Scottish Libraries
Corpus of British Medieval Library Catalogues, Volume 12
Distributed for British Library
With an Introduction by J. Durkan
496 pages
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6-1/8 x 9-1/4
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© 2006
Scottish Libraries chronicles an impressive collection of books and pamphlets in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, and English, providing fascinating insight into the reading, both cultural and political, available to the Queen. The medieval institutions considered here range from abbeys, priories, and cathedral churches to the universities of Aberdeen, Glasgow, and St. Andrew’s—as well as Edinburgh castle and the royal palace of Holyroodhouse. Spanning an epic period beginning in the mid-twelfth century and continuing to a list of books formerly owned by Mary Queen of Scots, Scottish Libraries is a work of primary importance for the history of the book in Scotland.
Contents
Prefatory Note
Acknowledgements
Table of catalgoues and lists
List of Plates
Editorial Notes
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
The Documentary Evidence for Scottish Libraries, by John Higgit
The Libraries of Sixteenth-century Scotland, by John Durkan
The Plates
The Catalogues
Index I: Indexes of Incipits and Second Folios
Index II: Indexes of Manuscripts
Index III: Indexes of Printed Books
Index IV: Index of works in Registrum Anglie
Index V: Index of Authors
Index VI: Index of Anonymous Works
Index VII: Index of Donors and Former Owners
Index VIII: General Index
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