A miscellaneous collection of Icelandic poems, 1771-1773, and written in several hands of the 18th cent.
Divisions begin at fols. 49, 73, 81, 101, 117.
Some prose pieces are intermingled, and some echo-verses are at fol. 100.
Fols. 13-48 are occupied with a 'Brúdkaups Sida Bók' or wedding service, with accompanying ceremonies.
A MS. which had not in 1832 been printed.
Dates
- Creation: 1771-1773, and written in several hands of the 18th cent.
Extent
133 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Icelandic
Shelfmark
MS. Boreal 130
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 20771
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
8 3/8 × 6 5/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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