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Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2), page 92-93

Record ID 104960

Oldmixon Logicks

Borrowed: 1772/11/6 (Friday). Returned: 1772/11/24 (Tuesday). Classmark: C5 . 4[?8]. Original Returned Text: Oldmixon's Logicks.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1407401356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Dominique Bouhours (Male, born 1628, died 1702)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The arts of logick and rhetorick, illustrated by examples taken out of the best authors, antient [sic] and modern, in all the polite languages. Interpreted and explan'd / by that learned and judicious critick, Father Bouhours. To which are added, parallel quotations...[Translated and paraphrased from La manière de bien penser by J. Oldmixon].
Classmark: E.6.35, C.5.43, B.3.9?.

Record ID 104963

Hutchison's Ethicks

Borrowed: 1772/11/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1772/12/26 (Saturday). Classmark: Q6. 5. Original Returned Text: Hutchison's Ethicks.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1407401356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Francis Hutcheson (Male, born 1694, died 1746)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A short introduction to moral philosophy, in three books : containing the elements of ethicks and the law of nature / by Francis Hutcheson, LLD. late professor of philosophy in the University of Glasgow ; translated from the Latin.
Classmark: J.8.50, Q.6.5.

Borrowed: 1772/11/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1772/12/26 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Robertson

Author: Francis Hutcheson (Male, born 1694, died 1746), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy

Record ID 104966

Chrysostom on pristhood

Borrowed: 1772/11/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1772/12/5 (Saturday). Classmark: B7. 26. Original Returned Text: Chryostom on prsthood.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1407401356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Saint John Chrysostom (Male, born c.347, died 407)
Genre: Theology
St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, His Six Books, Concerning the Priesthood. Translated from the Greek by Henry Hollier, late Vicar of Aston in Warwickshire.
Classmark: C.7.20, B.7.26.

Borrowed: 1772/11/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1772/12/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Robertson

Author: Saint John Chrysostom (Male, born c.347, died 407), Genre: Theology

Six Books, Concerning the Priesthood

Record ID 104969

Boyle philoso. Essays

Borrowed: 1772/12/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1772/12/26 (Saturday). Classmark: D5. 3. Original Returned Text: Boyle Philosophical Essays.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1407401356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Robert Boyle (Male, born 1627, died 1691)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Certain physiological essays and other tracts; written at distant times, and on several occasions. By the honourable Robert Boyle. The second edition. Wherein some of the tracts are enlarged by experiments, and the work is increased by the addition of a discourse about the absolute rest in bodies.
Classmark: F.7.25, D.5.3.

Borrowed: 1772/12/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1772/12/26 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Robertson

Author: Robert Boyle (Male, born 1627, died 1691), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Certain Physiological Essays and Other Tracts

Record ID 104975

ossian's Temora

Borrowed: 1773/1/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1773/1/9 (Saturday). Classmark: N5 . 7. Original Returned Text: ossian's Temora.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1407401356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Fingal, an ancient epic poem, in six books: together with several other poems, composed by Ossian the son of Fingal. Translated from the Galic language, by James Macpherson. + Temora, an ancient epic poem, in eight books: together with several other poems, composed by Ossian, the son of Fingal. Translated from the Galic language, by James Macpherson.
Classmark: N.3.17, S.7.14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2 (Temora)

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Confidence level: Speculative

James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Fingal, an ancient epic poem, in six books: together with several other poems, composed by Ossian the son of Fingal. Translated from the Galic language, by James Macpherson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 190 times in 168 borrowing records


Book Work

James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Temora, an ancient epic poem, in eight books: together with several other poems, composed by Ossian, the son of Fingal. Translated from the Galic language, by James Macpherson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 137 times in 130 borrowing records


Book Work

James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Temora, an Ancient Epic Poem

Borrowed: 1773/1/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1773/1/9 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Robertson

Author: James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796), Genre: Poetry

Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem, Temora, an Ancient Epic Poem

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2 (Temora)

Record ID 104981

Rol . Belles letters Vol 4th

Borrowed: 1773/1/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1773/1/11 (Monday). Classmark: B6. ... Original Returned Text: Rol - Belles letters Vol 4th.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1407401356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or an introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c. with reflections on taste; and instructions with regard to the eloquence of the pulpit, the bar, and the stage. The whole illustrated with passages from the most famous poets and orators, antient and modern, with critical remarks on them. Designed more particularly for students in the universities. By Mr. Rollin, late principal of the university of Paris, now professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and member of the Royal Academy of inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.
Classmark: J.5.3, J.5.2, B.6.6, B.3.27.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Borrowed: 1773/1/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1773/1/11 (Monday).

Borrower: Robert Robertson

Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: Belles Lettres

Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 104984

Ward's oratory 1 & 2 Vol

Borrowed: 1773/1/11 (Monday). Returned: 1773/2/27 (Saturday). Classmark: Q5. 16. Original Returned Text: Ward's oratory 1 & 2 Vol.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1407401356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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John Ward (Male, born c.1679, died 1758)
Genre: Education
A system of oratory, delivered in a course of lectures publicly read at Gresham College, London. To which is prefixed an inaugural oration, spoken in Latin... / by John Ward... [In two volumes].
Classmark: Q.5.16, P.6.41, Q.3.16?.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Ward (Male, born c.1679, died 1758)
Genre: Education
A system of oratory, delivered in a course of lectures publicly read at Gresham College, London. To which is prefixed an inaugural oration, spoken in Latin... / by John Ward... [In two volumes].
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 100 times in 54 borrowing records


