Skip to main content

Uilleam Mac Murchaidh (William MacMurchy), Poetry

(11) Front cover (current binding) outside

‹‹‹ prev (10) Back of leather wrapper, outsideBack of leather wrapper, outside

(12) next ››› Front cover (current binding) insideFront cover (current binding) inside

(11) Front cover (current binding) outside -

Images and transcriptions on this page, including medium image downloads, may be used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence unless otherwise stated. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence

Context
Gaelic manuscripts of Scotland > Uilleam Mac Murchaidh (William MacMurchy), Poetry > (11) Front cover (current binding) outside
(11) Front cover (current binding) outside
Permanent URLhttps://digital.nls.uk/84255751
Adv.MS.72.2.15 - Uilleam Mac Murchaidh (William MacMurchy), Poetry
DescriptionA volume of poetry written by William MacMurchy (d. 1778), composed partly by him, and partly by others. Oblong paper notebook, written from both ends (labelled A and B) with inverted pagination starting from end B, and six blank folios between the two portions. For the purposes of digitisation the manuscript was foliated continuously, but original page numbers are given in brackets.
ShelfmarkAdv.MS.72.2.15
Attribution and copyright:
  • The physical item used to create this digital version is in copyright
Display more information More information
Form / genre: >
Subject / content:


Person / organisation: [Author]

To find similar items, select the checkboxes next to the characteristics you are interested in, then select the 'Find similar' button.
Gaelic manuscripts of Scotland
DescriptionA selection of Gaelic manuscripts from the 14th to 19th centuries. Many composite volumes with several authors and contributors, and subjects including songs, religion, history and mythology. Primarily in vernacular and classical Gaelic, but also Scots and Latin. Highlights include 15 medical manuscripts belonging to the Beaton family of physicians, 16th-century poetry in the Book of the Dean of Lismore, and the genealogies of the '1467 manuscript'.
Additional NLS resources:
  • About Gaelic manuscripts in the Library's collections
    Information about the Gaelic manuscripts from Middle Ages to the present day held by the National Library of Scotland with information on the history and culture of manuscripts. Also includes a brief history of the collections, highlights and information on finding aids.