Fig. 4
From: Fermented mutton in the Faroe Islands: the survival of a local artisanship and food heritage
Page from the sauðabréfit ‘sheep letter’ (Seyðabrævið in contemporary Faroese) from 1298, the oldest surviving written document from the Faroes. It deals principally with sheep husbandry. This page is from the copy of Lundarbókin (Book of Lund) with a nice illuminated initial letter with sheep. The manuscript is kept in the University Library of Lund in Sweden. The National Archives of Tórshavn own another copy of the manuscript