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Translation of, and notes to, parts of the Icelandic Eddas, Written in about A.D. 1700

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MS. Gough Sax. Lit. 1
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Translation of, and notes to, parts of the Icelandic Eddas:

  1. Fol. 3. 'Vaticinium Volæ, Latine quoddamodo redditum a Stephano Olais Islando', with notes on it
  2. Fol. 18. Part of the Prose Edda, in Latin, consisting of a short preface on the Edda, a Prologue (beg. 'Deus omnipotens in principio'), Part 1 (78 Mythologiae, and Epilogue), Part 2, 'De variis appellationibus rerum:' with notes

Dates

  • Creation: Written in about A.D. 1700

Extent

86 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • Latin

Shelfmark

MS. Gough Sax. Lit. 1

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 18321

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

10 × 7 7/8 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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