An account of Norse deeds or briefs: 'Caput ... de codicillis, vel literis, antiquis, quæ vulgo Brever vocantur', in 44 sections: by Johannes Olavius de Grunnavica, written in the 18th cent. by Joh. Olavius
The text is in Danish, the marginal notes and headings in Latin. Autograph of the author.
Dates
- Creation: written in the 18th cent. by Joh. Olavius
Extent
15 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Multiple languages
- Danish
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Boreal 4
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. IV, no 20645
A catalogue by Magnusen, dated 1828, is in the Library, and was printed in 1832 with the title 'Catalogus...codicum cliii manuscriptorum Borealium præcipuæ Islandicæ originis, ...autcore... Finno Magnæo, Islando'.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
12 1/2 × 8 1/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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