The Library of Mary Queen of Scots: With an Historical Introduction and a Rare Portrait of the Queen (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Library of Mary Queen of Scots: With an Historical Introduction and a Rare Portrait of the QueenThe merit of unearthing the book-catalogue, which forms the foundation of the present work, does not belong to me. The manuscript was known to antiquaries at the beginning of this century, and that it had probably not escaped the notice of sir Walter Scott may be inferred from two references to Queen Mary's taste in books which occur in he story of 'The Abbot.'So far as I have been able to discover, the text of portion of the catalogue - that which enumerates the books preserved at the castle of Edinburgh - was first given to the curious in such matters by the well-known antiquary, Thomas Thomson. It appeared in the volume of 'Miscellanies' issued by the Maitland Club in 1834.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.