A collection of about 72 Icelandic poems, copied by Finn Magnusson, written in the first quarter of the 19th cent. by Finn Magnusson
File
MS. Boreal 117
Held in our offsite storage facility
Some of the poems are by:
- Jonas Thorlacsson
- Gunnar Pálsson
- Svenn Sölvason
- Hallgrim Pétursson
Some translations from English (Pope's Messiah, p. 202) and Latin poets.
Autograph of the translator.
Dates
- Creation: written in the first quarter of the 19th cent. by Finn Magnusson
Extent
276 pages
Language of Materials
- Icelandic
Shelfmark
MS. Boreal 117
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 20758
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 7/8 × 4 5/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk