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1. Add MS 4857-4900

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Title:
BANKS COLLECTION
Scope & Content:
Collections, mostly in Icelandic and relating to Iceland, presented by Sir Joseph Banks, 1767-1781. Banks visited Iceland in 1772 and brought back a collection of printed books and MSS. which he presented to the British Museum on 3 December 1772. The MSS. may be identified from a 'Catalogue of B...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, English, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Latin, and Low German
Date Range:
[1160-1799]
Extent:
44 items

2. Add MS 5174-5175

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Title:
‘Stiorn’; Icelandic version of the Historical Books of the Old Testament by Brandr II, Bishop of Halar, in Iceland [1263-1264]
Scope & Content:
Stiorn or an Icelandic version of the Historical Books of the Old Testament to the Babylonish captivity, by Brandr II, Bishop of Halar, in Iceland [1263-1264] copied ex codice membraneo in Bibliotheca Arn Magni, quem Scalholtinum vocat. no. 226. [Copied from the Major Stjorn manuscript in the li...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Icelandic
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
2 volumes (1213 pages)

3. Add MS 5176

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Title:
‘Knytlinga-Saga’
Scope & Content:
‘Knytlinga-Saga’ or the History of King Knute and his successors, from the time of Harold Gormson to the death of Valldimar, son of Duke Knute. In 130 capp. Inc. Haralldr. Gŏrmrson var tekinn lil Koningr i Dannmörk. A recent transcript; collated partly with several MSS and with the portion (c...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Icelandic
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (100 folios)

4. Add MS 5177

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Title:
Ecclesiastical Laws of Norway, in Icelandic
Scope & Content:
A volume containing the Ecclesiastical Laws of Norway, in Icelandic. Viz. 1. ‘Cristius Doms Bolk, thæn sem skipade Svarrir Koningr, oc aller Priskupar’ i.e. The Ecclesiastical Laws established by King Svarrir, Archbishop Eirik and other Bishops: in 98 capp. f.1A marginal note states this to hav...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Icelandic
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (203 folios)

5. Add MS 5178

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Title:
Løgom theim er sette Hacon sun Haconar Konongs
Scope & Content:
Løgom theim er sette Hacon sun Haconar Konongs’ i.e. The Code of civil laws issued by Hacon Haconson, King of Norway, who died in 1263 (?) divided into 15 books or divisions. Copied ‘ex lib. in fol. N.311’. Prefixed is a collation of three other MSS notes A.B.C. In a small quarto volume marked...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Icelandic
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (274 folios)

6. Add MS 5179

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Title:
Civil law code of Norway, revised and digested by King Magnus, son of Hacon
Scope & Content:
The code of civil laws of Norway, revised and digested by King Magnus, son of Hacon, about A.D. 1273. Islandic. In small quarto. Vol. II. ff. 237
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Icelandic
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (237 folios)

7. Add MS 5180

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Title:
Municipal law of Bergen and Naval law of Norway
Scope & Content:
A thin quarto volume, ff. 83, containing: 1. ‘Biöguinar Log’, i.e. The municipal law of Bergen, in Norway, in 71 capp. established in the 12th century. f. 1 2. ‘Farmanna Log’, i.e. The laws relating to naval affairs in Norway, passed in the 13th century; f. 59
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Icelandic
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (83 folios)

8. Add MS 5181

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Title:
Philological dissertations of Paul Widalin on the civil laws of Iceland
Scope & Content:
Philological dissertations of Paul Widalin on the civil laws of Iceland, in Icelandic, arranged by Jonas Olavius, and accompanied by a Latin translation; viz. 1. Paul Widalinus: Oriental. et Austral. Islandia Nomophylax, in vocem Heimskur, id est Stultus, opus posthumum, ab authore non recognit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Icelandic and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (336 folios)

9. Add MS 5207

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Title:
Arngrímur Jónsson: Gronlandia
Scope & Content:
Arngrimi Jonae Islandi, Gronlandia. The original of this work, in Icelandic, was printed at Skalhollte, in 1688. 4to.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Icelandic
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (79 folios)

10. Add MS 5311-5318

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Title:
Icelandic manuscripts purchased from Grímur Jónsson Thorkelin, transcribed by him and others from the originals in Arnae-Magnaean Collection at Copenhagen
Scope & Content:
The following Icelandic Manuscripts (nos. 5311 to 5318) which serve to illustrate the history of Great Britain, Norway and Iceland, during the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, were purchased in 1789 of Professor Grimm Johnson Thorkelin, and were transcribed by him and others from the originals in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Icelandic
Date Range:
2nd half of the 18th century
Extent:
8 volumes