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Record ID 521

Gronovious's Cicero vol 2d

Borrowed: 1758/6/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1758/7/12 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Jun 1758. Original Returned Date: 12 Jul 1758. Professor 1: Adam Smith.


Borrower

James Wright
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Ethics, Theology, Divinity, Preacher. Original Full Name: James Wright.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Opera quae extant omnia, ex MSS. codicibus emendata studio et industria Jani Guilielmii et Jani Gruteri, additis eorum notis integris: nunc denuo recognita ab Jacobo Gronovio ... etiam orationibus illustratis accessione Asconii Pediani et doctissimi veteris scholiastae ...
Press: CC. Shelf: 4. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn2-g.10-11. Original Author: Cicero, Marcus Tullius..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Borrowed: 1758/6/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1758/7/12 (Wednesday).

Borrower: James Wright

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy

Works of Cicero

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 522

Chambers Dictionary 2 vol. fol:

Borrowed: 1758/7/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/7/26 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jul 1758. Original Returned Date: 26 Jul 1758. Professor 1: Joseph Black.


Borrower

Samuel Billingsley
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Theology, Divinity. Original Full Name: Samuel Billingsley.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Ephraim Chambers (Male, born c.1680, died 1740)
Genre: Reference Works
Cyclopaedia: or, an universal dictionary of arts and sciences... Extracted from the best authors, dictionaries ... &c. in several languages.
Press: AA. Shelf: 4. Number: 12. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-a.1-4. Original Author: Chambers, Ephraim..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Ephraim Chambers (Male, born c.1680, died 1740)
Genre: Reference Works
Cyclopaedia: or, an universal dictionary of the arts and sciences.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1741-1743. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 67 times in 35 borrowing records


Book Work

Ephraim Chambers (Male, born c.1680, died 1740)
Genre: Reference Works
Cyclopaedia: or, An Universal Dictionary of the Arts and Sciences

Borrowed: 1758/7/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/7/26 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Samuel Billingsley

Author: Ephraim Chambers (Male, born c.1680, died 1740), Genre: Reference Works

Cyclopaedia: or, An Universal Dictionary of the Arts and Sciences

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 523

Daciers Horace vols 3d & 4th

Borrowed: 1758/7/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/7/19 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jul 1758. Original Returned Date: 19 Jul 1758. Professor 1: Robert Simson.


Borrower

Robert Rainey
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Moral Philosophy, Natural Philosophy, Ethics, Theology. Original Full Name: Robert Rainey.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Poetry
Oeuvres d'Horace en latine et en françois, avec des remarques critiques et historiques. Par Monsieur Dacier ...
Press: AL. Shelf: 9. Number: 4 &c. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl8-k.1-10. Original Author: Horace..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Poetry
Oeuvres d'Horace en latine et en françois, avec des remarques critiques et historiques.
Language: Latin | French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1709. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Dacier, André, 1651-1722.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 21 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Poetry
Works of Horace

Borrowed: 1758/7/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/7/19 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Robert Rainey

Genre: Poetry

Works of Horace

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 524

Daciers Horace vol 6

Borrowed: 1758/7/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/7/19 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jul 1758. Original Returned Date: 19 Jul 1758. Professor 1: William Leechman.


Borrower

William Brison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Theology. Original Full Name: William Brison.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Poetry
Oeuvres d'Horace en latine et en françois, avec des remarques critiques et historiques. Par Monsieur Dacier ...
Press: AL. Shelf: 9. Number: 4 &c. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl8-k.1-10. Original Author: Horace..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Poetry
Oeuvres d'Horace en latine et en françois, avec des remarques critiques et historiques.
Language: Latin | French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1709. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Dacier, André, 1651-1722.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 21 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Poetry
Works of Horace

Borrowed: 1758/7/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/7/19 (Wednesday).

Borrower: William Brison

Genre: Poetry

Works of Horace

Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Record ID 525

Homeri Odyssea J Barnes

Borrowed: 1758/7/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/7/19 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jul 1758. Original Returned Date: 19 Jul 1758. Professor 1: William Leechman.


Borrower

William Brison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Theology. Original Full Name: William Brison.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Homērou Ilias kai Odysseia kai eis autas scholia, ē exēgēsis, tōn palaiōn.
Press: AI. Shelf: 5. Number: 7. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn8-g.11,12. Original Author: Homer..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1758/7/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/7/19 (Wednesday).

Borrower: William Brison

Author: Homer (Male), Genre: Poetry

Works of Homer

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 526

Hesiod's Works Translated

Borrowed: 1758/7/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1758/7/26 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 8 Jul 1758. Original Returned Date: 26 Jul 1758. Professor 1: George Muirhead.


Borrower

Alexander Gillies
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Ethics, Natural Philosophy, Physic, Theology, Divinity. Original Full Name: Alexander Gillies.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Hesiod (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Hesiod / translated from the Greek by Thomas Cooke.
Press: CS. Shelf: 5. Number: 4: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi7-f.20-21. Original Author: Hesiod..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Hesiod (Male)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Hesiod translated from the Greek. By Mr. Cooke.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1728. Format: 4to.
Translators: Mr Cooke
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 4 borrowing records


Book Work

Hesiod (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Hesiod

Borrowed: 1758/7/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1758/7/26 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Alexander Gillies

Author: Hesiod (Male), Genre: Poetry

Works of Hesiod

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 527

Shuckfords Connexions vol 1: 2d

Borrowed: 1758/7/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/7/16 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 12 Jul 1758. Original Returned Date: 16 Jul 1758. Professor 1: William Leechman.


