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II approbation of the Curators. The convener of this committee (Mr Cosmo Innes) often saw Mr Repp’s catalogue of northern manuscripts, examined it in detail, and at several times expressed his complete satisfaction with it; and, upon the whole, it is humbly believed, that this is a better catalogue of manuscripts than has hitherto been made for the Advocates’ Library, — that it is abun- dantly descriptive of each particular manuscript, that it accurately states the contents of each, and that as it describes a branch of literature but little known in this country, it is on that account more explicit and full than usual. It was with the entire approbation and sanction of Mr Innes that it was written in Latin ; and, in general, Mr Repp is happy to observe, that during the period he liad the pleasure of a frequent literary intercourse with that gentleman, no instance occurred of any unkind or unpleasant feeling. 7. The opinion of the keeper of the Advocates’ Library respecting Mr Repp’s qualifications as a librarian, is officially expressed in a report, dated 2d March, 1827, when Mr Repp had been about a year in the library. “ Nor can we venture,” says the learned keeper, “ to make use of the second and third printed volumes (of the Library Catalogues) without collating a great proportion of the entries, as many of them are evidently very inac- curate and bewildering. In this and other branches of labour I have now obtained the assistance of Thorleif Gudmundson Repp, A.M. of the University of Copen- hagen, whose very extensive knowledge of ancient and modern languages has eminently qualified him for such an undertaking. He has begun with an experiment upon the separate entries in Ugolini Thesaurus Antiqui- talum Sacrarum, a publication consisting of thirty-four volumes in folio; and in his progress has found much to alter and amend.” And prior to this experiment, i. e. during the summer of 1826, and winter, 1S27, Mr Repp had compiled a catalogue of books of general literature, which he has every reason to believe gave satisfaction to the keeper, and was thought suitable for the purpose for which it was intended. 8. The Spanish Libkary.—The only duty of very great importance which the Curators ever imposed on Mr Repp, was the arrangement of the Spanish library,


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Statement to the Faculty of Advocates
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1834
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Enska
Blaðsíður
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