The Liber legis Scaniae (eBook, ePUB)

The Latin Text with Introduction, Translation and Commentaries
Redaktion: Tamm, Ditlev

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Liber legis Scaniae also known as the 'Old laws of Scania', is the Latin text based on the Law of Scania, which was translated from Old Danish in the 13th century with the addition of explanations of and commentaries on the law. This book includes both the original Latin and a new English translation of the text, a detailed introduction, including reference to the influence from Roman law and Canon law, a glossary, and an essay by Sten Ebbesen, on Anders Sunesen, Archbishop of Lund, who has been ascribed as the translator and commentator of the Latin treatise.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351628532
• Artikelnr.: 48837193

Autorenporträt

Ditlev Tamm is a Professor at the Centre for Studies in Legal Culture at the University of Copenhagen. He has previously published in Danish and other languages, and his previous publications in English include The Supreme Court: A Historical Perspective (2015), the conference paper How Nordic Are the Old Nordic Laws: Ten Years Later? (2014) and (as editor with Helle Vogt) The Danish Medieval Laws: The Laws of Scania, Zealand and Jutland (2016).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
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 Scaniæ
Bibliography: Vocabulary
Glossary Latin-English
Index