Original Saxo, Angers Fragment, page 1, front

Angers Fragment, four parchment pages from ca. 1200. One of the four fragments remaining of the original Saxo Gesta Danorum. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (744x917, 373 KB)Original Gesta Danorum parchment page. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (744x917, 373 KB)Original Gesta Danorum parchment page. ... Saxo, etching by the Danish-Norwegian illustrator Louis Moe (1857—1945) Saxo Grammaticus (estimated. ... Parchment is a material for the pages of a book or codex, made from fine calf skin, sheep skin or goat skin. ... Events University of Paris receives charter from Philip II of France Births Matthew Paris, English Benedictine monk and chronicler (approximate date). ... Saxo, etching by the Danish-Norwegian illustrator Louis Moe (1857—1945) Saxo Grammaticus (estimated. ... Bishop Asgar, etching by the Danish-Norwegian illustrator Louis Moe (1857—1945) Gesta Danorum (Deeds of the Danes) is a work of Danish history, by 12th century author Saxo Grammaticus (Saxo the Grammarian). It is the most ambitious literary undertaking of medieval Denmark. ...

This is the only fragment attested to be of Saxo own handwriting. It consists of four pages with 8 written sides. Saxo, etching by the Danish-Norwegian illustrator Louis Moe (1857—1945) Saxo Grammaticus (estimated. ...

It is first spoken of in Albert Lemarchand book Catalogue des manuscripts de la Bibliotheque d’Angers, 1863, page 90, in the same library were it had been used as binding for an old book from the 15th century. 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...

First identified in 1877, by Gaston Paris and in 1878 exchanged to the Danish Royal Library for the manuscript charter of the abbey of Saint-Martin des Champs in Paris. 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Bruno Paulin Gaston Paris (August 9, 1839 - March 6, 1903), was a French scholar, the son of Alexis Paulin Paris. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Library in Copenhagen (Danish: Det Kongelige Bibliotek) is the national library of Denmark and the largest and most important library of Scandinavia. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

Royal Library signature: - Ny kgl. Saml. 4to, 869 g.

Correspond to page 24-29 in Peter Erasmus Müller Latin version of Gesta Danorum from 1839 or page 11.19 – 16.29 in Jørgen Olrik & H. Ræder's Latin version of Gesta Danorum from 1931.

See also Lassen Fragment, Kall-Rasmussen Fragment, Plesner Fragment Lassen Fragment, Front Lassen Fragment. ... Page 1, Front Page 1, Back Kall-Rasmussen Fragment, a parchment page from ca. ... Front Plesner Fragment, a parchment page from ca. ...