84 chapters of the 'Centuria prima' of political principles or prudential maxims, written in about A.D. 1800 (?)
File
MS. Boreal 96
Held in our offsite storage facility
Fols. 1-20 and 75-end are in a rather later hand than the rest.
The first chapter beg. 'Budrækne og god stiornan a lyd og lande': some chapters are left blank, and the work appears to be unfinished.
A probably unique MS.
The first chapter beg. 'Budrækne og god stiornan a lyd og lande': some chapters are left blank, and the work appears to be unfinished.
A probably unique MS.
Dates
- written in about A.D. 1800 (?)
Extent
33 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Icelandic
Shelfmark
MS. Boreal 96
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 20737
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'.
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 3/4 × 4 3/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk