| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Fonds |
| Ref No | MS 361 |
| Title | 'Historiae novi foederis compendium brevissimum' (a brief collection of histories of the New Testament, seeming to be an account of various Church figures) |
| Date | 1763 |
| Extent | 1 volume: 0.05 linear metres |
| Creator Name | Author unknown. |
| Source | Gifted by Dr James Melvin (1795 - 1853). Melvin was born in 1795 in Aberdeen and educated there at the Grammar School and at Marischal College, where he graduated A.M. in 1816. He was a teacher and later also lecturer in humanity (Latin) at his old college. He was a careful and successful teacher and an eminent Latin scholar, and ‘Latin Exercises as dictated by the late James Melvin, LL.D.’ was published in 1857 (four years after his death in 1853) by the rector of Grantown Grammar School: it was subsequently revised and re-edited by other teachers. He produced a Latin grammar in 1822, of which there were several editions. His library of over 6,000 books (mostly a fine collection of classical and mediaeval Latin literature) was left to Marischal College, Aberdeen. |
| Description | 'Historiae novi foederis compendium brevissimum' (a brief collection of histories of the New Testament, seeming to be an account of various Church figures), 1763. 2 volumes, see also MS 360. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | The records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions. |
| Language | Latin |
| Related Record | MS 360 |