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Scottish tradition of the House of Napier
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1412
Scope and Contents
The volume is dated 1902 and entitled on the front board: 'A Scottish tradition of the House of Napier / Hon'ble Mrs. James Napier. On a facing page to the inside of the front-board it states: 'This Legend of Her Name was illustrated for The Bride / The Artist employed / was Mr. J. Jenks[?] / Schoolmaster / Kilmore [?] / by Oban. The volume contains a tale about the origin of the name 'Napier' and features a fine water-colour of two knights in 'Arts and Crafts' or 'Art Nouveau' style and...
Dates:
1902
Sermon as component of A proclamation for a public thanksgiving, 1814
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1463
Scope and Contents
Folio. Broadside. Uncut, with some loss to edges. Folded, with some marking and marginal tears. Inscribed at head in 19th century hand, 'Thanksgiving Peace 1814 July' and at foot 'Public worship on Thursday will begin at the usual hour...'.
On verso, the broadside bears a lengthy manuscript copy of a contemporary sermon on 'the great and public blessing of peace' beginning with the 126th Psalm and occupying the entire verso in four columns.
Dates:
1814
Sermon notebook of Henry Erskine (1624-1696), minister of Chirnside
Fonds
Identifier: MS ERS H1
Scope and Contents
Sermons of Henry Erskine, 1624-1696. Minister of Chirnside.
Page 356 dated 16 April 1696. Volume is wanting back cover, and has 7 additional leaves inserted that are written in shorthand and dated 1705.
Dates:
c.1696-c.1705
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Sermon notebooks of John Drummond (1677-1754), minister of Crieff
Fonds
Identifier: MS DRU 4
Scope and Contents
60 notebooks of manuscript sermons, each with ownership marks and pen trials on end boards, and an index of sermons in Drummond's hand. Some sermons are dated, but others are less clear. Most volumes have text beginning at the front and at the back, which do not necessarily meet in the centre. Resultantly, volumes mostly have two systems of pagination that end at different points. The sermons are cumulative, and frequently refer to previous volumes and discussions.The sequence is...
Dates:
c.1700-1754
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Sermons of James Erskine (fl.1653) and John Carstairs (1623-1686)
Fonds
Identifier: MS ERS J4
Scope and Contents
Notebook of sermons preached by Mr James Erskine and Mr John Carstairs in Glasgow, 1653
Dates:
c.1653
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Song collection book entitled "Recueil de chansons choisies depuis 1656 jusques à present 1736"
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-385
Identifier: Coll-2052
Content Description
This is a song book entitled "Recueil de chansons choisies depuis 1656 jusques à present 1736", France, 1736. It contains a collection of selected popular songs covering 80 years of French satire and current affairs. The book features some 135 songs, and there are 73 tunes written with musical notation. The songs are helpfully annotated with names and explanations to margins, and indexed by the names mentioned. When a tune is to be used in another song, the compiler puts in a cross-reference...
Dates:
1736
Stereoscopic photographs of Boer War and other subjects
Fonds — Box: Coll-1753
Identifier: Coll-1753
Scope and Contents
An as yet unsorted box of steroscopic photographs.
Dates:
Publication: c1900
Student notes taken down by J. Cabbell of lectures by Alexander Monro primus, and John Rutherford
Collection
Identifier: Coll-1901
Scope and Contents
Notes of lectures on clinical medicine given by Prof. John Rutherford, 1755-1756, and notes of lectures on anatomy given by Alexander Monro primus, circa 1752-1755, taken by J. Cabbell.
Dates:
c 1752-1756
Tableau historique de la guerre des deux Roses - Wars of the Roses - French ms
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1823
Content Description
Tableau historique de la guerre des deux Roses - Wars of the Roses - French ms on paper, bound. 18th century straight grained red morocco, sides panelled in gilt and blind with cornerpiece sprays, spine in compartments between double raised bands, lettered direct, 3 panels with rounded tools, 2 with armorial or emlematic device incorporating the union flag on a shield, and eagle upon a sceptre and scales of justice, marbled and gilt edges.Provenance / Bookplates: Princess Sophia...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1790-1810
The Agra Correspondence and Papers of Sir William Muir
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1037
Scope and Contents
The Agra Correspondence of Sir William Muir consists of original manuscripts and typed transcripts relating to his career in the North-West Provinces of India, but in this case pertaining to 1857. The papers in the collection include letters to his wife from 1840 to 1895, letters of congratulations on the Muir's golden wedding, letters relating to the period 1813 to 1902, press cuttings, documents and theAnnual reports. Miss Taylor's orphanage for Moslem and Druse girls, Beyrout, and other...
Dates:
1813-1902