Notes on Sagas, written in the 18th cent.
File
MS. Boreal 46
Held in our offsite storage facility
Comprises:
- (p. 2) notes on the 'Eirbiggia Saga'
- (p. 12) notes on the Laxdæla Saga
- (p. 20) notes on the Grettis Saga
- (p. 31) notes on the Kormaks Saga.
In Danish: stated to be by and in the hand of bp. Finn Jónsson.
A probably unique MS., the autograph of the author.
Dates
- Creation: written in the 18th cent.
Extent
37 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Danish
Shelfmark
MS. Boreal 46
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 20687
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
7 7/8 × 6 1/2 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk