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The Bannatyne manuscript, compiled by George Bannatyne 1568 ...
| Main Author: | Bannatyne, George, 1545-1608?. |
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| Other Authors: | Panton, George A. , Murdoch, James Barclay. , Scott, Walter, 1771-1832., Laing, David, 1793-1878. |
| Language(s): | English |
| Published: |
[Glasgow] Printed for the Hunterian Club, 1896. |
| Subjects: |
Scottish poetry
> To 1700.
English poetry > Middle English, 1100-1500. Scots language. English language > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. |
| Note: |
Issued in 11 parts, paged continuously, with special title-pages dated 1873-1900. Vol. 1, containing prefatory matter, consists of pts. VIII-X; pt. XI consisted of title-pages, contents, etc., for the 4 vols. Editorial work begun by Geo. A. Panton, who died when only the first two sheets had been printed. The work was completed by J.B. Murdoch. cf. Introductory note, v. 1, signed: Jas. Barclay Murdoch, December, 1901. From the manuscript in the Advocates' library, Edinburgh, which "constitutes with the 'Asloan' and 'Maitland folio' manuscripts the chief repository of Middle Scots poetry, especially for the texts of the greater poets Henryson, Dunbar, Lyndsay and Alexander Scott. Portions of it were reprinted (with modifications) by Allan Ramsay in his Ever green (1724) and later and more correctly, by Lord Hailes in his Ancient Scottish poems (1770)" cf. Encyc. brit., v. 3, p. 353. Includes several poems written by Bannatyne himself. |
| Physical Description: |
4 v. in 1.
illus., pl., XI facsim. (2 fold.)
25 cm.
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| Original Format: | Book |
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