Manuscript of 'The story of Hen Thorir'; Manuscript of 'The story of the banded men'; Manuscript of chapters 1-35 of 'The story of the Volsungs and the Niblungs', c. 1891-1911
File
MSS. Eng. misc. d. 266-268
Held at the Weston Library
- (MS. Eng. misc. d. 266) Manuscript of 'The story of Hen Thorir', printed in W. Morris and E. Magnússon, The Saga Library, i (London, 1891), 125-63, Pächt and Alexander iii, no. 1256, 48 pages.
- (MS. Eng. misc. d. 267) Manuscript of 'The story of the banded men', printed in W. Morris and E. Magnússon, The Saga Library, i (London, 1891), 73-121, Pächt and Alexander iii, no. 1255, 60 pages (fols. 41-60 are blank).
- (MS. Eng. misc. d. 268) Manuscript of chapters 1-35 of 'The story of the Volsungs and the Niblungs', with miniatures by C. Fairfax Murray and floral ornaments by George Wardle; printed in Collected works, vii (London, 1911), 291-382, Pächt and Alexander iii, no. 1251, 80 leaves.
Dates
- Creation: c. 1891-1911
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Eng. misc. d. 266-268
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 43702-43704
Physical Facet
Bound by the Doves Bindery in quarter green morocco, vellum boards
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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