An elaborate literary history of Iceland, compiled in 1760 by Thorstein Petursson, but with additions to 1785, written in the 18th cent.
Fols. 3-12, 35-87, 89-114, are in a small neat hand, perhaps that of a scribe; the rest may be the author's.
The divisions of the book are fully set out in the 1832 printed catalogue.
A probably unique MS., the autograph of the author.
Dates
- Creation: written in the 18th cent.
Extent
135 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Icelandic
Shelfmark
MS. Boreal 65
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 20706
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, the first few leaves injured, and imperfect at end
Dimensions
8 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.
Repository Details
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