| Sixty-Six Manuscripts from the Arnamagnæan Collection Contributor(s): Driscoll, Matthew J. (Editor), Óskarsdóttir, Svanhildur (Editor) |
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ISBN: 8763542641 ISBN-13: 9788763542647 Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - Literary Criticism | European - German |
| Dewey: 839 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 7.9" W x 10" (2.45 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume commemorates the three-hundred-fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the Icelandic scholar and antiquarian rni Magn sson, who served as secretary of the Royal Archives and professor of Danish antiquities at the University of Copenhagen, in addition to building the most important collection of early Scandinavian manuscripts in existence. The book presents descriptions of sixty-six manuscripts from the collection, one for each year of Magnusson's life, complemented by high-quality color photographs, a comprehensive introduction to Magn sson's life, and a chapter on book production in the medieval period. |
Contributor Bio(s): Driscoll, Matthew J.: - Matthew J. Driscoll is a senior lecturer in Old Norse philology at the University of Copenhagen and head of the Arnemagnaean Institute.Oskarsdottir, Svanhildur: - Svanhildur Oskarsdottiris head of the Manuscript Department at the Arni Magnusson Institute for Icelandic studies in Reykjavik. |