Book Work

John Ward (Male, born c.1679, died 1758)
Genre: Education
System of Oratory

Borrowed: 1773/1/11 (Monday). Returned: 1773/2/27 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Robertson

Author: John Ward (Male, born c.1679, died 1758), Genre: Education

System of Oratory

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 104990

Netleton on Virtue

Borrowed: 1773/1/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1773/2/27 (Saturday). Classmark: O5 . 15. Original Returned Text: Netleton on Virtue.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1407401356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Thomas Nettleton (Male, born 1683, died 1742)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Some thoughts concerning virtue and happiness. [Nettleton]
Classmark: O.5.15, P.8.60.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Nettleton (Male, born 1683, died 1742)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Some thoughts concerning virtue and happiness.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 45


Book Work

Thomas Nettleton (Male, born 1683, died 1742)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Some Thoughts Voncerning Virtue and Happiness

Borrowed: 1773/1/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1773/2/27 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Robertson

Author: Thomas Nettleton (Male, born 1683, died 1742), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Some Thoughts Voncerning Virtue and Happiness

Record ID 104993

Butlar's Analogy

Borrowed: 1773/2/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1773/3/9 (Tuesday). Classmark: R5 .2. Original Returned Text: Butlar's Analogy.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1407401356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Joseph Butler (Male, born 1692, died 1752)
Genre: Theology
The analogy of religion, natural revealed, to the constitution and course of nature. To which are added two brief dissertations: I. Of personal identity. II. Of the nature of virtue. By Joseph Butler, LL. D. now Lord Bishop of Bristol.
Classmark: R.5.2, M.6.4.

Record ID 104999

Nature Display'd 1 & 2 Vol

Borrowed: 1773/2/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1773/3/9 (Tuesday). Classmark: B5.26. Original Returned Text: Nature Display'd 1 & 2 Vol.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1407401356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Vol. III. Translated from the original French.
Classmark: J.4.20, B.5.26, B.4.31.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Vol. III. Translated from the original French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 132 times in 96 borrowing records


Book Work

Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d

Borrowed: 1773/2/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1773/3/9 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Robert Robertson

Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy

Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 105005

Elements of Crit. 1 & 2 Vol

Borrowed: 1773/3/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1773/3/9 (Tuesday). Classmark: P5. 33. Original Returned Text: Elements of Crits. 1 & 2 Vol.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1407401356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism. In three volumes. ...
Classmark: R.5.33, R.6.10.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 364 times in 198 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of Criticism

Borrowed: 1773/3/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1773/3/9 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Robert Robertson

Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Belles Lettres

Elements of Criticism

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 105017

Plybius Gre . & L.

Borrowed: 1773/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/3/12 (Friday). Classmark: S2.7. Original Returned Text: Polybius Gre. & L.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1407401356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118)
Genre: History
Polybiou Megalopolitou historiōn biblia pente, kai epitomai dōdeka] = Polybij Megalopolitani historiarum libri priores quinque / Nicolao Perotto episcopo Sipontino interprete. Item, epitome sequentium librorum usque ad decimumseptimum, Vuolfgango Musculo interprete. Rerum quoq[ue] & uerborum in ijsdem memorabilium index.
Classmark: S.2.7.

Borrowed: 1773/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/3/12 (Friday).

Borrower: Robert Robertson

Author: Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118), Genre: History

Histories [Polybius]

Record ID 105023

Butlar's Analogy

Borrowed: 1773/3/12 (Friday). Returned: 1773/4/19 (Monday). Classmark: R5 . 2. Original Returned Text: Butlar's Analogy.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1407401356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Joseph Butler (Male, born 1692, died 1752)
Genre: Theology
The analogy of religion, natural revealed, to the constitution and course of nature. To which are added two brief dissertations: I. Of personal identity. II. Of the nature of virtue. By Joseph Butler, LL. D. now Lord Bishop of Bristol.
Classmark: R.5.2, M.6.4.

Borrowed: 1773/3/12 (Friday). Returned: 1773/4/19 (Monday).

Borrower: Robert Robertson

Author: Joseph Butler (Male, born 1692, died 1752), Genre: Theology

Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution and Course of Nature

Record ID 105029

Essay on original Geneus

Borrowed: 1773/4/19 (Monday). Returned: 1773/5/4 (Tuesday). Classmark: Q4. 18. Original Returned Text: Essay on original Geneus.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1407401356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Duff (Male, born 1732, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An essay on original genius; and its various modes of exertion in philosophy and the fine arts, particularly in poetry / [by William Duff].
Classmark: Q.4.18, P.5.12.

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Confidence level: Certain

William Duff (Male, born 1732, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An essay on original genius; and its various modes of exertion in philosophy and the fine arts, particularly in poetry / [by William Duff].
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 36


Book Work

William Duff (Male, born 1732, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on Original Genius

Borrowed: 1773/4/19 (Monday). Returned: 1773/5/4 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Robert Robertson

Author: William Duff (Male, born 1732, died 1815), Genre: Belles Lettres

Essay on Original Genius

Record ID 105044

Voltair's poetry

Borrowed: 1773/4/21 (Wednesday). Returned: 1773/5/4 (Tuesday). Classmark: Q8. 11. Original Returned Text: Voltair's poetry.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1407401356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Critical essays on dramatic poetry / by Monsieur de Voltaire. With notes by the translator.
Classmark: Q.8.11.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Critical essays on dramatic poetry / by Monsieur de Voltaire. With notes by the translator.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 7


Book Work

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Critical Essays on Dramatic Poetry

Borrowed: 1773/4/21 (Wednesday). Returned: 1773/5/4 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Robert Robertson

Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres

Critical Essays on Dramatic Poetry