'Psalma Book Islendsk med morgum Andlegum Psalmum christelegum Lofsong ... nu ad nyu saman skrifud af s. Jone Torfasyne ... anno m.dc. Lxiv': a collection of psalms, canticles and hymns, written in 1664 by Jón Torfason
Divided into classes, a few with music.
Fol. 175 and the indexes of first lines and subjects which follow are stated to be in the hand of Eggert Olafsson (d. 1768).
Autograph of the translator.
Dates
- Creation: written in 1664 by Jón Torfason
Extent
184 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Icelandic
Shelfmark
MS. Boreal 77
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 20718
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, in 18th cent. Danish (?) binding, parchment on boards, with clasps
Dimensions
8 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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