Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

NKS 1698 4to

NKS 1698 4to (1740-1776)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, KøbenhavnFormer shelf mark: Suhm's collection no. 13 4to
1. (1r-12v) Ásmunda saga flagðagæfu [Excerpt]Icelandic1.1. (11v-12v) Note on origin of excerptEyjólfur JónssonIcelandic2. (13r-56v) On poetry and kenningsIcelandicSkaalda Olafs Þordarsonar Løgmanns aa Islandi, er Kallast Hvita-Skaald. Skrifud ad nyu 1768.Note: Part dedicated to runes: fols. 26v-27r3. (57r-68v) Hálfs saga og HálfsrekkaIcelandicCopy of AM 1008 4toNote: older vers.4. (69r-82r) Eiríks saga rauðaIcelandic

CodexPaper82260mm x 200mmLater foliationAverage180mm x 152mmYesÁrni BöðvarssonKurrentSole

Info: Árni Böðvarsson frequently changed script type (for aesthetic reasons). He uses kurrent, chancery fractura and hum cursiva.

High

Initial: Highly decorated initials and rubrics (black ink)
Paratext: Squiggles around catchwords, crosses at the end of a text, diamond shaped endings.
Other: Mix of script types leads to a generally decorative appearance

Low

Some underlinings and notes in pencil. The Danish Royal Library added two different stamps and shelf marks.

Moderately decorated (contemporary)

Thick paper binding covered in marbled paper. Spine very fragile.

1740-1776
Unknown

Peter Frederik Suhm: Owner

Last update: 2015-04-21

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