An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 54199
Moyses's Memoires
Borrowed: 1771/12/9 (Monday). Returned: 1771/12/19 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 Dec. Original Returned Date: 19 Dec.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
David Moysie (Male)
Genre: History
Memoirs of the affairs of Scotland; containing an impartial account of the most remarkable transactions in that Kingdom, from K, James VI his taking up the government in 1577, till his accession to the Crown of England in 1603. Together with A discourse of the conspiracy of the Earl of Gowry / by David Moyses ...
Press: N. Shelf: 6. Number: 24. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll 966. Original Author: Moysie, David..
Confidence level: Certain
David Moysie (Male)
Genre: History
Memoirs of the affairs of Scotland; containing an impartial account of the most remarkable transactions in that Kingdom, from K. James VI. his taking up the government in 1577, till his accession to the Crown of England in 1603. Together with a discourse of the conspiracy of the Earl of Gowry.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 41
ESTC: N26028
David Moysie (Male)
Genre: History
Memoirs of the Affairs of Scotland [David Moysie]
Borrowed: 1771/12/9 (Monday). Returned: 1771/12/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: David Moysie (Male), Genre: History
Record ID 54200
Blainvile 3 Volms
Borrowed: 1771/12/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/3/12 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 19 Dec. Original Returned Date: 12 Mar.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, but especially Italy. Translated from the author's manuscript, never before published ... by Dr. Turnbull, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Lockman, and the editor [Daniel Soyer]
Press: J. Shelf: 8. Number: 7.8.9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn1-g.15-17. Original Author: Blainville, J. de..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, but especially Italy: by the late Monsieur de Blainville.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 4to.
Editors: Soyer, Daniel.
Translators: Turnbull, George; Guthrie, William, 1708-1770; Lockman, Mr.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 57 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T129843
Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, and Other Parts of Europe; but especially Italy
Borrowed: 1771/12/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/3/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male), Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, and Other Parts of Europe; but especially Italy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 54201
Hook's R History V 1st
Borrowed: 1771/12/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/3/12 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 19 Dec. Original Returned Date: 12 Mar.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth
Press: AC. Shelf: 2. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bo2-d.3-6. Original Author: Hooke, Nathaniel..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
The roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751-1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 137 times in 74 borrowing records
ESTC: T71732
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Borrowed: 1771/12/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/3/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763), Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54202
Rollin Rom History Vol. 1.
Borrowed: 1771/12/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/12/26 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 19 Dec. Original Returned Date: 26 Dec.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman history from the foundation of Rome to the battle of Actium ... Translated from the French.
Press: AR. Shelf: 4. Number: 9:10. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi1-g.24-25. Original Author: Rollin, Charles, 1661-1741..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium: that is, To the end of the Commonwealth. By Mr. Rollin, late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1750. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1241 times in 806 borrowing records
ESTC: N48133
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Borrowed: 1771/12/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/12/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54203
Pitiscoe's Lexicon 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1771/12/20 (Friday). Returned: 1772/3/23 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 20 Dec. Original Returned Date: 23 Mar.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Samuel Pitiscus (Male, born 1636, died 1727)
Genre: History
Lexicon antiquitatum Romanarum.
Press: U. Shelf: 4. Number: 4:5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh4-b.1-2. Original Author: Pitiscus, Samuel, 1636-1727..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Pitiscus (Male, born 1636, died 1727)
Genre: History
Lexicon Antiquitatum Romanarum, in quo Ritus et Antiquitates cum Græcis ac Romanis communes, tum Romanis peculiares ... exponuntur.
Language: Latin . Published: Leeuwarden. Date of publication: 1713. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 15 borrowing records
Samuel Pitiscus (Male, born 1636, died 1727)
Genre: History
Lexicon Antiquitatum Romanarum
Borrowed: 1771/12/20 (Friday). Returned: 1772/3/23 (Monday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Samuel Pitiscus (Male, born 1636, died 1727), Genre: History
Lexicon Antiquitatum Romanarum
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54204
History of Hindostan 2 Volms
Borrowed: 1772/1/3 (Friday). Returned: 1772/3/24 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 3 Jan. Original Returned Date: 24 Mar.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī Firishtah (Male, born 1552, died 1623)
Genre: History
History of Hindostan.
Press: AH. Shelf: 6. Number: 8 & 9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn10-d.15,16. Original Author: Ferishta, Mohammed Kasim..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī Firishtah (Male, born 1552, died 1623)
Genre: History
The history of Hindostan; from the earliest account of time, to the death of Akbar; translated from the Persian of Mahummud Casim Ferishta of Delhi: Together with A Dissertation Concerning the Religion and Philosophy of the Brahmins; With an appendix, containing the history of the Mogul empire, from its decline in the reign of Mahummud Shaw, to the present times.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768-1772. Format: 4to.
Translators: Dow, Alexander, - 1779.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 57 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T91573
Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī Firishtah (Male, born 1552, died 1623)
Genre: History
History of Hindostan; from the Earliest Account of Time, to the Death of Akbar
Borrowed: 1772/1/3 (Friday). Returned: 1772/3/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī Firishtah (Male, born 1552, died 1623), Genre: History
History of Hindostan; from the Earliest Account of Time, to the Death of Akbar
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54205
Turkish Manners 2 Vol.s
Borrowed: 1772/1/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1772/2/4 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 15 Jan. Original Returned Date: 4 Feb.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Sir James Porter (Male, born 1710, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Observations on the religion, laws, government, and manners of the Turks.
Press: AO. Shelf: 10. Number: 10. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm1-l.4-5. Original Author: Porter, James, 1710-1776..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir James Porter (Male, born 1710, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Observations on the religion, laws, government, and manners, of the Turks.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: T136311
Sir James Porter (Male, born 1710, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Observations on the Religion, Law, Government, and Manners, of the Turks
Borrowed: 1772/1/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1772/2/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Sir James Porter (Male, born 1710, died 1786), Genre: Travel
Observations on the Religion, Law, Government, and Manners, of the Turks
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54206
Grecian Orders
Borrowed: 1772/1/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1772/4/16 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 15 Jan. Original Returned Date: 16 Apr.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Genre: Fine Arts
Grecian orders of architecture delineated and explained from the antiquities of Athens.
Press: G. Shelf: 1. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh9-a.4 . Original Author: Riou, Stephen..
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fine Arts
Grecian orders of architecture delineated and explained from the antiquities of Athens.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T154445
Genre: Fine Arts
Grecian Orders of Architecture Delineated and Explained from the Antiquities of Athens
Borrowed: 1772/1/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1772/4/16 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Genre: Fine Arts
Grecian Orders of Architecture Delineated and Explained from the Antiquities of Athens
Record ID 54207
Turkish History V 1.st
Borrowed: 1772/1/17 (Friday). Returned: 1772/4/20 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Jan. Original Returned Date: 20 Apr.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
David Jones (Male)
Genre: History
Compleat history of the Turks, from their origin in the year 755 to the year 1718.
Press: CC. Shelf: 5. Number: 15. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi2-h.1-4. Original Author: Jones, D. (David), active 1676-1720..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
David Jones (Male)
Genre: History
A compleat history of the Turks, from their origin in the year 755, to the year 1718. Containing The Rise, Growth, and Decay of that Empire, in its respective Periods, under their several Kings and Emperors.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1718-1719. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 78 times in 44 borrowing records
ESTC: T130759
David Jones (Male)
Genre: History
Compleat History of the Turks
Borrowed: 1772/1/17 (Friday). Returned: 1772/4/20 (Monday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: David Jones (Male), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54208
Varillas history of the Medicis
Borrowed: 1772/1/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1772/3/12 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 21 Jan. Original Returned Date: 12 Mar.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Antoine Varillas (Male, born 1624, died 1696)
Genre: History
Anekdota heterouriaka [sic]. Or, The secret history of the house of Medicis
Press: BV. Shelf: 6. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm5-i.15 . Original Author: Varillas, Monsieur (Antoine), 1624-1696..
