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Manuscript by Robert Henderson entitled ‘Tachy graphy; or Short-writing...’
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Identifier: MS HEN 1
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Seventeenth century manuscript notebook with faux-title page:"Tachy graphy, or Shortwriting. Being most Easie, Exact, Speedie, and Lineal. To which is Added Symbolical Characters, and Choice Sentences. Newly Corrected, and Enlarged by Robert Henderson, Philomath."The main text is made up of both prose and tables of symbols, in a 17th-century hand. 34 unnumbered leaves are devoted to this work, finishing with a short excerpt of the Lord's Prayer, the Creed, and the Ten...
Dates:
17th century; 1730; 1812
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript commonplace book compiled by M Massey, York Place
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Identifier: Coll-1546
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The commonplace book may have been the work of M. Massy, York Place, Edinburgh - the name inscribed in first page. The written material contains original and transcribed matter. It is bound in original decorative brown morocco with all page edges gilt. There are gilt inner dentelles with repeated flower and urn design. Gilt spine and cover designs. There are clipped illustrations showing: the Gile Callum broadsword dance; Scottish Games, Tossing the caber; Clan Cameron; Clan...
Dates:
1860-1870
Manuscript commonplace books
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Identifier: MS COMM
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MS COMM 1Commonplace book written in several hands. Includes discourses of Philip Nye (1595–1672), a treatise on liturgies, a collection out of Ogilby's 'History of Japan', letters by Margaret Neale, transcribed songs and theatrical performances, copy of 'A Salyr [sic] upon the French King'. Written by 'a non swearing p[e]rson and dropt out of his pocket at Samm's coffee house.', various encomia and farewells, and miscellanous notes on astrology, Europe (1672), the House of...
Dates:
c.1666-c.1715
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript constitution and law of the Church
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Identifier: MS CONS
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Manuscript volume of constitution and law of the church.
Contains inserted note in a different hand. Bound in vellum and written in secretary hand. Book plate of John Reid Omond on front endboard.
Dates:
17th century
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript copies of texts by Archibald Pitcairne (1652-1713), physician and poet
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Identifier: MS PIT
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See External Documents (below) for details.
Dates:
c.1691-c.1692
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript copy of ‘A true narratioune of the declyneing aige of the Kirk of Scotland…’ by James Melville (1556-1614)
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Identifier: MS MEL 3
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Title page (pencil, 1842) reads:'A True Narration of the Declyneing aige of the Kirk of Scotland, from 1596 to 1610, being a continuation of Mr James Melvill's Diary'Incomplete manuscript copy, written in secretary hand by several different scribes.142 unnumbered pages.Front flyleaf inscription reads:'Presented to the Library in connection with the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland by J. M. Steven. George Heriot's Hospital,...
Dates:
1594-1610
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript copy of August Neander’s Die christliche Sittenlehre transcribed by John Hutchison
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Identifier: MS NEA
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Manuscript copy of Johann August Wilhelm Neader's Die christliche Sittenlehre. Inscription on flyleaf says, 'John Hutchinson, Berlin, April 19th /39' and Hutchinson's book label is on the front endpaper.
Dates:
[1859]
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript copy of ‘History of the Church of Scotland’ by David Calderwood
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Identifier: MS CALD
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Manuscript copy of ‘History of the Church of Scotland’ by David Calderwood. Copied for Robert Wodrow in 1728 from manuscript held in Glasgow University Library.
Dates:
1728
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript copy of ‘Livre des Anglais’
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Identifier: MS GEN 2
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Copie du Livre des Anglais [sic]. Manuscript Déposé aux Archives de Genève. [copy of the 'book of the English'. Manuscript deposited with the Archives of Geneva]. Covers the years 1555-1560 when John Knox was a member of the English church in Geneva, listing members of the congregation, ministers, child baptisms, marriages and funerals.Manuscript copy of the original, made 14 - 19 May 1856 and certified by Ad. C. Grivel, Archivist. The copy was comissioned by a Mr. Lawrence of...
Dates:
1856; Other: 1555-1560
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript copy of Sepher Bechinath Olam by Jedaja ha-Penini, called Bedarshi [Bedersi] with commentaries
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Identifier: MS 5002
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Bound manuscript copy of Sefer Behinat ha-'olam by Jedaiah ben Abraham, called Bedershi or Bedersi, written in Krakow, Poland, in 1782. The English title is the Book of the Examination of the World. Notes affixed to the cover by Rev Prof Oliver Shaw Rankin, Chair of Old Testament Language, Literature and Theology at Edinburgh University give background information on 'Bedarshi' and note that a copy of a poem, entitled 'Bakkashath ham-Memim' ['Request of the Mems] is included in the book with...
Dates:
1782; Modified: c.1940
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections