Pieces by Biorn Gissursson in verse and prose, stated to be the author's autograph and dated in various parts from 1654 to 1691, written in about 1670-1691 by B. Gissursson
File
MS. Boreal 78
Held in our offsite storage facility
Fols. 105v-end are in a rather later hand, but contain similar pieces.
A probably unique MS., the autograph of the author.
Dates
- Creation: written in about 1670-1691 by B. Gissursson
Extent
112 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Icelandic
Shelfmark
MS. Boreal 78
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 20719
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 3/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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