Confidence level: Certain
Antoine Varillas (Male, born 1624, died 1696)
Genre: History
’Anekdota heterouriaka [sic]. Or, The secret history of the house of Medicis.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1686. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Spence, Ferrand.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: R2059
Antoine Varillas (Male, born 1624, died 1696)
Genre: History
Secret History of the House of Medicis
Borrowed: 1772/1/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1772/3/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Antoine Varillas (Male, born 1624, died 1696), Genre: History
Record ID 54209
Biographia Britanica V s.t
Borrowed: 1772/2/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1772/3/13 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 Feb. Original Returned Date: 13 Mar.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Genre: Lives
Biographia Britannica: or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland
Press: L. Shelf: 3. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh8-c.1-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Lives
Biographia Britannica: or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland ... Digested in the manner of Mr. Bayle's ... Dictionary. To which are added, a supplement and appendix ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1766. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 182 times in 123 borrowing records
ESTC: T139262
Genre: Lives
Biographia Britannica: or, the Lives of the Most Eminent Persons who have Flourished in Great Britain and Ireland
Borrowed: 1772/2/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1772/3/13 (Friday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54210
Gruteri Corpus 4 Toms
Borrowed: 1772/2/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/3/12 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb. Original Returned Date: 12 Mar.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Janus Gruterus (Male, born 1560, died 1627)
Genre: History
Inscriptiones antiquae totius orbis Romani in absolutissimum corpus redactæ.
Press: R. Shelf: 4. Number: 13. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-a.3-6. Original Author: Gruter, Jan, 1560-1627..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1.1, Volume 1.2, Volume 2.1, Volume 2.2
Confidence level: Certain
Janus Gruterus (Male, born 1560, died 1627)
Genre: History
Inscriptiones Antiquae totius orbis Romani.
Language: Latin . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1707. Format: folio.
Editors: 2 vols in 4
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 2 borrowing records
Janus Gruterus (Male, born 1560, died 1627)
Genre: History
Inscriptiones Antiquae Totius Orbis Romani
Borrowed: 1772/2/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/3/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Janus Gruterus (Male, born 1560, died 1627), Genre: History
Inscriptiones Antiquae Totius Orbis Romani
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1.1, Volume 1.2, Volume 2.1, Volume 2.2
Record ID 54211
Cicero V 6th
Borrowed: 1772/2/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/5/21 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 Feb. Original Returned Date: 21 May.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
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, cum delectu commentariorum, in usum ... Delphini.
Press: A. Shelf: 5. Number: 9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn1-h.7-15. Original Author: Cicero, Marcus Tullius..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
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
M. Tullii Ciceronis opera, cum delectu commentariorum, in usum serenissimi delphini.
Language: Latin . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1743-1746. Format: 4to.
Editors: Olivet, Pierre-Joseph Thoulier, abbé d', 1682-1768
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 161 times in 93 borrowing records
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
Borrowed: 1772/2/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/5/21 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
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
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 54212
Encyclopedie V 3d p A Fouls
Borrowed: 1772/2/25 (Tuesday). Returned: 1772/5/18 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 25 Feb. Original Returned Date: 18 May.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Mr Andrew Foulis younger
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Class: Printer. Original Full Name: Andrew Foulis.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres
Press: I. Shelf: 2. Number: 5.6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn3-a.8-14. Original Author: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Neuchâtel. Date of publication: 1751-1772. Format: folio.
Editors: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784; Alembert, Jean le Rond d', 1717-1783.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 82 borrowing records
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Borrowed: 1772/2/25 (Tuesday). Returned: 1772/5/18 (Monday).
Borrowers: George Muirhead , Mr Andrew Foulis younger
Author: Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784), Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Record ID 54213
Poetique Fran. 2. V.
Borrowed: 1772/3/12 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/5/18 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 12 Mar. Original Returned Date: 18 May.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Poétique françoise.
Press: N. Shelf: 4. Number: 23.24. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi1-h.3-4. Original Author: Marmontel, Jean-François, 1723-1799..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Poétique françoise.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 17 borrowing records
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Poétique Françoise
Borrowed: 1772/3/12 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/5/18 (Monday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54214
Calmets Commentary V. 4.
Borrowed: 1772/3/12 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/5/18 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 12 Mar. Original Returned Date: 18 May.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Augustin Calmet (Male, born 1672, died 1757)
Genre: Theology
Historical, critical, geographical, chronological, and etymological dictionary of the Holy Bible. Digested in alphabetical order and illustrated with above one hundred and sixty copper plates ... To which is annexed, Bibliotheca sacra, or a copious catalogue of the best editions and versions of the Bible. With a large account of the most valuable commentaries ... And an ample chronological table of the history of the Bible, a Jewish calendar, tables of all the Hebrew coins, weights and measures, reduced to our own. A dissertation upon Jewish coins and medals; another upon the tacticks of the ancient Hebrews, by the Chevalier Folard ... Written originally in French ... and now translated into English, from the author's last edition, with occasional remarks, by Samuel D'Oyly, M.A., and John Colson, M.A.
