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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; contents generally quite clean. Armorial bookplate of Edward Montagu Stuart Granville, Earl of Wharncliffe. wide-margined copy. Edinburgh & London: Thomas & Walter Ruddiman et al., 1739
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.
