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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Softcover. Bound in glossy pictorial paper. Cover is neat and tidy. Binding is tight and secure. Pages are crisp, clean, and bright. 272 pages. Open Books Publishers. Copyright page dated 2016. A very good copy. We ship everyday from a real neighborhood bookstore. This description is written by an actual person, who is holding the book in front of them to make sure it's properly described. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Cover shows faint signs of use, but is unmarked and undamaged. Internally, clean and fresh, with unmarked and uncreased pages. Overall, very sound and presentable. Publisher's note: "This volume commemorates the three-hundred-fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the Icelandic scholar and antiquarian Árni Magnússon, who served as secretary of the Royal Archives and professor of Danish antiquities at the University of Copenhagen, in addition to building the most important collection of early Scandinavian manuscripts in existence. The book presents descriptions of sixty-six manuscripts from the collection, one for each year of Magnússon's life, complemented by high-quality color photographs, a comprehensive introduction to Magnússon's life, and a chapter on book production in the medieval period."-- Provided by publisher Size: 25.7 x 20.4 x 2.6 cm. 237 pp. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Archaeology; Árni Magnússon, 1663-1730; Manuscripts, Old Norse; Manuscripts, Icelandic; ISBN: 8763542641. ISBN/EAN: 9788763542647. Add. Inventory No: 240210RST004004.…