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From manuscripts to wrappers : medieval book fragments in the Swedish National Archives / Jan Brunius.
Van Pelt Library Z106.5.S8 B78 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brunius, Jan, 1947- author.
- Series:
- Skrifter utgivna av Riksarkivet ; 1402-4705 35.
- Skrifter utgivna av Riksarkivet
- Archival guide
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manuscripts, Medieval--Sweden.
- Manuscripts, Medieval.
- Sweden. Riksarkivet.
- Sweden.
- Physical Description:
- 252 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Stockholm : Swedish National Archives, [2013]
- Contents:
- The background: the making of fragments
- Books from abroad and local products
- Books of the church
- Books for study
- The final stage
- The database.
- Notes:
- "The Swedish National Archives houses a collection of many thousand medieval book fragments which come from medieval churches and monasteries and were used as covers for tax accounts in the sixteenth century. The fragment collection in Stockholm ... is probably the largest collection of medieval fragments of known provenance in any European depository"--Preface.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-196) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9789188366993
- 9188366995
- OCLC:
- 855531030
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