Ossian Collection

Fingal

	Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Fingal > Volume 1 [77451104] Publisher: MacPherson, James, 1736-1796 Author: MacPherson, James, 1736-1796
	Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Fingal > Volume 2 [77426815] Publisher: MacPherson, James, 1736-1796 Author: MacPherson, James, 1736-1796

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Publisher: MacPherson, James, 1736-1796

Author: MacPherson, James, 1736-1796

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Publisher: MacPherson, James, 1736-1796

Author: MacPherson, James, 1736-1796

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Fingal
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Permanent URL	https://digital.nls.uk/77852324
Description	"... an ancient epic poem. In six books. By Ossian the son of Fingal. Translated into English heroic rhyme, by John Wodrow, M.A., one of the ministers of Islay. In two volumes." (Edinburgh: 1771)
Shelfmark	Oss.17-18
Additional NLS resources:	Library catalogue record

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events:	1771 [Date published]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland > Edinburgh > Edinburgh (inhabited place) [Place published]
Subject / content:	Adaptations Celtic (culture) Poetry Forgeries (derivative objects)
Person / organisation:	MacPherson, James, 1736-1796 [Author] Wodrow, John, M.A. [Adapter] Ossian, active 3rd century [Attributed name] Finn MacCumhaill, 3rd cent. [Subject of text]
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Ossian Collection
Description	Selected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy.

Early Gaelic Book Collections
Description	Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history.