{"product_id":"the-liber-legis-scaniae-9781138680845","title":"The Liber legis Scaniae","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Liber legis Scaniae: The Latin Text with Introduction, Translation and Commentaries forms the second volume of\u003ci\u003e The Danish Medieval Laws\u003c\/i\u003e and is dedicated to the Latin text based on the Danish medieval Law of Scania. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso known as the Old laws of Scania, the\u003cem\u003e Liber legis Scaniae\u003c\/em\u003e is ascribed to Archbishop Anders Sunesen and traditionally belongs to the corpus of Danish medieval laws. It was translated from Old Danish in the thirteenth century and until now has often been considered a subsidiary text. In this book, the importance of the \u003cem\u003eLiber legis Scaniae \u003c\/em\u003eis reexamined and its role in the first redaction of the Danish medieval laws is revealed as far more central than previously thought. This is the first time the text has been translated into English, and both the original Latin and the new English translation are included together. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with a detailed introduction providing key information about the text, its author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This book offers an overview of the legal norms that governed medieval Scandinavian society in the early thirteenth century and opens intriguing questions about the Latin translator's purpose.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKen Pennington, \u003cem\u003eThe Catholic University of America, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA general introduction to the Medieval Nordic Laws translation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eLiber legis Scaniae\u003c\/em\u003e in Danish legal historiography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe manuscripts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography: introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Latin text with English translation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence between \u003cem\u003eLiber legis Scaniae\u003c\/em\u003e and the Law of Scania\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography: text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART III\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVocabulary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Sunesen’s language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. How did Andrew learn his Latin?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Pronunciation and spelling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. The vocabulary, syntax and style of \u003cem\u003eLex Scaniæ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography: Vocabulary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary Latin–English \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084563247447,"sku":"9781138680845","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138680845.jpg?v=1762206812","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-liber-legis-scaniae-9781138680845","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}