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Archibald Clerk

The Poem of Ossian in the origial Gaelic with a literal translation into English and a dissertation on the authenticity of the poems ; v.1 / by Archibald Clerk ; ... with the English translation by Macpherson. 1870

26.0 x 5.0 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1089560

Description

[8], lxvi, 503 p.

Provenance

Presented to Queen Victoria by the Marquis of Bute, 20 February 1871
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Archibald Clerk
(editor)

Search the collection James Macpherson (1736-1796)
(translator)

Search the collection Edinburgh & London : William Blackwood & Sons
(publisher)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Physical properties

Measurements

26.0 x 5.0 cm (book measurement (inventory))
Groupings
Category
Books
Object type(s)
printed & manuscript material
books
Subject(s)
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Literature
Scots Gaelic literature
Poetry
References

Bibliographic reference(s)

Queen Victoria's Ledger 1870-78 p. 29

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