Abbreviations
| 1678 catalogue |
Catalogus librorum quibus bibliothecam Academiae Jacobi Regis Edinburgenae adauxit R.D. Jacobus Narnius, pastor Vaemiensis (Edinburgi: excudebat Thomas Brown, 1678) |
| Aldis |
The online catalogue Scottish books 1505–1700 (Aldis updated), at www.nls.uk/ Based ultimately on Harry G. Aldis, A list of books printed in Scotland before 1700 … ([Edinburgh]: printed for the Edinburgh Bibliographical Society, 1904) |
| Df.7.85. |
A copy of the 1678 catalogue in Edinburgh University Library with this shelfmark, bearing early annotations |
| Df.9.48. |
A copy of the 1678 catalogue in Edinburgh University Library with this shelfmark, bearing early annotations |
| ECA |
Edinburgh City Archives |
| ESTC |
The online English short title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland before 1801, at estc.bl.uk |
| EUL |
Edinburgh University Library |
| Life |
The biography of Nairn in Latin prefixed to the 1678 catalogue |
| NLS |
National Library of Scotland |
| NRS |
National Records of Scotland |
| ODNB |
The online Oxford dictionary of national biography, at www.oxforddnb.com |
| USTC |
The online USTC; a digital bibliography of early modern print culture, at www.ustc.ac.uk |
| WorldCat |
WorldCat. An online union catalogue, comprising entries for items in many libraries throughout the world, at www.worldcat.org |