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

ISBN-13: 9780367878429 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 194 str.

Ditlev Tamm

Opis

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 13^th 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,

Spis treści

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

　

O autorze

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).