The Constitutive Science of Benedictine Literacy: The Archive of Þingeyrar Abbey in Iceland

The monastic archives of Iceland have rarely been made the subject of specific studies. This article is intended to survey the history of one such archive, belonging to the Benedictine Abbey of Þingeyrar in Northern Iceland, which was founded 1133 and dissolved 1551. Through its extraordinarily rich...

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Main Author: Jensson, Gottskálk (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 7
Further subjects:B Þingeyrar Abbey and Cloister
B Benedictine diplomatics
B repatriation of cultural artifacts
B Icelandic literature
B medieval libraries
B archival studies
B Árni Magnússon
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