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Manuscript of "Historical Syntax of Classical Greek" by Prof. A. Berriedale Keith
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-2250
Scope and Contents
Manuscript in 13 volumes entitled "Historical Syntax of Classical Greek" by Prof. Arthur Berriedale Keith, c 1914-1944.
Dk.1.5: "Historical Syntax of Classical Greek by Prof. A. Berriedale Keith. Contents."
Dk.1.6: "Historical Syntax of Classical Greek by Prof. A. Berriedale Keith. Sections 1-179."
Dk.1.7: "Historical Syntax of Classical Greek by Prof. A. Berriedale Keith. Sections 180-258."
Dk.1.8: "Historical...
Dates:
c 1914-1944
Manuscript of Mrs Cumming of Logie
Fonds
Identifier: MS CUM 2
Scope and Contents
Handwritten volume titled, 'Mrs Cumming of Logie, her religious experience'. A note in the front of the volume says that the locality of the writings seems to be in the vicinity of Inverness, Moray, Nairn, and Ross. It also notes that this volume is a transcription of the original papers. The inscription, 'John Grant, Dundurcas 1767' is written on the front end paper recto.
Dates:
c.1709-1711
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript of ‘The triumphant rays of Divine providence…’ by James Nisbet (1667-1728), Scottish covenanter
Fonds
Identifier: MS NIS
Scope and Contents
Manuscript titled, 'Triumphant rays of divine providence in the wonderfull displays of the wisdom power and goodness of God manifested in making mercy rejoice over judgement in favour of Eben-Ezer, under all his tryals, to give him a way of escape that he might be able to bear it...Written for private use, Anno 1727 finished.' This was later published as James Nisbet's autobiography, 'Private life of the persecuted, or, memoirs of the first years of James Nisbet, one of the...
Dates:
1727
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript of Walter Bruce Davis
Collection
Identifier: MS DAV 3
Scope and Contents
Typed manuscript entitled 'Alexander Duff; Prince of Indian Missionaries'. 338 pages
Dates:
1975
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript on Chinese botany entitled "Synonymie d'histoire naturelle Chinoise" by Joseph-Marie Callery
Item — Box: CLX-A-1593
Identifier: Coll-1999
Content Description
This is a manuscript on Chinese botany entitled "Synonymie d'histoire naturelle Chinoise", produced by Joseph-Marie Callery in the 1840s and never published. In this manuscript Callery discusses numerous genera, species and varieties of native plants found in Macau and Canton, many of which were unknown in Europe at the time. After giving their Latin and Chinese names, he describes their physical characteristics, habitat, their industrial, medicinal and culinary uses, details his own...
Dates:
1840s
Manuscript on congregationalism and church government
Fonds
Identifier: MS BOX 28.5
Scope and Contents
See External Documents (below) for details.
Dates:
c.1650
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript on Missionary Enterprise
Fonds
Identifier: MS MIS 1
Scope and Contents
Manuscript volume, potentially intended for publication.Titled 'Missionary enterprise: Conquering and to conquer". Dated March 1881.Introduction: 6 unnumbered pagesPart 1: IndiaChapter 1.1: India, page 1Chapter 1.2: Western India or Bombay, page 30Chapter 1.3: Madras, page 60Chapter 1.4: Nagpore [Nagpur], page 70Part 2: Africa, page 89Part 3: Syria, page 120Part 4:...
Dates:
1881
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript poem, 'Winter', by John Peddie
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1819
Content Description
Ms poem, 'Winter', by John Peddie, 3pp watermarked pages. The poem begins, 'Now crabbit Winter comes again...'.
Dates:
1750-1850
Manuscript poems by Josiah Conder
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1308
Scope and Contents
This is a substantial manuscript book of poems all written by Josiah Conder - quarto, 4-page index followed by 192-pages of poetry, and containing 79 poems. Most of the poems are dated and a few towards the end of the volume are signed. The poems were all written by Conder when he was aged between fifteen and nineteen, and 25 of them may have been published in various places including Conder's first book, The associate minstrels (1810). Perhaps five of...
Dates:
1805-1812
Manuscript ‘Praxis praeceptorum Hebraicae grammatices’ by John Row, Aberdeen
Fonds
Identifier: MS BOX 36.3
Scope and Contents
See External Documents (below) for details.
Dates:
1667
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections