Edda Sæmundar hinns fróda. Edda rhythmica seu antiquior, vulgo Sæmundina dicta... Ex codice Bibliothecæ Regiæ Hafniensis pergameno, nec non diversis Legati Arna-Magnæani et aliorum membraneis chartaceisque melioris notæ manuscriptis. Cum interpretatione latina, lectionibus variis, notis, glossario vocum et indice rerum (pt.1)
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Title: Edda Sæmundar hinns fróda. Edda rhythmica seu antiquior, vulgo Sæmundina dicta... Ex codice Bibliothecæ Regiæ Hafniensis pergameno, nec non diversis Legati Arna-Magnæani et aliorum membraneis chartaceisque melioris notæ manuscriptis. Cum interpretatione latina, lectionibus variis, notis, glossario vocum et indice rerum (pt.1)
Other titles: Edda Sæmundar
Classmark: Large Icelandic C-1/EDD [case]
Additional creator(s): Guðmundar Magnússon (1741-1798) (Other); Árni Magnússon (1663-1730) (Other)
Related people: Guðmundar Magnússon; Árni Magnússon
Publisher: sumtibus Legati Magnæani et Gyldendalii
Publication city: Hafniæ
Date(s): 1787-1828
Language: Icelandic
Size and medium: 3 v
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/226733
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991012287759705181
Description
Title-pages vary slightly. Vols 2 and 3 have additional special title-pages.
Vol.1 includes the life of the Sæmundar fróði by Árni Magnússon; Vol.3 Finnur Magnússon's Lexicon mythologicum and Specimen Calendarii gentilis veterum Gothorum, Danorum aut Scandinavorum.
The prefaces to vols. 1 and 2 are by Skúli Thorlacius and Børge Torlacius respectively.
Vols. 1 and 2 were edited by Guðmundur Magnússon, Jón Johnsonius, Jón Ólafsson, Finnur Magnússon and Gunnar Pálsson; vol.3 by Finnur Magnússon.
With a sub-title in each volume.
Contents: pars I. Odas mythologicas, a Resenio non editas, continens. 1787 -- pars II. Odas mythico-historicas continens. 1818 -- pars III. Carmina völuspá, hávamál & rígsmál.
Additional description
On the reverse of the half-title is Grimur Thorkelins signed presentation inscription to Baron Rawdon (of Rawdon, co. York, afterwards marquis of Hastings) dated "Londini MDCCLXXXVII"
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