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Manuscripts -- 17th century

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Bound manuscript copy of Julian of Norwich’s Divine Revelations printed in 1670 by Cressy

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Identifier: MS CRE
Scope and Contents Manuscript copy of Julian of Norwich's 'Revelations of divine love', copied from the 1670 edition published by Serenus de Cressy.Title page reads: 'XVI Revelations of Divine Love, Shewed to a Devout Servant of our Lord, called Mother Juliana, an Achorite of Norwich. Who lived in the days of King Edward the Third. Published by R.f.S. Cressy. Accedite ad Deum [and] Illuminamini. Psal.33.v.5. Printed in the Year MDCLXX [1670]. Permissu Superiorum'Volume is a quarto with...
Dates: 1670
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Esther Inglis, "A Treatise of Preparation to the Holy Supper and of our only Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ", 1608 (dated)

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Identifier: La.III.75
Scope and Contents The manuscript contains a prose religious treatise, copied by Esther Inglis as a gift for Sir David Murray of Gorthy (1567-1629), her friend and companion to the Prince Henry. Sir David Murray was the recipient of three of Inglis’ manuscripts, with this being the first; the others are a Book of Psalms prepared in 1612 (now Wormsley Library, Oxfordshire, BM 1851), and a miniature illuminated manuscript of the "Quatrains of Guy du Faur" (now British Library, MS Harley 4324). The text itself...
Dates: 1608 (dated)
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section III. Bound volumes
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Specimens of calligraphic styles of writing, 1570-1624 (approximate)

 Item
Identifier: La.III.522
Scope and Contents MS La.III.522 is a composite manuscript of late-sixteenth and/or early-seventeenth century pieces of calligraphy, assembled by a later collector. The bulk of the manuscript is a combination of two different calligraphic alphabets with sample-texts, which follow the aspect and structure of early-modern writing-books. One of these decorative alphabets is composed of gothic, knotwork intials, while the other is structured by Roman capital letters against backgrounds of delicate, swirling vines....
Dates: 1570-1624 (approximate)
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section III. Bound volumes