Laws. Documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents stating rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority and having binding legal force.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
15th-century manuscript of the 'Jónsbók', containing the laws of Iceland.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.21.8.3
Scope and Contents
Manuscript, probably produced in Iceland, containing a set of Icelandic laws known as 'Jónsbók'. The manuscript has been dated to the 14th century by Thorkelin, and to the 15th century by Þorkelsson, specifically circa 1420-1460. Ólafur Halldórsson has dated the manuscript to circa 1450. Þorkelsson has also identified this manuscript as based on an older codex of the 'Jónsbók' due to the inclusion of Icelandic court orders of 1294, 1305, and 1314, with a distinct lack of orders...
Dates:
15th century.