Icelandic poems chiefly of the 18th century, written in several hands in the 18th cent.
Among which are:
- (fols. 25, 29, etc.) several by Gunnar Pálsson (1776, etc.)
- (fol. 47) one by Thorlak Gudbrandsson
- (fol. 77) the (14th cent.) religious poem called 'Lilja' (the Lily), in the hand of Jón Olafsson, with collations of ten MSS
Some poems are dated 1733-63, and a few are added early in the 19th cent. A document dated 1808 is in the binding.
A MS. which had not in 1832 been printed.
Dates
- Creation: written in several hands in the 18th cent.
Extent
93 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Icelandic
Shelfmark
MS. Boreal 150
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 20791
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 7/8 × 7 1/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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