Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

JS 315 4to

JS 315 4to
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
This manuscript consists of 5 parts.

CodexPaperi, 117, iUnknownUnknownMajor

Info: Unidentified scribes in parts II and IV.

Moderately decorated

Leather spine and corners on paper boards; spine stamped and gilded

1690-1889Iceland

JS 315 4to I (1847-1889, Iceland)

1. (1r-64v) Nafnaskrá, ritgerð eftir Guðbrand Vigfússon.Guðbrandur VigfússonIcelandic

CodexPaper64212-340mm x 176-210mmYesLater foliation: In pencil from time of cataloguingGoodGuðbrandur VigfússonHum cursivaMajor

None

Medium

1847-1889Iceland

JS 315 4to II (1800, Iceland)

1. (65r-67r) Kristni sagaIcelandicÚr Kristni sögu prentaðri 1773Note: A Latin translation along with the text in Icelandic

CodexPaper4, i207mm x 162mmYesNoneGoodUnknownKurrentMajor

Info: A mix of kurrent and hum cursiva

None

1800Iceland

JS 315 4to III (1792-1850, Iceland)

1. (69r-94v) Þorsteins saga GeirnefjufóstraIcelandicNote: In the hand of rev. Jón Konráðsson

CodexPaper26220mm x 170mmLater foliation: In pencil, from time of cataloguingGood185-195mm x 125-140mmYesJón KonráðssonKurrentSole

Moderate

Initial: Headings and verses in different script style

1792-1850Iceland

JS 315 4to IV (1690, Iceland)

1. (95r-95v) Íslendingabók (defective)Ari fróði ÞorgilssonIcelandicNote: Fragment; part of the beginning.Note: Notes in Danish by a different scribe at the bottom of the pages.Note: Written ca. 1690.2. (96r-107v) Ljósvetninga saga (defective)Icelandic Begins: Síðan tóku synir hans Eyjúlfur og KoðranNote: Lacking at the beginning. Starts in chapter 35.2.1. (107r-107v) Þórarins þáttur ofsaIcelandicCLIV Þórarinn hét maður og var kallaður ofsiNote: Without title3. (108r-108v) Hjálmþérs saga (defective)Icelandic Begins: því ginna, en Hörður greip stöngina so hart, að risinn féll ofan fyrir bjargið og brotnað í honum hvert bein Ends: Hástigi renndi augum til hringsins, þá réttiNote: Fragment.Note: Hjálmtirs s. og Ölvis c.13. FsN. III, 488

CodexPaper14194-205mm x 155-165mmYesLater foliationPoor: In loose leaves; fragmentary; closely cropped190mm x 140mmYesUnknownKurrentMinor

Info: A mix of chancery and kurrent

UnknownKurrentMinor

Info: A mix of chancery and kurrent

UnknownKurrentMinor

Info: A mix of chancery and kurrent

None

Low

1690Iceland

JS 315 4to V (1770-1805, Iceland)

1. (109r-113v) Samanburður Gísla sögu SúrssonarIcelandic2. (113v-118v) Samanburður Víga-GlúmssöguIcelandic

CodexPaper10145-100mm x 160-110mmYesLater foliation: From time of restorationGoodHalldór HjálmarssonHum cursivaSole

Low

Initial: Headings

Medium

Fols. 109r-118v are envelopes addressed to Halldór Hjálmarsson konrektor

1770-1805Iceland

Last update: 2016-05-23

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