Marbelled paper on cardboard. The spine and the corners are in white leather. On the spine, the shelfmark is imprinted with golden letters. "COD. ISL. PAPP. 4:o N:o 52 ". The flyleaves contain a variety of material which has been bound up. Front flyleaves i and ii are blank. iii is an older cover with labels attached to it marking the Kungliga Bibliotek's shelfmarks (F.K.7 and Papp. 4o nr. 52). On the reverse is a note which explains how the Kungliga Bibiotek came into possession of the manuscript: "1741 in Mart är denna Sagan kiöpt för Kgl. R. Ant. Archivum på Bokauctionen i Upsala efter framl. Arch. O. Rudbeck: kostar I d. 18 ." iv has various notes. The back flyleaves i-iv contain notes on religious matters, including copies of biblical verses. vi is a folded parchment leaf in folio which comes from an antiphonary and contains musical notation.