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ANDERSON, JAMES.
Selectus Diplomatum & Numismatum Scotiae
Thesaurus.
181 engraved plates numbered 1-180, including allegorical frontispiece and
calligraphic additional title. viii, 126 pages. Folio, 454x275 mm, contemporary calf,
rebacked in the 19th-century, with gilt arms added on front cover, quite worn overall; con-
tents generally quite clean. Armorial bookplate of Edward Montagu Stuart Granville, Earl
of Wharncliffe.
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MARGINED COPY
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Edinburgh & London: Thomas & Walter Ruddiman et al., 1739
[500/750]
FIRST EDITION
of a posthumously published attempt to document extant medieval Scottish
charters and seals. The plates depict documents, manuscript abbreviations and contractions, and
gold and silver coins and medallions. Anderson (1662-1728) was an antiquary who pioneered
the application of paleography and diplomatics to the study of Scottish history.
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