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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelFonds
Ref NoMS 277
Title'Quatrains du Sieur de Pybrac' copied by Esther Inglis, calligrapher, illuminator and miniaturist
Date1600
Extent0.03 linear metres
Creator NameInglis, Esther (1571-1624), calligrapher, illuminator and miniaturist
Guy du Faur, seigneur de Pybrac (1529-1584), magistrate and poet, Toulouse
Administrative HistoryEsther Inglis (Esther Anglois, Esther Kello) was born in 1571, one of three children of Nicholas Langlois and his wife Marie Prescot, who fled to London from France about 1569 as
Hugenot refugees. They had settled in Edinburgh by 1574 and apparently appeared on the poor roll for the years 1578 - 1580. At about this time Langlois was appointed Master of the French School, which position he retained until his death in 1611. Esther married around 1596 Bartholomew Kello, a clerk in Holy Orders, however she retained an anglicized version of her maiden name throughout her career. She died in 1624.

The 'Quatrains' of Pybrac were first published under his name in 1574 and consisted of 50 verses, with the first complete version of 126 verses appearing in 1576.

For more on Inglis and a catalogue of manuscripts (not including this MS), see Scott-Elliot and Yeo's 'Calligraphic manuscripts of Esther Inglis (1571-1624): a catalogue, in 'The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America', vol. 84:I, March 1990.
Custodial HistoryThe book belonged to John Gordon, and finally Francis Douglas, who gave it to King's College, Aberdeen.
Description'Quatrains escrit en diverses sortes de lettres par Esther Anglois, Francoise a Lislebourg' (quatrains written in different kinds of letters by Esther Anglois, a Frenchwoman, in Lislebourg). Miniature calligraphic manuscript (126 pages).
AccrualsNone expected.
Access StatusOpen
Access ConditionsThe records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions.
LanguageFrench
Physical DescriptionNo physical conditions affecting use of collection.
Publication NoteThis manuscript does not appear in 'The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America's catalogue of calligraphic manuscripts of Esther Inglis, compiled by A H Scott-Elliot and Elspeth Yeo (Vol. 84:I, March 1990)
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