Nikulás Ottenson manuscripts
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of 28 holographic Icelandic manuscripts from the 18th and 19th centuries acquired from the Nikulás Ottenson Collection, Minitoba, Winnipeg. These are secular works and include poems, sagas, rímur, and historical works. Represented in the collection is Gísli Konráđsson.
Dates
- Creation: 1798-1916
Creator
- Ottenson, Nikulás (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Collection is open for use.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.
Biographical / Historical
No biographical or historical information is available at this time.
Extent
0.94 Cubic Feet (2 legal size document boxes)
Language of Materials
Icelandic
Abstract
Collection consists of 28 secular Icelandic manuscripts from the 18th and 19th centuries acquired from the Nikulás Ottenson Collection, Minitoba, Winnipeg.
Custodial History
Materials were acquired from the Nikuls Ottenson Collection, Minitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was purchased for the University from Nikulás Ottenson.
Bibliography
Processing Information
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Subject
- Gísli Konráðsson, 1787-1877 (Person)
- Nikulás Ottenson, 1787-1877 (Person)
- Title
- Nikulás Ottenson manuscripts
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu