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Papers, written in the 18th and 19th cent.

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MS. Boreal 92
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Made up of several separate pieces, including:

  1. (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.
  2. (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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