Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

AM 591 f 4to

AM 591 f 4to (1675-1700, Iceland)
Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík
1. (1r:1-7r:6) Bósa sagaIcelandicSaga af Herraud og Bosa enum kvennsamaHringur hefur kongur heitidog lykur so þessare sögu. Niöte sa er man.Note: Final 6 lines of the saga on fol. 7 are supplied in a later hand.

CodexPaperiii, 7, i210mm x 165mmYesLater foliationGood180mm x 140mmÓlafur GíslasonUnknownSole

Low

Initial: One small initial at the beginning.

Low

Note on front flyleaf recto reads: "Bosa-saga. Úr bokum er eg feck af sira Olafe Gisla syne ä Hofe i Vopnafirde."
Final 6 lines of the saga on fol. 7 are supplied in a later hand.

Plain (later)

Later library binding, grey and olive fabric.

1675-1700Iceland

Árni Magnússon: OwnerÁrni Magnússon acquired the manuscript from the scribe.

Last update: 2015-02-11

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