Press: S. Shelf: 4. Number: 10 &c. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh8-b.9-11. Original Author: Calmet, Augustin, 1672-1757..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Augustin Calmet (Male, born 1672, died 1757)
Genre: Theology
An Historical, Critical, Geographical, Chronological, and Etymological Dictionary of the Holy Bible, In Three Volumes. Wherein are Explained all the Proper Names mentioned in the Old or New Testament, whether of Men, Women, Cities, Countries, Rivers, Mountains, &c. As also Most of the Significant and Remarkable Appellatives that any where occur therein. With Accounts of All the Natural Productions, as Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Stones, Gems, &c. The Whole digested into Alphabetical Order, and Illustrated with above One Hundred and Sixty Copper-Plates. Representing the Antiquities, Habits, Buildings, Sepulchres, and other Curiosities of the Jews. To which is annexed, Bibliotheca Sacra, or a Copious Catalogue of the Best Editions and Versions of the Bible; With a large Account of the most Valuable Commentaries, Expositions, and Paraphrases upon the Whole, or any Part thereof, and the Authors of the same. And An ample Chronological Table of the History of the Bible, a Jewish Calendar, Tables of all the Hebrew Coins, Weights, and Measures, reduced to our own. A Dissertation upon Jewish Coins and Medals; another upon the Tacticks of the ancient Hebrews, by the Chevalier Folard: concluding with a Literal Translation of all the Hebrew, Chaldee, Syriac, and Greek Names in the Bible. With Prefaces proper to each Part. Written originally in French, By the Reverend Father Dom Augustin Calmet, a Benedictine Monk, Abbot of Senones. And now Translated into English, from the Author's last Edition, with occasional Remarks, by Samuel D'Oyly, M.A. late Fellow of Trinity-College in Cambridge, and Vicar of Chalk in Kent.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1732. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T112779
Augustin Calmet (Male, born 1672, died 1757)
Genre: Theology
Historical, Critical, Geographical, Chronological, and Etymological Dictionary of the Holy Bible
Borrowed: 1772/3/12 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/5/18 (Monday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Augustin Calmet (Male, born 1672, died 1757), Genre: Theology
Historical, Critical, Geographical, Chronological, and Etymological Dictionary of the Holy Bible
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 54215
Blainville 3 Vol.
Borrowed: 1772/3/12 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/5/18 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 12 Mar. Original Returned Date: 18 May.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, but especially Italy. Translated from the author's manuscript, never before published ... by Dr. Turnbull, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Lockman, and the editor [Daniel Soyer]
Press: J. Shelf: 8. Number: 7.8.9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn1-g.15-17. Original Author: Blainville, J. de..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, but especially Italy: by the late Monsieur de Blainville.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 4to.
Editors: Soyer, Daniel.
Translators: Turnbull, George; Guthrie, William, 1708-1770; Lockman, Mr.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 57 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T129843
Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, and Other Parts of Europe; but especially Italy
Borrowed: 1772/3/12 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/5/18 (Monday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male), Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, and Other Parts of Europe; but especially Italy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 54216
Hook's History Vol. 1.
Borrowed: 1772/3/12 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/4/3 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 12 Mar. Original Returned Date: 3 Apr.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth
Press: AC. Shelf: 2. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bo2-d.3-6. Original Author: Hooke, Nathaniel..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
The roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751-1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 137 times in 74 borrowing records
ESTC: T71732
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Borrowed: 1772/3/12 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/4/3 (Friday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763), Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54217
Biographia Britannica.
Borrowed: 1772/3/13 (Friday). Returned: 1772/4/3 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 Mar. Original Returned Date: 3 Apr.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Genre: Lives
Biographia Britannica: or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland
Press: L. Shelf: 3. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh8-c.1-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Lives
Biographia Britannica: or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland ... Digested in the manner of Mr. Bayle's ... Dictionary. To which are added, a supplement and appendix ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1766. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 182 times in 123 borrowing records
ESTC: T139262
Genre: Lives
Biographia Britannica: or, the Lives of the Most Eminent Persons who have Flourished in Great Britain and Ireland
Borrowed: 1772/3/13 (Friday). Returned: 1772/4/3 (Friday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 54218
Pitisci Lexicon 2. Vol.
