue, engraver, 1758. Has the arms of Wallace Walpole under the said note; signatures of Patrick Fraser Tytler and D. Laing. Paper. 16, 16th Century