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| King and bishop, f. 6r. |
Colloquial name(s): Hardenberg's Codex
Official name(s): Det Kongelige Bibliotek GKS 1154 2º
Date: first half of 14th C (ff. 1r-60v), towards end of 14th C (ff. 61r-91v), 16th C (ff. 92r-100v) (source)
Origin: Norway (source)
Online facsimile available via: Det Kongelige Bibliotek e-Manuskripter and Det Kongelige Bibliotek - in both cases, click on the left hand links to see folios.
This manuscript contains King Magnus Håkonsson's laws of Norway and other legal texts (ff. 1v-60v), ecclesiastical laws (ff. 61r-91v) and royal statutes (ff. 92r-100v) (source). It contains a number of historiated initials and bas-de-page scenes, although the imagery is somewhat marred by quite considerable browning of the vellum.
A list of the folios containing illustrations will be added here in due course.
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