Translations from Icelandic literature into English, chiefly from Grimur Thomsen's ‘Udvalgte Sagastykker’, and apparently all made by him.
File
Identifier: MS.3853
Scope and Contents
With letters of Grimur Thomsen to David Douglas, regarding his publications in the ‘North British Review’ and elsewhere, and other correspondence, 1866-1870, 1901. The translations are in very faulty English. Some are on paper watermarked 1847.
Dates
- Creation: [1846, or after], 1866-1870, 1901.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
93 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
i + 92 folios.
Custodial History
The material was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Dowell's, 2 December 1949, lot 466.
Bibliography
Thomsen, Grimur. ‘Udvalgte Sagastykker’ (Copenhagen, 1846).
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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National Library of Scotland
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