An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Date of borrowing: 1771/1/31
Your search matched 9 borrowing records.
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.
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.
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
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
ESTC: T59417
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 209489
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 31
Saxonis Grammatici historia Danica fol
Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/2/15 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl..
Mr Henry Home Lord Kames
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1723. Life dates: 1696-1782.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Mr Alexander Kemp
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate’s Clerk.
Grammaticus Saxo (Male, died 1204)
Genre: History
Saxonis Grammatici Danorum Historiae libri xvi, etc.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.89.a.12.
Confidence level: Certain
Grammaticus Saxo (Male, died 1204)
Genre: History
Saxonis Grammatici Danorum Historiae libri XVI.
Language: Latin . Published: Basel. Date of publication: 1534. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2
Grammaticus Saxo (Male, died 1204)
Genre: History
Danorum Historiae
Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/2/15 (Friday).
Borrowers: Mr Henry Home Lord Kames, Mr Alexander Kemp
Author: Grammaticus Saxo (Male, died 1204), Genre: History
Record ID 209480
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 31
Biographia Britannica vol. 2.3.4 & 5th fol.
Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/3/1 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five pound sterl..
Mr William Gordon of Newhall
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: d. 1778.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Mr David Ross of Ankerville
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Admission date: 1751. Life dates: 1727-1836.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Genre: Lives
Biographia Britannica: or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.36.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
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: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/3/1 (Friday).
Borrowers: Mr William Gordon of Newhall, Mr David Ross of Ankerville
Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 209501
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 32
Sharp's Origine and Construction of the Greek Tongue, 8o
Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/2/7 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: ten shill. sterl..
Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Gregory Sharpe (Male, born 1713, died 1771)
Genre: Education
The origin and structure of the Greek tongue [Sharpe]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.84.d.
Confidence level: Certain
Gregory Sharpe (Male, born 1713, died 1771)
Genre: Education
The origin and structure of the Greek tongue. In a series of letters addressed to a young nobleman.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T74355
Gregory Sharpe (Male, born 1713, died 1771)
Genre: Education
Origin and Structure of the Greek Tongue
Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/2/7 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Author: Gregory Sharpe (Male, born 1713, died 1771), Genre: Education
Record ID 209492
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 32
Guicciardini's history of Italy by Goddard. 10 vol. in 8.o
Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/5/1 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: two guineas.
Mr James Stewart Fleming younger of Moness
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: d. 1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Francesco Guicciardini (Male, born 1483, died 1540)
Genre: History
The history of Italy, from the year 1490, to 1532 [Guicciardini/Goddard]
Possible modern shelfmark: A.56.f.16-25.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10
Confidence level: Certain
Francesco Guicciardini (Male, born 1483, died 1540)
Genre: History
The history of Italy, From the Year 1490, to 1532. Written in Italian by Francesco Guicciardini, A Nobleman of Florence. In twenty books. Translated into English by the Chevalier Austin Parke Goddard, Knight of the Military Order of St. Stephen.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753-1756. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 10 vols.
Translators: Goddard, Austin Parke
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 29 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: T138169
Francesco Guicciardini (Male, born 1483, died 1540)
Genre: History
History of Italy, from the Year 1490, to 1532
Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/5/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr James Stewart Fleming younger of Moness
Author: Francesco Guicciardini (Male, born 1483, died 1540), Genre: History
History of Italy, from the Year 1490, to 1532
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10
Record ID 176217
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 188
Martine's Virgil
Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/5/14 (Tuesday). Classmark: B5 . 12. Original Returned Text: Martine's Virgil.
Thomas Couper
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1374124132.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Publii Virgilii Maronis Georgicorum Libri Quatuor. The Georgicks of Virgil, with an English Translation and Notes. By John Martyn, F. R. S. Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge.
Classmark: K.5.30, B.5.12.
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Publii Virgilii Maronis Georgicorum Libri Quatuor. The Georgicks of Virgil, with an English Translation and Notes. By John Martyn, F. R. S. Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge.
Language: Latin | English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1746. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Martyn, John, 1699-1768.
Number of borrowings: 28
ESTC: T67045
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Georgics of Virgil
Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/5/14 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Couper
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 176448
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 192
Gulliver's Travles 1 & 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/2/1 (Friday). Classmark: A5 . 20. Original Returned Text: Gulliver's Travles 1&2 V..
Andrew Bell (2nd)
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Fiction
Travels into several remote nations of the world. In four parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, first a surgeon, and then a captain of several ships. ...
Classmark: A.6.27, A.5.22, S.5.3.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Fiction
Travels into several remote nations of the world. In four parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, first a surgeon, and then a captain of several ships. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1726. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 111 times in 58 borrowing records
ESTC: T139452
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Fiction
Gulliver's Travels
Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/2/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Andrew Bell (2nd)
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 177288
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 204
Hill's Euclid
Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/2/9 (Saturday). Classmark: P4 . 39. Original Returned Text: Hull's Euclid.
Francis Grant
Gender: Male.
Life dates: c. 1769-1805. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1383202868.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Euclid (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
The Six First, Together with the Eleventh and Twelfth Books of Euclid's Elements, Demonstrated after a New, Plain, and Easie Method. By Henry Hill, A.M.
Classmark: P.4.39.
Confidence level: Certain
Euclid (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Six first, together with the eleventh and twelfth books of Euclid's elements, demonstrated after a new, plain, and easie method. By Henry Hill, A.M.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1726. Format: 4to.
Editors: Hill, Henry.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T131718
Euclid (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of Geometry [Euclid]
Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/2/9 (Saturday).
Borrower: Francis Grant
Author: Euclid (Male), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 178191
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 219
Gulliver's Travles
Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/2/2 (Saturday). Classmark: O7. 51. Original Returned Text: Gulliver's Travles.
Alexander Mair
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1757-1781. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1397066444.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Pierre-François Guyot M. l’abbé Desfontaines (Male, born 1685, died 1745)
Genre: Fiction
The travels of Mr. John Gulliver, son to Capt. Lemuel Gulliver. Translated from the French, By J. Lockman. ...
Classmark: E.7.7, O.7.51.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Pierre-François Guyot M. l’abbé Desfontaines (Male, born 1685, died 1745)
Genre: Fiction
The travels of Mr. John Gulliver, son to Capt. Lemuel Gulliver. Translated from the French, By J. Lockman. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1731. Format: 8vo.
Translators: J. Lockman
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: N13920
Pierre-François Guyot M. l’abbé Desfontaines (Male, born 1685, died 1745)
Genre: Fiction
Travels of Mr John Gulliver, son to Capt. Lemuel Gulliver
Borrowed: 1771/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/2/2 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Mair
Author: Pierre-François Guyot M. l’abbé Desfontaines (Male, born 1685, died 1745), Genre: Fiction
Travels of Mr John Gulliver, son to Capt. Lemuel Gulliver
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2