Manuscripts:
AM 340 4to
AM 340 4to (1600-1699, Iceland)
Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík
1. (1r-12v) Ketils saga hængsIcelandic2. (12v-18v) Gríms saga loðinkinnaIcelandic3. (19r-79v) Örvar-Odds sagaIcelandicNote: Árni Magnússon has in all probability added the title later: "Sagan a Orvar Odde".4. (79v-96v) Áns saga bogsveigisIcelandic5. (97r-113v) Egils saga einhenda og Ásmundar berserkjabanaIcelandic6. (114r-131v) Hálfdanar saga EysteinssonarIcelandic7. (131v-147v) Bósa sagaIcelandic8. (147v-156v) Þorsteins þáttur bæjarmagnsIcelandic
CodexPaper156168mm x 145mmYesLater paginationAverage140mm x 120mmYesJón GissurarsonSemihybridaSole
Low
  • Initial: For each new saga, blank space left for initials.
Low
  • Some later corrections in the margins.
  • Some gaps in the text filled out by Árni Magnússon.
  • On fol. 113v, following Egils saga einhenda, three lines are crossed out and the name "Wium" added.
  • Fol. 114 is an inserted leaf written by Árni Magnússon.
Plain (later)
The binding had boards and spine covered with parchment from an old Latin religious manuscript written in two columns.
1600-1699Iceland
Árni Magnússon: OwnerHalldór Einarsson: OwnerÁrni Magnússon got the manuscript from Halldór Einarsson (see note).
Last update: 2015-02-04

 

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