Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

AM 560 c 4to

AM 560 c 4to (1707, Iceland)
Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík
1. (1r-29r) Hrafns saga SveinbjarnarsonarIcelandic2. (29v-35v) DraumaþættirIcelandic3. (36r-57v) Kjalnesinga sagaIcelandicNote: Incomplete.4. (58r-66r) Jökuls þáttur BúasonarIcelandic5. (66v-85v) Áns saga bogsveigisIcelandicNote: Incomplete.6. (86r-95r) Rauðúlfs þátturIcelandicNote: Beginning missing.Note: Scribe comment on fol. 95r.7. (95v-127v) Hávarðar saga ÍsfirðingsIcelandicNote: Incomplete.

CodexParchment127215mm x 167mmYesLater foliationGood154mm x 117mmUnknownChancerySole

High

Initial (flourished): Decorated initials (see for example fol. 66v).
Border
Marginal: Leaf decorations in the bottom margins (see for example fols. 15r-27r and 38v-41r).
Frieze (tail-piece): Knotwork on fols. 66r, 85v , 95r and 127v.

Low

Plain (later)

Dimensions: 222mm x 170mm x 30mm.

1707Iceland

Last update: 2015-02-11

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