A Female Legendary from Iceland - "Kirkjubjarbk" (AM 429 12mo) in The Arnamagnan Collection, Copenhagen (Paperback)

The manuscript AM 429 12mo was written c. 1500 for the use of the nuns at the Benedictine monastery Kirkjubr in southern Iceland, from which it derives its name, Kirkjubjarbok. The book was probably made in the nearby Augustine monastery, ykkvibr. It comprises ten texts that were translations of Latin legends based on female saints, relating their terrible suffering and later martyrdom. The majority of the female saints were among the most venerated in Iceland. The manuscript is beautifully illustrated, making it unique in an Icelandic context, which may explain why it survived the Reformation. The text is reproduced in a diplomatic version, which on the CD-ROM is accompanied by a normalised version as well as the Latin texts. Kirsten Wolf is Professor of Scandinavian Languages at the University of Wisconsin-Manitoba.

General

Imprint:	Museum Tusculanum Press
Country of origin:	Denmark
Release date:	February 2012
First published:	November 2011
Editors:	Kirsten Wolf
Dimensions:	271 x 207 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	147
ISBN-13:	978-87-635-3163-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Christianity
LSN:	87-635-3163-1
Barcode:	9788763531634

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