Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Kall 254 fol.

Kall 254 fol. (1688)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København
1. (1r-20v) Göngu-Hrólfs saga (defective)IcelandicAd Berufirde 21 Apr. 1688Note: Parts illegible due to careless repairs.

CodexA combination of materialsi, 20, vii296mm x 180mmWatermark on added leaves fols 3r-4v.Later foliation: Foliation only occurs on leaves 5, 10 and 20. A later foliation on 18 (20). Average280mm x 165mmNote: leaves 3r-4v are blank.UnknownKurrentSole

Low

Vignette: slightly ornamented vignette on first page
Initial: slightly larger initials

Medium

Two blank leaves are added after fol. 2v and now counted as fols 3-4. Moderate marginalia in Árni Magnússon's hand:

(5r)
(7v)
(8v)
(10v)
(12v)
(13v)
(15v)
(17v)
(18r)
(19r)

Moderately decorated (later)

Later binding in good condition; leather corners and spine; moderate decorations in various colors; golden imprnt on spine: title and floral ornaments

1688Unknown

Árni Magnússon: OtherJohan Christian Kall: OwnerÁrni Magnússon added marginalia with corrections to the text.

Last update: 2013-06-07

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