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Found in 134 Collections and/or Records:

Gradual (Carthusian), late 14th century

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Identifier: MS 34
Scope and Contents A Gradual (or graduale) is a book which contains the chants sung during the Mass. It includes the music notation together with the words. Like the Breviary, it is divided into distinct parts according to the two main cycles of the liturgical year, which contain respectively all the parts of the liturgy which vary in accordance to a specific observance (proprium de tempore, 'proper of time' and...
Dates: late 14th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

Homiliary by Haymo, 15th century

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Identifier: MS 68
Contents Homiliary (collection of homilies, or sermons) by an author named Haymo. It is uncertain who this Haymo refers to. It may be Haymo of Halberstadt, a Benedictine monk at Fulda (died in 853 CE), or Haimo of Auxerre, a Benedictine monk at the abbey of Saint-Germain in Auxerre (died ca.865 CE). Writing Well and uniformly written throughout, with rubrics, blue and red filigree capitals, and one illuminated initial with a complete border at the...
Dates: 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

Kalendar, 16th century

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Identifier: MS 212
Contents

This manuscript contains a calendar of saints, which is a calendar of the liturgical or Christian year (also known as Kalendar) that assigns a feast day for on or more saints in most of the days of the year. This particular calendar seems to follow the English tradition, but it belonged to Dutch and French owners. Most pages contain notes in Middle French written on the lower margin.

Dates: 16th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

Lectures and sermons from General Assembly Library

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Identifier: MS LEC
Scope and Contents MS LEC 1: Lectures on various books of the Old Testament recorded in a 17th century hand. Books covered are Genesis, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, I and II Samuel, Job, Psalms, and 12 minor prophets. Notes on Job dated May 13, 1688. Bound in leather and covers are blind stamped with the initials 'A C'. 'Agnes Campbell' inscribed on a fly leaf. Church of Scotland stamp on fly leaf and on last page verso.MS LEC 2: Manuscript volume titled, 'Notes of examinations and Lectures in Theology...
Dates: 1688-1832
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Lectures by Philip Doddridge (1702-1751)

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Identifier: MS DODD
Scope and Contents

Manuscript copy of 'Lectures of Pneumatology, Ethicks, and Theology. In Ten Parts'. Northampton, 1740.

Written mostly in shorthand.

Printed edition published in London, 1763.

From the General Assembly Library.

Front flyleaf includes a note of ownership, 'Caleb Evans, Sept. 1st. 1817'.

Dates: 1740
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Lectures of Robert Lee (1804-1868), Professor of Biblical Criticism, University of Edinburgh

 Fonds
Identifier: MS LEE
Scope and Contents MS LEE 1: Lectures given at the University of Edinburgh between 1848-67. Contains introductory lectures, as well as lectures given on the Pentateuch, Galatians, and I Corinthians.MS LEE 2: Old testament lectures in two volumes. Vol I 1847-48. Vol II 1850-62. Various notes laid in throughout both volumes.MS LEE 3: Lectures on biblical interpretation in two volumes. Volume I 1848-54. Volume II 1847-1866.MS LEE 4: Annotated copy of printed book:...
Dates: 1848-1867
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Liber Divinae Doctrinae by Catherine of Siena, translated into Latin by Raimundus de Vineis de Capua, 15th century

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Identifier: MS 87
Contents The manuscript contains the text Libro della divina dottrina by Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), a tertiary of the Dominican Order, scholastic philosopher, theologian, and considered a Saint and a Doctor of the Catholic Church. The text was originally written c. 1370 in Italian, and it is usually known in English as The Dialogue of Divine Providence. It presents us with a dialogue between a soul rising to God and God himself....
Dates: 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

Manuscript volume containing texts on religious themes by Richard Houison, Minister at Musselburgh

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2921
Scope and Contents

This is a manuscript notebook containing 272 pages of writings in Latin on various religious themes by the Rev. Richard Houison (or Huison), Minister at Musselburgh, Scotland. Undated, but ca. 1656-1700. The text is in a single hand, and is broken down into various sections and sub-sections.

Dates: c 1656-1700
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Manuscript volumes of lectures entitled "Prelectiones theologicae" by William and Robert Hamilton

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2906
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of five volumes of notes in Latin from the lectures of William Hamilton, Professor of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh in 1709-1732, and of his son, Robert Hamilton, Professor of Divinity at the same University in 1754-1779. Vols. I, III, IV, and V are from the lectures of Robert Hamilton, and Vol. II from the lectures of William Hamilton.

Dates: 1709-1779
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Meditationes Vitae Christi by Pseudo-Bonaventure, 15th century

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Identifier: MS 91
Contents This manuscript is an anonymous prose translation of an early 14th century devotional text, Meditationes Vitae Christi. This work was traditionally attributed to St Bonaventure, but it has since been shown to have been composed by a Franciscan friar in Tuscany in the 14th century. The original text, from which the 15th century English translation derives, was a very popular Franciscan devotional text. Hundreds of manuscript copies exist of the Latin original,...
Dates: 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts