Scottish Text Society publications > Old series > 1897 - Compendious book of godly and spiritual songs
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| Description | Commonly known as 'The gude and godlie ballatis'. Reprinted from the edition of 1567. Edited with introdution and notes by A.F. Mitchell, D.D., LL.D. Emeritus Professor of ecclesiastical history, St. Andrews. Edinburgh: Printed for the Society by William Blackwood and Sons, 1897. Scottish hymms and versions of Psalms, ascribed to John Wedderburn, and his brothers James and Robert; many based on German or Swiss originals.With facsimiles of title-pages of the editions of 1578, 1600, and 1621, and 2 pages of the edition of 1507. Contents: Introduction.--A kallender with an almanack for 12 yeres.--Prologve.--Text of the catechisme.--Catechisme put in meter.--Certane gracis to be sung or said befoir meit or efter.--Spirituall sangis.--Certaine ballatis of the Scripture.--Psalmes of Dauid, with vther new pleassand ballatis. Appendix: I. Pieces found in later editions. II. Notes. Books specially consulted. III. Tunes.--Glossary. |
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| Description | A collection of over 100 Scottish texts dating from around 1400 to 1700. Most titles are in Scots, and include editions of poetry, drama, and prose by major Scottish writers such as John Barbour, William Dunbar, Gavin Douglas, and George Buchanan. Edited by a key scholarly publisher of Scotland's literary history, and published from the late 19th century onwards by the Scottish Text Society. Available here are STS series 1-3. |
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| Description | Full text versions of historical texts dating from the 12th to the 19th century. Edited by the Abbotsford, Bannatyne, Grampian, Hunterian, Spalding and New Spalding Clubs, and also the Scottish Text, Spottiswoode and Wodrow Societies. Critical printed editions of manuscripts, including church records, state papers, correspondence, memoirs, diaries, legends and literary texts. |
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