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Record ID 209474

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 30

Miller's plants 2 vol. fol.

Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/3/1 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five guineas.


Borrower

Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the Gardeners dictionary [Miller]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: An.1.18-19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the gardeners dictionary, exhibited on three hundred copper plates, accurately engraven after drawings taken from nature.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 6 borrowing records


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Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful, and Uncommon Plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary

Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/3/1 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr John Pringle

Author: Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful, and Uncommon Plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 293557

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 42

Millars Plants 2 vol. fol

Borrowed: 1775/2/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/3/22 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


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Mr Harry Erskine
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1746-1817.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


Book HoldingLibrary record

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the Gardeners dictionary [Miller]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: An.1.18-19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the gardeners dictionary, exhibited on three hundred copper plates, accurately engraven after drawings taken from nature.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful, and Uncommon Plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary

Borrowed: 1775/2/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/3/22 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Harry Erskine

Author: Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful, and Uncommon Plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 203282

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 48

Millars Plants 2 vol fol

Borrowed: 1790/1/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/2/14 (Sunday).


Borrower

Mr John Dickson of Kilbucho
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1774. Life dates: 1752-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the Gardeners dictionary [Miller]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: An.1.18-19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the gardeners dictionary, exhibited on three hundred copper plates, accurately engraven after drawings taken from nature.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful, and Uncommon Plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary

Borrowed: 1790/1/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/2/14 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr John Dickson of Kilbucho

Author: Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful, and Uncommon Plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 204530

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 115

Millars Plants 2 vol

Borrowed: 1790/4/8 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/5/8 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the Gardeners dictionary [Miller]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: An.1.18-19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the gardeners dictionary, exhibited on three hundred copper plates, accurately engraven after drawings taken from nature.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful, and Uncommon Plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary

Borrowed: 1790/4/8 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/5/8 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack

Author: Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful, and Uncommon Plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 138057

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.10 (1773-1775, Type: Student). Page: 233

& Plants 2 V:s

Borrowed: 1774/6/28 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.


Borrower

George Brown
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90747. Dissertation: De cortice Peruviano.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1773-1778; MD (Edin), 1779. Origin: Irish.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the Gardeners dictionary [Miller]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections JY378-379.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the gardeners dictionary, exhibited on three hundred copper plates, accurately engraven after drawings taken from nature.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful, and Uncommon Plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary

Record ID 155691

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 190

Millar's plates vol. 2:d

Borrowed: 1776/4/1 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Two Guineas.


Borrower

Charles Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the Gardeners dictionary [Miller]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections JY378-379.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the gardeners dictionary, exhibited on three hundred copper plates, accurately engraven after drawings taken from nature.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful, and Uncommon Plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary