Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Kall 241 fol.

Kall 241 fol. (1700-1799)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København
1. (1r-25v) Bjarnar saga hítdælakappaIcelandicHer Biriar Søgu af Birne Hiit dala KappaNu skal seigia nockut, af þeim Islendsku mønumTekr nu þadan af adt kyrraz umm málin. Oc lykr her nu þessare Søgu.2. (26r-34v) Hálfs saga konungs og HálfsrekkaIcelandicHer hefer Søguna af Alfe Konge og AlfreckumAlf rekur hefur Kongur heitit, er beó á Alfreckstødum, hann Rede fyrer Hørdalande, Yre het Dóttr hans, oc er þadan mikil. ætt kvaminn; Oc lycktumm ver þa Søgu af Hálfe konungsoc Hálfs Reckum.Copy of JS 7 fol.

CodexPaperi, 34, i314mm x 195mmCoat of arms with french lily and crown; Maid of DortLater foliationGood240mm x 142mmUnknownChancerySole

Info: Rubrics in fractura, almost gothic textualis

High

Initial: highly decorated initials and rubrics in the beginning of each saga, but no color

Low

Three additions, one in latin

(27v) Sidan siglda Hiordleifr sudr til Niardeyrar
(28v) nempe utrang Hiordleifi uxorem secum in Daniam avexerat Reidarus.
(29v) Halfr kongr var afian sumur i hernadi or hafdi iafnan sigr

Moderately decorated

Later binding in average condition; moderate decoration with red handmade marbeled paper. A little handwritten slip with the titles of the sagas is glued on the spine.

1700-1799Unknown

Johan Christian Kall: Owner

Last update: 2013-06-04

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