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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
Scope and Contents 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
Scope and Contents 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

Manuscript copy of 'The Psalms of David in metre for four voices' by Richard Allison

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Identifier: MS ALL
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Copy of 'The Psalms of David in metre for four voices. With ten short Tunes in the end, To which for the most part all the Psalms may be usually sung, for the use of such as are of mean skill, and whose leisure least serveth to practize. By Richard Allison Gent. Practitioner in the Art of Musick. Transcribed from a Book. Printed at London. By William Barley, the Assign of Thomas Morley. 1599' Footnote states transcription is by Thomas Barron.

Dates: 1599; c. 1750
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Manuscript embroidery or needle-work pattern book, presented to Leonora Vigoleno

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Identifier: Coll-1431
Scope and Contents The volume is hand-coloured. The drawings are sketched in ink outline with colour wash. The designs show borders, mostly floral but also including abstract and classical repeat patterns, together with some corner patterns and individual motifs. Quarto. Title page within floral border and with finely drawn crane motif, stitched into 18th century past-paper boards. Vaghi lavori delle donne presenta/ti alla virtuosa e nobile / Leonora Vigoleno / la qual opera dissegnata...
Dates: 1790-1800
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Manuscript entitled 'A Compendious Hebrew Lexicon Explaining All the Leading and Derivative words both Hebrew and Chaldee in the Old Testament'

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Identifier: MS 5014
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Manuscript entitled 'A Compendious Hebrew Lexicon Explaining All the Leading and Derivative words both Hebrew and Chaldee in the Old Testament. The Derived Words are ranged under their respective Primitives and the whole adapted to the English Reader. Glasgow. Written in the Year 1769.' Author unknown.

Dates: 1769
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Manuscript entitled "An Enquiry into the Elements of General Therapeutics, with Special Illustrations, to which is prefixed an Essay on the Nature Value and Utility of Theory" by Robert Abraham

 Collection — Box: CLX-A-1592
Identifier: Coll-1981
Content Description This is a manuscript on medicine and drugs written by Robert Abraham in 1825 in Carlisle and London.This manuscript comprises three sections, each including an index: Part First. "An Essay on the Nature, Value, and Utility of Theory", starting a few pages before p. 1; Part Second. "An Enquiry &c.' into the nature of narcotics, hypnotics, sleep, coma, mania, &...
Dates: c 1825
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Manuscript entitled "Recueil de Chansons Choisies en Vaudeville"

 Item — Box: CLX-A-1605
Identifier: Coll-2117
Content Description Manuscript volume entitled "Recueil de Chansons Choisies en Vaudeville Pour servir a l'histoire Anecdote depuis [blank] jusqu'a present" ("Collection of Selected Vaudeville Songs, to Serve History Anecdote [sic] from [blank] until today") containing 101 French vaudeville songs with 58 scores, dated and annotated with notes explaining the figures and events referred to in the songs. At the end, there is also an index of people named in the songs, "Tables despersonnnes denommées et Matiere...
Dates: 1690-1700
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Manuscript entitled ‘The estate of the severall controversies between us and the papists brieflie collected’ or ‘Popish Controversy’

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Identifier: MS POP
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Dates: [17th century]
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Manuscript entitled 'Translations and Paraphrases In Verse of several passages of Sacred Scripture Collected and prepared by A Committee of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, In order to be sung in Churches.'

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Identifier: MS 5013
Scope and Contents

Manuscript entitled 'Translations and Paraphrases In Verse of several passages of Sacred Scripture Collected and prepared by A Committee of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, In order to be sung in Churches. Written for Lord Polkemmet [William Baillie (1736-1816)] by Alex Weir Edinburgh 1799.' Indexed. Book plate ex libris David Murray, Glasgow [1914].

Dates: 1799
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

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