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Manuscript notes on medical lectures taken at the University of Edinburgh
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2119
Scope and Contents
This fonds consists of 18 volumes of manuscript notes taken at medical lectures at the University of Edinburgh between 1873 and 1874. At the front of each volume the subject of the lecture and the name of the lecturer is provided.The subjects covered are:
Pathology (Vols. I-IV);
Materia Medica (Vols. I-II);
Midwifery (Vols. I-IV);
Surgery (Vols I, II, and V only);
Clinical Surgery (Vols. I-II);
Practice of Physic...
Dates:
1873-1874
Manuscript of ‘A compend of Craig De feudis, done into English’ by Sir Thomas Craig
Fonds
Identifier: MS CRA 2
Scope and Contents
A handwritten abridged version of Thomas Craig's 'Jus feudale', translated into English. The manuscript volume is titled, 'A Compend of Craig De Feudis Done into English'. Attribution on page 368 reads: 'This compend of Craig De Feudis was written in November 1728 by Tho. Manson'.
Title page contains an inscription which reads: 'Belonging to Alexander Gibson 1732', and an inked stamp with a seal: 'Consilio et animis John Maitland'. Volume bound in leather.
Dates:
1728
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript of "Erling the Bold" by R. M. Ballantyne
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1728
Identifier: Coll-2074
Content Description
A full-length autograph manuscript (386 leaves) of R. M. Ballantyne’s Erling the Bold: A Tale of the Norse Sea-Kings, a novel of Viking life, inspired by Icelandic sagas. This is very much a working manuscript with alterations, clarifications and revisions to every aspect of the text including changes to characterisation, dialogue, narrative development and descriptive writing. From the evidence of this manuscript, this was Bannatyne’s first draft of the...
Dates:
1869
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