Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Papp. fol. nr 52

Papp. fol. nr 52 (1670-1710, Sweden)
Kungliga biblioteket, Stockholm
1. (1r-32r) Áns saga bogsveigis [Swedish]Swedish

CodexPaperii, 32, i330mm x 210mmA lion in a double circle, small ornaments around it. The watermark on the flyleaves is a beehive with floral ornaments. "1910" and "No 2". On the opposite side it reads "LESSEBO".Contemporary pagination: Good285mm x 130mmYesJón VigfússonKurrentSole

Low

Initial: slightly enlarged and decorated initials

Low

Quite a few corrections to the text on fols. 1r-2v. A total of four slips with the shelfmark are glued onto the second front flyleaf and fol. 1r.

Moderately decorated (later)

Modern cardboard binding with marbeled paper on the boards; spine and corners in white leather. The golden imprint on the spine reads: "Cod. Isl Papp. fol. N:o 52". The front cover of an older binding is preserved in the front of the manuscript.

1670-1710Sweden

Last update: 2013-04-04

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