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Coolidge, Archibald Cary, 1866-1928
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Hákon Snæbjörnson, 1711?-
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Jón Þorstensson
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Maurer, Konrad von, 1823-1902
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Ólafur Sívertsen, 1790-1860
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Manuscripts, Renaissance--Iceland--1550-1600
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Drawings--Iceland--16th century
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1566.
16. century
1566Gregorian
1566Gregorian
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Extent: 118 leaves, bound : vellum ; 21 cm.
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Bound in blind-tooled leather over wooden boards. Spine cover consists of binder's waste taken from the February 1867 issue of the Zeitschrift des landwirtschaftlichen Vereins in Bayern, under the editorship of Bavarian politician and agronomist Adam Müller. Flyleaves consist of manuscript fragments: front in Icelandic, back in Latin.
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Full-page colored drawing of King Magnús (f. 3v); decorated initials with penwork flourishes in red, green, and blue throughout; marginal drawings of humans and grotesques in red, green, and blue throughout.
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From the library of Konrad von Maurer the gift of Archibald Cary Coolidge, Class of 1887, Assistant Professor of History, 1904.
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Signatures: Jón Þorstensson, 1652 (f. 2v); Hákon Snæbjörnson, 1729 (f. 3r); Ólafur Sívertsen, 1820, and inscribed by him to Konrad von Maurer in 1858 (f. 3r).
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23 July 2024
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23 July 2024
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