Bound volume of manuscripts of disposition and cantonment of troops, Scotland, 1746 - c. 1752

One of two halves of a gau (charm box) of silver, the central part oblong and convex with rounded ends, ornamentally chased and set with a single turquoise, and a suspension loop, with part of a Tibetan manuscript inside: South Asia, Nepal

Kamawasa or kammavaca, Buddhist ordination manuscript with extracs from the Pali Canon in Burmese square script in black lacquer on palm leaf with red and gold decoration, within red lacquered and gilt wooden boards: Southeast Asia, Myanmar, Mandalay, 19th century

Hebrew manuscript in the form of a parchment roll containing the Book of Esther, with ornamental borders containing inscriptions in large characters: Palestine, obtained at Hamadan, Ancient Ecbatana

Leaf from a manuscript with a miniature painting of a figure scene on the obverse, and lines from two of Nizami's poems on the reverse, on glossy cream paper in a dark beige paper mount: Middle East, Iran, Safavid School, c. 1560

The Qur'an and some local manuscripts taken from a mosque: West Africa, Gambia, Senegambia

Magic book, or pustaha, consisting of concertinaed pages of bark with ink writing on them and a wooden cover on each side: South East Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Batak, 19th - early 20th century

Magic book, or pustaha, consisting of concertinaed pages of bark with ink writing and illustrations on them and a wooden cover at each end: South East Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Batak, 19th - early 20th century

Manuscript book of Highland bagpipe music previously owned by Piper A. Finnie of the 1st Battalion Blackwatch while stationed in Sitapur, India, 1898 - 1903

Manuscript and illuminated 'Ancient Piobaireachd', the tune Catherine's Lament, consisting of 15 lines of music and a decorated border, originally dating to the 17th century, written by John Grant of Edinburgh, 1905

Manuscript and illuminated piece of Piobaireachd music, His Most Excellent Majesty King Edward VII Salute, composed by John Grant, Edinburgh, 1906

Sheet of manuscript music of a handwritten copy of Balmoral Highlanders by Angus Mackay, submitted to David Glen for publication in the Edinburgh Collection, 1903 - 1905

Manuscript music book consisting of 37 pages and 172 tunes bound into stiff board covers, copied out and previously owned by William Mackie, Aberdeen, early 19th century

Sheet of manuscript music of an unnamed tune in four parts in 2/4 time by Malcolm Macpherson and given to James Catherwood, November 1948

A leaf from a folding book, with a painting of a temple and three tiers of figures on a pink coloured background with a an inscription in the top left hand corner referring to the Buddhist cosmos, and a longer inscription in the reverse: South East Asia, Thailand, 20th century

A collection on antiquities , Vol. 7, by Robert Riddell of Glenriddell