The textual tradition of Stair's Institutions, with reference to the title 'Of Liberty and Servitude'

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Abstract

This article examines the textual tradition of Stair’s Institutions of the Law of Scotland with particular reference to his title ‘Of Liberty and Servitude’. It first catalogues the manuscript copies of Stair’s Institutions known to be held in Scottish libraries. The article thereafter examines the nature of the manuscript tradition, taking account of scribal practice and the circulation of manuscript texts in the seventeenth century.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMiscellany VII
EditorsHector L. MacQueen
Place of PublicationEdinburgh
Chapter1
Pages1-124
Number of pages124
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Oct 2015

Publication series

NameStair Society Annual Publications Series
Volume62

Keywords

  • Stair's Institutions
  • tradition
  • manuscripts
  • Scots law

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