An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 110348
Smith's Surgery
Borrowed: 1769/7/11 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
John Anderson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91843. Dissertation: De Scorbuto.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768; MD (Edin), 1772. Origin: British.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Medicine and Health > Physician.
George Smith of Kendal (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Institutiones chirurgicæ : or principles of surgery, comprehending and explaining the general intentions of all the principal branches of that science [Smith]
Confidence level: Certain
George Smith of Kendal (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Institutiones chirurgicæ: or principles of surgery, comprehending and explaining the general intentions of all the principal branches of that science, Laid down in a Regular and Methodical Manner; with proper directions and cautionary rules intermixed, and suitable Remedies adapted to each particular Case.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1732. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T98247
George Smith of Kendal (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Institutiones Chirurgicae: or Principles of Surgery [George Smith of Kendal]
Borrowed: 1769/7/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Anderson
Author: George Smith of Kendal (Male), Genre: Medicine
Institutiones Chirurgicae: or Principles of Surgery [George Smith of Kendal]
Record ID 110369
Bower's history of the Popes 2 V:s in one
Borrowed: 1769/7/13 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/1/0.
James Robertson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/76517. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1774; Indian Medical Service, 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Archibald Bower (Male, born 1686, died 1766)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
The history of the popes : from the foundation of the See of Rome to the present time [Bower]
Confidence level: Certain
Archibald Bower (Male, born 1686, died 1766)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
The history of the popes, from the foundation of the See of Rome, to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1749-1750. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: N9090
Archibald Bower (Male, born 1686, died 1766)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the Popes, from the Foundation of the See of Rome, to the Present Time
Borrowed: 1769/7/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Robertson
Author: Archibald Bower (Male, born 1686, died 1766), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the Popes, from the Foundation of the See of Rome, to the Present Time
Record ID 110375
Byrom's Stenography
Borrowed: 1769/7/13 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/1/0.
George Grieve
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Byrom (Male, born 1692, died 1763)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The universal English shorthand [Byrom]
Confidence level: Certain
John Byrom (Male, born 1692, died 1763)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The universal English short-hand; or, the way of writing English, in the most easy, concise, regular, and beautiful manner, applicable to any other language, but particularly adjusted to our own. Invented / By John Byrom...
Language: English . Published: Manchester. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 45
ESTC: T76257
John Byrom (Male, born 1692, died 1763)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Universal English Short-hand
Borrowed: 1769/7/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Grieve
Author: John Byrom (Male, born 1692, died 1763), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 110390
Malpighius Anatome plantarum folio
Borrowed: 1769/7/13 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
Isaac Mee Junior
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91539. Dissertation: De Nutritione.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1769; MD (Edin), 1770. Origin: Irish.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Marcello Malpighi (Male, born 1628, died 1694)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Marcelli Malpighii philosophi & medici Bononiensis, è Regia Societate, anatome plantarum.
Confidence level: Certain
Marcello Malpighi (Male, born 1628, died 1694)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Marcelli Malpighii philosophi & medici Bononiensis, è Regia Societate, Anatome plantarum.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1675. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: R2466
Marcello Malpighi (Male, born 1628, died 1694)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Anatome Plantarum [Marchello Malpighi]
Borrowed: 1769/7/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: Isaac Mee Junior
Author: Marcello Malpighi (Male, born 1628, died 1694), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 110396
Maclaurin Algebra
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/7/0.
Robert Freer
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/85158. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1773. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1770; Royal Army Medical Corps, 1778; MD Aberd(1779) LRCP(1783) . Origin: Scottish. Life dates: d. 1827.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Mathematics
Treatise of algebra, in three parts [Maclaurin]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .512 Macl..
Confidence level: Certain
Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Mathematics
A treatise of algebra, in three parts ... : to which is added an appendix, concerning the general properties of geometrical lines.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22
ESTC: T152308
Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Mathematics
Treatise of Algebra [Colin MacLaurin]
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Freer
Author: Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 110399
Monro on Camp Diseases
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
Ronald Macvicar
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/77978. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1765-1770.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
Account of the diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany, from January 1761 to ... March 1763 | Monro
Confidence level: Certain
Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
An account of the diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany, from January 1761 to the return of the troops to England in March 1763. To which is added, An essay on the Means of Preserving the Health of Soldiers, and conducting Military Hospitals.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 80
ESTC: T60462
Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
Account of the Diseases which were Most Frequent in the British Military Hospitals in Germany
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Ronald Macvicar
Author: Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802), Genre: Medicine
Account of the Diseases which were Most Frequent in the British Military Hospitals in Germany
Record ID 110405
Sharp's Inquiry
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
John Anderson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91843. Dissertation: De Scorbuto.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768; MD (Edin), 1772. Origin: British.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Medicine and Health > Physician.
Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
Critical enquiry to the present state of surgery [Sharp]
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
A critical enquiry into the present state of surgery.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 77
ESTC: N2996
Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
Critical Enquiry into the Present State of Surgery
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Anderson
Author: Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 110480
V. Swieten's Commentarij Vol. 1:mum
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 2/0/0.
Isaac Mee Junior
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91539. Dissertation: De Nutritione.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1769; MD (Edin), 1770. Origin: Irish.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Toland (Male, born 1670, died 1722)
Genre: Medicine
Van Swieten's commentaries [on the Aphorisms of Boerhaave]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Toland (Male, born 1670, died 1722)
Genre: Medicine
Van Swieten’s Commentaries abridged.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762-1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: abridged by Dr Schomberg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 132 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T135133
John Toland (Male, born 1670, died 1722)
Genre: Medicine
Van Swieten’s Commentaries Abridged
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Isaac Mee Junior
Author: John Toland (Male, born 1670, died 1722), Genre: Medicine
Van Swieten’s Commentaries Abridged
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 110486
& Harvæi Opera 4:to
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Isaac Mee Junior
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91539. Dissertation: De Nutritione.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1769; MD (Edin), 1770. Origin: Irish.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Harvey (Male, born 1578, died 1657)
Genre: Medicine
Guilielmi Harveii opera omnia.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Harvey (Male, born 1578, died 1657)
Genre: Medicine
Gvilielmi Harveii opera omnia: a Collegio Medicorvm londinensi edita: MDCCLXVI .
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 26 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: T128367
William Harvey (Male, born 1578, died 1657)
Genre: Medicine
Works of William Harvey
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Isaac Mee Junior
Author: William Harvey (Male, born 1578, died 1657), Genre: Medicine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 110489
Theophrastus Charact: by M. Bruyere en 2 tomes 12mo
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
Adam Ferguson
Gender: Male.
Other: Professor of Natural Philosophy; of Pneumatics and Moral Philosophy. Life dates: 1723-1816.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Jean de La Bruyère (Male, born 1645, died 1696), Theophrastus (Male, born c.BCE371, died BCE287)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Les caracteres de Theophraste [La Bruyère].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jean de La Bruyère (Male, born 1645, died 1696), Theophrastus (Male, born c.BCE371, died BCE287)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Les Caracteres de Theophraste traduits du Grec, avec les Caracteres ou les mœurs de ce siecle.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1700. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 4 borrowing records
Jean de La Bruyère (Male, born 1645, died 1696), Theophrastus (Male, born c.BCE371, died BCE287)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Caracteres de Theophraste Traduits du Grec, avec les Caracteres ou les Moeurs de ce Siecle
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Adam Ferguson
Author: Jean de La Bruyère (Male, born 1645, died 1696), Theophrastus (Male, born c.BCE371, died BCE287), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Caracteres de Theophraste Traduits du Grec, avec les Caracteres ou les Moeurs de ce Siecle
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 110492
& Rousseau Vol. 1 & 3
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Adam Ferguson
Gender: Male.
Other: Professor of Natural Philosophy; of Pneumatics and Moral Philosophy. Life dates: 1723-1816.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Oeuvres de M. Rousseau de Genève
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; V*..34.75-80.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Oeuvres de M. Rousseau de Geneve.
Language: French . Published: Neuchâtel. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 98 times in 31 borrowing records
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Adam Ferguson
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778), Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Record ID 110495
Rollin's Ancient history Vols 7 & 8:th
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
George Grieve
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians [Rollin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Very likely
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Greeks
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734-1739. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1315 times in 857 borrowing records
ESTC: N16395
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Grieve
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 110501
Rollin's Ancient history Vols 2 & 3
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/1/0.
James Robertson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/76517. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1774; Indian Medical Service, 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians [Rollin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Greeks
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734-1739. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1315 times in 857 borrowing records
ESTC: N16395
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Robertson
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 110525
Maundrell's Travels
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/3.
Thomas Griffin Tarpley
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90163. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1770-1772. Other: Royal Army Medical Corps, 1779.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Maundrell (Male, born 1665, died 1701)
Genre: Travel
A journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter, A.D. 1697 [Maundrell]
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Maundrell (Male, born 1665, died 1701)
Genre: Travel
A journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter, A.D. 1697. The sixth edition, to which is now added an account of the author’s journey to the banks of Euphrates at Beer, and to the country of Mesopotamia.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T100587
Henry Maundrell (Male, born 1665, died 1701)
Genre: Travel
Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter A.D. 1697
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Griffin Tarpley
Author: Henry Maundrell (Male, born 1665, died 1701), Genre: Travel
Record ID 110531
Bonnet Contemplation Sur Nature en 2 tomes
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/16/6.
James Mclurg
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91520. Dissertation: De Calore.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1766-1769; MD (Edin), 1770. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1767. Origin: Virginia.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Charles Bonnet (Male, born 1720, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Contemplation de la nature.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Bonnet (Male, born 1720, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Contemplation de la nature.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 7 borrowing records
Charles Bonnet (Male, born 1720, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Contemplation de la Nature
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Mclurg
Author: Charles Bonnet (Male, born 1720, died 1793), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 110534
& Lind on warm climates
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
James Mclurg
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91520. Dissertation: De Calore.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1766-1769; MD (Edin), 1770. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1767. Origin: Virginia.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on diseases incidental to Europeans in hot climates: with the method of preventing their fatal consequences [Lind]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .6169883 Lin..
Confidence level: Certain
James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on diseases incidental to Europeans in hot climates. With the method of preventing their fatal consequences.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 93
ESTC: T18486
James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on Diseases Incidental to Europeans in Hot Climates
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Mclurg
Author: James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 110558
Polybius by Casaubon Græc. Lat. folio
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand. Deposit: not recorded.
John Hunter
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91915. Dissertation: De Hominum varietatibus.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1770-1775; MD (Edin), 1775. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1772; Royal Army Medical Corps, 1780; LRCP(1777); FRCP(1793); FRS . Origin: Scottish. Life dates: 1754-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118)
Genre: History
Polybii Lycortae F. Megalopolitani Historiarum libri qui supersunt.
Confidence level: Certain
Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118)
Genre: History
Πολυβιου Ἱστοριων τα σωζομενα. Polybii ... historiarum libri qui supersunt. I. Casaubonus ... emendavit, Latine vertit, et commentariis illustravit.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1609. Format: folio.
Editors: Casaubon, Isaac, 1559-1614
Number of borrowings: 2
Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118)
Genre: History
Histories [Polybius]
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Hunter
Author: Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118), Genre: History