Borrowed: 1772/3/23 (Monday). Returned: 1772/5/18 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 23 Mar. Original Returned Date: 18 May.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Samuel Pitiscus (Male, born 1636, died 1727)
Genre: History
Lexicon antiquitatum Romanarum.
Press: U. Shelf: 4. Number: 4:5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh4-b.1-2. Original Author: Pitiscus, Samuel, 1636-1727..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Pitiscus (Male, born 1636, died 1727)
Genre: History
Lexicon Antiquitatum Romanarum, in quo Ritus et Antiquitates cum Græcis ac Romanis communes, tum Romanis peculiares ... exponuntur.
Language: Latin . Published: Leeuwarden. Date of publication: 1713. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 15 borrowing records
Samuel Pitiscus (Male, born 1636, died 1727)
Genre: History
Lexicon Antiquitatum Romanarum
Borrowed: 1772/3/23 (Monday). Returned: 1772/5/18 (Monday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Samuel Pitiscus (Male, born 1636, died 1727), Genre: History
Lexicon Antiquitatum Romanarum
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54219
Sharp on Slavery
Borrowed: 1772/3/23 (Monday). Returned: 1772/3/24 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 23 Mar. Original Returned Date: 24 Mar.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Granville Sharp (Male, born 1735, died 1813)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Just limitation of slavery in the laws of God, compared with the unbounded claims of the African traders and British American slaveholders.
Press: NN. Shelf: 8. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi10-h.26. Original Author: Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813..
Confidence level: Certain
Granville Sharp (Male, born 1735, died 1813)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The just limitation of slavery in the laws of God, compared with the unbounded claims of the African traders and British American slaveholders.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T137093
Granville Sharp (Male, born 1735, died 1813)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Just Limitation of Slavery in the Laws of God
Borrowed: 1772/3/23 (Monday). Returned: 1772/3/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Granville Sharp (Male, born 1735, died 1813), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 54220
Kempfer on Japan 2. Vols
Borrowed: 1772/3/27 (Friday). Returned: 1772/5/18 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Mar. Original Returned Date: 18 May.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Englebert Kaempfer (Male, born 1651, died 1716)
Genre: History
History of Japan: giving an account of the antient and present state and government of that empire ... Together with a description of the kingdom of Siam. Written in High Dutch ... and translated ... by J.G. Scheuchzer, F.R.S. With the life of the author and an introduction. To which is added, part of a journal to Japan, made by the English in the year 1673.
Press: L. Shelf: 5. Number: 14.15. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi2-c.7-8. Original Author: Kaempfer, Engelbert, 1651-1716..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Englebert Kaempfer (Male, born 1651, died 1716)
Genre: History
The history of Japan, giving an account of the ancient and present state and government of that empire; of its temples, palaces, castles and other buildings; Of Its Metals, Minerals, Trees, Plants, Animals, Birds and Fishes; Of The Chronology and Succession of the Emperors, Ecclesiastical and Secular; Of The Original Descent, Religions, Customs, and Manufactures of the Natives, and of their Trade and Commerce with the Dutch and Chinese. Together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1727. Format: folio.
Translators: Scheuchzer, J. G.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T124603
Englebert Kaempfer (Male, born 1651, died 1716)
Genre: History
History of Japan
Borrowed: 1772/3/27 (Friday). Returned: 1772/5/18 (Monday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Englebert Kaempfer (Male, born 1651, died 1716), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54221
A Dissertation on English Constitution
Borrowed: 1772/4/3 (Friday). Returned: 1772/4/20 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 3 Apr. Original Returned Date: 20 Apr.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
Historical dissertation concerning the antiquity of the English constitution.
Press: AK. Shelf: 11. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl1-h.29 . Original Author: Stuart, Gilbert, 1742-1786..
Confidence level: Certain
Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
An historical dissertation concerning the antiquity of the English constitution.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T95996
Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
Historical Dissertation Concerning the Antiquity of the English Constitution
Borrowed: 1772/4/3 (Friday). Returned: 1772/4/20 (Monday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786), Genre: History
Historical Dissertation Concerning the Antiquity of the English Constitution
Record ID 54222
Popes poems
Borrowed: 1772/4/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1772/5/18 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 8 Apr. Original Returned Date: 18 May.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous poems and translations.
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm3-i.12 .
Confidence level: Very likely
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous poems and translations. By several hands.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1712. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T5777
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Poems and Translations
Borrowed: 1772/4/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1772/5/18 (Monday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry