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F.R.262a/6, page 163

Record ID 297598

Herodotus ap. Steph. fol.

Borrowed: 1775/11/30 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/12/30 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound Sterl.


Borrower

Mr John Swinton of Swinton; junior
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1744. Life dates: d. 1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Hērodotou Halikarnassēos historiōn logoi 9, ... Herodoti Halicarnassei historiarum lib. IX [Estienne]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.17.a..

Borrowed: 1775/11/30 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/12/30 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John Swinton of Swinton; junior

Author: Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428), Genre: History

Histories [Herodotus]

Record ID 297601

l'odisse d'Homere par Dacier tom 1. in 8

Borrowed: 1775/11/30 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/12/30 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr John Swinton of Swinton; junior
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1744. Life dates: d. 1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Odyssée d'Homere, traduite en françois, avec des remarques [Dacier]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.2.f.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
L'Odyssée d'Homere, traduite en françois, avec des remarques. Par Madame Dacier.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1717. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Dacier, Anne, 1654-1720
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 3 borrowing records


Book Work

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Odyssey

Borrowed: 1775/11/30 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/12/30 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John Swinton of Swinton; junior

Author: Homer (Male), Genre: Poetry

Odyssey

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 297604

Maitland History of Edinburgh fol

Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday). Returned: 1776/1/1 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pounds Sterl.


Borrower

Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh: from its foundation to the present time [Maitland]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.289.c.

Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday). Returned: 1776/1/1 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock

Author: William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757), Genre: History

History of Edinburgh from its Foundation to the Present Time