Papers, written in the 18th and 19th cent.
Made up of several separate pieces, including:
- (fol. 2) Brief annals of Norway from 1262 to 1523, with a few copies of royal edicts, one (fol. 12) 'ex membrana Skalholtensi parum vetusta', in Icelandic, 18th cent.
- (fol. 32) Two forms of opening and closing of a public court or assembly, perhaps in the hand of Arni Magnusson, in Icelandic, 19th cent.
A probably unique MS., the autograph of the translator.
Dates
- Creation: written in the 18th and 19th cent.
Extent
37 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Multiple languages
- Icelandic
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Boreal 92
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 20733
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
6 5/8 × 4 1/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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