| Uniform title | Scotorum historia. English |
| Portion of title |
Complete history and description of Scotland |
| Series | Medieval and early modern sources online Medieval and early modern sources online. ^A1037800 |
| General note | "The description of Scotland was written originally in Latin, by Hector Boece, and afterwards translated into the Scottish speech by John Ballendean, arch-deacon of Murray, and lastly turned into English by Hollenshead. The remainder of the history of Scotland is compiled from the following authors: viz. William Parvus, or Neoburgensis, John Ferrarius Pedemontanus, John Major, John Fourdon, Roger Hoveden, Richard Southwell, Albert Crantz, Aeneas Sylvius, Edward Hall, Richard Grafton, John Stow, and some others."--Vol. I, p. 8. |
| General note | Each volume with half-title. |
| General note | Electronic version in PHP and PDF formats of the two volume work published: Arbroath : Printed by J. Findlay: - and sold by Messrs. Magnay, and Pickering, R. Ogle, J. Roach, London; W. and J. Deas, Edinburgh; A. Wilson, Glasgow, 1805. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | Originally appeared as part of Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland. |
| General note | Print version has expanded title and slightly different statement of responsibility: The Scottish chronicle; or, A complete history and description of Scotlan : being an accurate narration of the beginning, increase, proceedings, wars, acts, and government of the Scottish nation, from the original thereof unto the year 1585 : together with a particular, and full, and interesting account of all its shires, islands, seas, rivers, lakes, bays, &c. &c. &c. : likewise, its chief cities, towns, universities, bishopricks, dukedoms, earldoms, viscounties, abbies, churches, &c. &c. &c. : also, an useful and entertaining relation of the religion, customs, manners, virtues and vices of the Scots and Picts: and a genuine detail of the birds, beasts, fishes, commodities, natural curiosities, antiquities, minerals, vegetable productions, flowers, herbs, plants, -&c. &c. found in its various regions / by the Reverend and learned Mr. Raphael Hollinshead ; in two volumes. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN | 9781773014951 (v. 1) |
| ISBN | 9781773014968 (v. 2) |