print;
book;
bookplate
- Museum number
- 1950,0520.383
- Description
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General Collection of Scotland Laws, containing the following five letterpress volumes bound together: (1) 'The Acts & Orders of the Meeting of the Estates of the Kingdom of Scotland' [14 March 1689-10 Sept.1690] (Edinburgh: Heirs of Andrew Anderson): 1690; (2) 'The Laws and Acts made in the fourth session of the first Parliament of William and Mary' [18 April-15 June 1693] (Edinburgh: Heir of Andrew Anderson), 1693; (3) 'The Laws and Acts made in the fifth session of the First Parliament of William' [9 May-17 July 1695] (Edinburgh: Heirs of Andrew Anderson) 1659; (4) 'The Laws and Acts made in the sixth session of the first Parliament of William' [8 Sept.-12 Oct.1696] (Edinburgh: Heirs of Andrew Anderson), 1696; and (5) 'The Laws and Acts made in the seventh session of the first Parliament of William' [19 July-1 Sept.1698] (Edinburgh: Heirs of Andrew Anderson) 1698; with two ex libris: pasted on verso of titlepage, engraved armorial bookplate of Archibald (Primrose), 1st Earl of Roseberry (1664-1723) by Robert Wood; and pasted on verso of front cover, engraved armorial bookplate of George Heath Viner. 1690-98
Engraving and letterpress
- Production date
- 1690-1698
- Dimensions
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Height: 295 millimetres (approx sheet size)
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Width: 180 millimetres (approx sheet size)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1950
- Acquisition notes
- The book contains the armorial bookplate of 'Sir James Primerose of Carington, Baronet', who became the 3rd Baronet in 1687 and was created Viscount Primrose in 1703. See Franks 24174.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1950,0520.383