Title |
Apostolicum symbolum, decalogus [+ 9 other items]. |
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Author |
[Anon] |
Imprint | Edinburgh: Robert Freebairn |
Language | Latin |
Date of publication |
1713 |
Notes |
This pamphlet volume came from the library of Fettercairn house, which was sold at auction in December 2016, It contains an unrecorded printing of a Scottish schoolbook, "Apostolicum symbolum", by the Edinburgh printer, Robert Freebairn, who a couple of years later joined the Jacobite uprising in Scotland to become the printer to James, the 'Old Pretender'. The pamphlet volume contains a diverse mix of works printed in England and on the Continent. "Apostolicum symbolum" is entirely in Latin and is aimed at schoolboys, containing religious texts followed by a selection of fables from Aesop. |
Shelfmark | RB.s.2944(10) |
Reference sources | |
Acquisition date | 25 August 2017 |