The name of the institute in various languages
Icelandic: Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum English: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Danish and Norwegian: Árni Magnússon-instituttet for islandske studier
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The Árni Magnússon collection
As a young man, the Icelander Árni Magnússon (1663-1730) travelled to Copenhagen to study and later became a professor at the University of Copenhagen. He travelled widely in Iceland, collecting an immense number of books, including vellum manuscripts.
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Law and regulations Regulation (in Icelandic) Act on the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies 2006 no. 40 12 June
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The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies conducts applied and theoretical research on Icelandic language, literature, history and culture. The Institute employs a number of permanent scholars, and provides visiting scholars with research facilities for periods of varying length.
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We aim to foster an atmosphere that promotes learning and collegiality among all participants at the Summer School, both students and instructors. Harassment of any kind is unacceptable (e.g. sexual harassment, racism, bullying).
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Upon successful completion of the summer school, participants will have obtained: Knowledge and understanding of
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Driscoll, M. J.: ‘The long and winding road: Manuscript culture in late pre-modern Iceland’, White field, black seeds: Nordic literacy practices in the long nineteenth century, ed. Anna Kuismin & M. J. Driscoll (Helsinki, 2013), pp. 50-63.
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Care and conservation of manuscripts
The seminars on the care and conservation of manuscripts have been held at the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Library of Denmark since 1994.
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