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BANKS COLLECTION. Vol. XXXVI (ff. 60). Catholic Hymnbook, containing hymns, psalms and prayers; ?18th cent. Vellum. 'No.
41'according to a note on f. 1. Many of the items appear also in Add. MS. 11179. For a discussion of the date of this MS. see J. Þorkelsson, 'Islandske Handskrifter i England og Skotland', Arkiv för Nordisk Filologi, viii, Lund, 1892, pp. 205-206. The contents are as follows: (1) A group of prayers in Latin, including the Lord's Prayer and the 'Ave Maria'. ff. lb-5b.
(2) Ancient hymn to the Cross. See John Þorkelsson, Om Digtningen på Island i det 15 og 16 Århundrede, Copenhagen, 1888, pp. 76-77. ff. 5b-8.
(3) Hymn to the Virgin. ff. 8-11b.
(4) Hymn to the Virgin. Op. cit. pp. 269-270. ff. 11b-12b.
(5) Hymn to the Virgin, possibly by Jón Mariuskáld. Op. cit., pp. 272-273. ff. 12b-13.
(6) Hymn to the Virgin by Loptr Guttormsson, 'ríki'. Op. cit., pp. 237-248. ff. 13-14.
(7) Hymn to the Virgin. Op. cit. p. 45. f. 14.
(8) Hymn to St. Nicholas. Op. cit. pp. 80-81. ff. 14b-16b.
(9) Hymn to St. Ólafr by Gunni Jónsson Hólaskáld or his son Þorsteinn. Op. cit. pp. 309-311 . ff. 16b- 19.
(10) 'Liomr biscups Jons Arasonar': the hymn to Christ known as Ljómur, written by Jón Arason, Bishop of Hólar from 1524-1550. Imperfect. ff. 19-24b.
(11) Lilia: a poem in honour of the Virgin, by the monk Eysteinn Ásgrímsson (d. 1361). Printed at Hólar in 1612 in Su gamla Vysna- Book, ed. G. Thorlaksson, and in Finnr Jónsson, Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae, ii, Copenhagen, 1774, pp. 398-464, together with two Latin versions, the one literal, the other in verse. The present copy begins with the 3rd strophe as arranged in Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. Some of the body of the poem is differently arranged, and it ends with the 4th line of the 99th strophe, the last strophe and a half being missing. Imperfect. ff. 25-40b.
(12) Hymn to St. Agnes, each strophe ending with the name 'Agnesa'. There is a full copy of this hymn in Add. MS. 11 179, ff. 51-54. See Om Digtningen på Island, p. 92. Imperfect. if. 41-43.
(13) Hymn to St. Barbara. See op. cit. p. 93. ff. 43-45.
(14) 'Salutatio Mariae'. Hymn to the Virgin, the first part of which is in Latin. Op. cit. pp. 46-47. ff. 45-47.
(15) 'Mario Grator'. Hymn to the Virgin. Op. cit. pp. 55-56. ff. 47-49.
(16) Hymn to the Virgin. Op. cit. p. 57. ff. 49b-50.
(17) 'Mariu Licel'. Hymn to the Virgin. Op. cit. pp. 255-269. ff. 50-57b.
(18) Hymn to the Virgin, each strophe ending with the name 'Maria'. There is a full copy of this hymn in Add. MS. 11179,ff. 22-25b. Op. cit. p. 56. Imperfect. ff. 58-59b.
(19) 'Mariae Vysur gamlar'. Ancient hymn to the Virgin. Op. cit., p. 56. ff. 59b-60b.
Icelandic MSS Collection of sagas, annals, legal codes, etc. in Icelandic as follows:: Hymnbook: ? 18th cent.
Hymns: Hymns to the Virgin, etc: [?18th cent ].: Icelandic.
includes:
- ff. 12b-13 Jón Maríuskáld: Hymn to the Virgin possibly by: (?) 18th cent.: Icelandic.
- ff. 13-14 Loptr Guttormsson, 'ríki'; d. circa 1432: Hymn to the Virgin by: [?18th cent.]: Icelandic.
- ff. 16b-19 Gunni Jónsson Hólaskáld: Hymn to St. Olafr by him, or his son _orsteinn: [? 18th cent.]: Icelandic.
- ff. 19-24b Jón Arason, d 1551 Bishop of Hólar: 'Liomur': hymn to Christ: [?18th cent.].: Icelandic.: Imperf.
- ff. 25-40b Eysteinn Asgrìmsson, d 1361 of Helgafen in west Iceland: 'Lilia': hymn to the Virgin: [? 18th cent.].: Icelandic.: Imperf.
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Add MS 4892 : BANKS COLLECTION. Vol. XXXVI (ff. 60). Catholic Hymnbook, containing hymns, psalms and prayers; ?18th cent. Vellum. 'No.… - Hierarchy:
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- Languages:
- English
Icelandic - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- ?18th century
- Era:
- CE
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- Arason, Jón, Bishop of Hólar, d 1551
Asgrìmsson, Eysteinn, of Helgafen in west Iceland, d 1361
Guttormsson, Loptr, called the Rich, poet and chieftain, c 1375-1432
Hólaskáld, Gunni Jónsson
Maríuskáld, Jón