Two Icelandic codes of law, written in 1723
Grágás of about A.D. 1120, and Járnsída of about A.D. 1260, the latter dated at end April 3, 1723.
A MS. which had not in 1832 been printed.
Dates
- Creation: written in 1723
Extent
466 pages
Language of Materials
- Icelandic
Shelfmark
MS. Boreal 123
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 20764
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'.
Custodial History
Owned in 1772-6 by J. Jacobsson, but first brought from Iceland in 1827 according to the 1832 printed catalogue.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
12 3/4 × 7 7/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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