Borrower

James Oliphant
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Theology, Preacher. Original Full Name: James Oliphant.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Samuel Shuckford (Male, born c.1693, died 1754)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Sacred and prophane history of the world connected ...
Press: CK. Shelf: 5. Number: 14.15.16. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi8-g.15-17. Original Author: Shuckford, Samuel, -1754..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Samuel Shuckford (Male, born c.1693, died 1754)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
The sacred and prophane history of the world connected, from the creation of the world to the dissolution of the Assyrian Empire.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1743. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 33 times in 16 borrowing records


Book Work

Samuel Shuckford (Male, born c.1693, died 1754)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Sacred and Prophane History of the World Connected

Borrowed: 1758/7/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/7/16 (Sunday).

Borrower: James Oliphant

Author: Samuel Shuckford (Male, born c.1693, died 1754), Genre: History, Genre: Theology

Sacred and Prophane History of the World Connected

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 528

Locke's Works Vol 1st

Borrowed: 1758/7/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/8/15 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 12 Jul 1758. Original Returned Date: 15 Aug 1758. Professor 1: Joseph Black.


Borrower

Henry Menish
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Theology, Physic. Original Full Name: Henry Menish.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of John Locke Esq; in three volumes.
Press: G. Shelf: 7. Number: 7. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-d.15-17. Original Author: Locke, John, 1632-1704..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of John Locke Esq; in three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1714. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 84 times in 71 borrowing records


Book Work

John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of John Locke

Borrowed: 1758/7/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/8/15 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Henry Menish

Author: John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Works of John Locke

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 529

Caesar with a greek version

Borrowed: 1758/7/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/7/26 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 12 Jul 1758. Original Returned Date: 26 Jul 1758. Professor 1: George Muirhead.


Borrower

Alexander Gillies
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Ethics, Natural Philosophy, Physic, Theology, Divinity. Original Full Name: Alexander Gillies.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.

Borrowed: 1758/7/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/7/26 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Alexander Gillies

Record ID 530

Pierce's Longinus

Borrowed: 1758/7/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/8/2 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 19 Jul 1758. Original Returned Date: 2 Aug 1758. Professor 1: Robert Simson.


Borrower

Robert Rainey
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Moral Philosophy, Natural Philosophy, Ethics, Theology. Original Full Name: Robert Rainey.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Longinus (Male)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
De sublimitate commentarius, quem nova versione donavit, perpetuis notis illustravit, plurimisque in locis, partim auctoritate optimorum manuscriptorum, partim conjectura, emendavit (additis etiam omnibus ejusdem auctoris fragmentis) Zacharias Pearce, A.M.
Press: X. Shelf: 6. Number: 19. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi8-e.8  . Original Author: Longinus, active 1st century..

Borrowed: 1758/7/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/8/2 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Robert Rainey

Author: Longinus (Male), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

On the Sublime

Record ID 531

Daciers Horace vol 5th

Borrowed: 1758/7/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/8/2 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 19 Jul 1758. Original Returned Date: 2 Aug 1758. Professor 1: Robert Simson.


Borrower

Robert Rainey
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Moral Philosophy, Natural Philosophy, Ethics, Theology. Original Full Name: Robert Rainey.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Poetry
Oeuvres d'Horace en latine et en françois, avec des remarques critiques et historiques. Par Monsieur Dacier ...
Press: AL. Shelf: 9. Number: 4 &c. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl8-k.1-10. Original Author: Horace..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Poetry
Oeuvres d'Horace en latine et en françois, avec des remarques critiques et historiques.
Language: Latin | French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1709. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Dacier, André, 1651-1722.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 21 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Poetry
Works of Horace

Borrowed: 1758/7/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/8/2 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Robert Rainey

Genre: Poetry

Works of Horace

Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Record ID 532

Gronovii Herodotus

Borrowed: 1758/7/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/8/8 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 19 Jul 1758. Original Returned Date: 8 Aug 1758. Professor 1: George Muirhead. Professor 2: James Moor. Professor 3: Joseph Black.


Borrower

Alexander Gillies
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Ethics, Natural Philosophy, Physic, Theology, Divinity. Original Full Name: Alexander Gillies.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Herodoti Halicarnassei Historiarum libri IX ... Gr. & Lat. cum interpretatione Laurentii Vallae ... etiam Graecismo per singulas fere paginas remollito industria Jacobi Gronovii ...
Press: G. Shelf: 4. Number: 3. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll f476  . Original Author: Herodotus..

Borrowed: 1758/7/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/8/8 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Alexander Gillies

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

Histories [Herodotus]

Record ID 533

Wells Xenophon vol 2d

Borrowed: 1758/7/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/8/16 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 19 Jul 1758. Original Returned Date: 16 Aug 1758. Professor 1: James Moor.


Borrower

John Aird
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Theology. Original Full Name: John Aird.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354)
Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Opera quae extant omnia [Xenophon]
Press: B. Shelf: 10. Number: 3. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi2-g.19-23. Original Author: Xenophon..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354)
Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Xenophōntos ta sōzomena. = Xenophontis opera quæ extant omnia; unà cum chronologiâ Xenophonteâ cl. Dodwelli, et quatuor tabulis geographicis.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1691-1703. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Wells, Edward, 1667-1727.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 168 times in 118 borrowing records


Book Work

Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354)
Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Xenophon

Borrowed: 1758/7/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1758/8/16 (Wednesday).

Borrower: John Aird

Author: Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354), Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Works of Xenophon

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2