{"product_id":"liber-legis-scaniae","title":"Liber legis Scaniae","description":"\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 and its place in Danish legal history, and including a chapter dedicated to the Latin language of the text, this book will be ideal for students and scholars of medieval Scandinavian legal history. It also concludes with an extensive Latin-to-English glossary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54243249717592,"sku":"9780367878429","price":59.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367878429_bb62ae3c-3117-44a9-8245-b53e5944970d.jpg?v=1779340524","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/liber-legis-scaniae","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}