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The Liber legis Scaniae: The Latin Text with Introduction, Translation and Commentaries

The Liber legis Scaniae: The Latin Text with Introduction, Translation and Commentaries

Author: Ditlev Tamm
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781138680845
Published In: August 2017
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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The Liber legis Scaniae: The Latin Text with Introduction, Translation and Commentaries forms the second volume of The Danish Medieval Laws and is dedicated to the Latin text based on the Danish medieval Law of Scania. Also known as the "Old laws of Scania", the Liber legis Scaniae is ascribed to Archbishop Anders Sunesen and traditionally belongs to the corpus of Danish medieval laws. It was translated from Old Danish in the thirteenth century and until now has often been considered a subsidiary text. In this book, the importance of the Liber legis Scaniae is reexamined and its role in the first redaction of the Danish medieval laws is revealed as far more central than previously thought. This is the first time the text has been translated into English, and both the original Latin and the new English translation are included together. Beginning with a detailed introduction providing key information about the text, its author and its place in Danish legal history, and including a chapter dedicated to the Latin language of the text, this book will be ideal for students and scholars of medieval Scandanavian legal history. It also concludes with an extensive Latin-to-English glossary.

A general introduction to the Medieval Nordic Laws translation Foreword List of Abbreviations PART I Introduction The author The text The Liber legis Scaniae in Danish legal historiography The manuscripts Bibliography: introduction PART II The text The Latin text with English translation Correspondence between Liber legis Scaniae and the Law of Scania Bibliography: text PART III Vocabulary Andrew Sunesen's language 1. How did Andrew learn his Latin? 2. Pronunciation and spelling 3. The vocabulary, syntax and style of Lex Scaniae Bibliography: Vocabulary Glossary Latin-English Index ã