Proposals for publishing by subscription, a book intitled, Diplomata Scotiæ, &c : Containing I. Charters of the Kings of Scotland from Duncan the son of Malcolm Canmoir, Anno 1094, to James the first, Anno 1424: with their respective seals, fairly engraven in their original characters, with such exactness and truth, that not only the general dimensions of the original are preserved in the copy, but every line is the same in both. II. The transcripts of these charters engraven after the mannar of modern hand-writing. III. Several alphabets and tables of abbreviations made use of in ancient writings, likewise engraven. IV. A short treatise of ancient writs and seals collected and compiled, pursuant to an order of the Parliament of Scotland, by James Anderson, Esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, James, 1662-1728.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Standardized Title:

Selectus diplomatum & numismatum Scotiæ thesaurus. Prospectus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scotland--Charters--Early works to 1800.

Scotland.

Scotland--Constitutional history--Early works to 1800.

Genre:

Prospectuses.

Charters and articles of incorporation.

Constitutions.

Physical Description:

1 sheet ; 1⁰

Other Title:

Proposals for publishing by subscription, a book entitled, Diplomata Scotiæ, &c

Place of Publication:

[Edinburgh] : [publisher not identified], [1718]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Dated at head: February 20th. 1717/18.

The work was not published until 1739, as 'Selectus diplomatum & numismatum Scotiæ thesaurus'.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T301255.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.