Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

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NKS 1736 4to

NKS 1736 4to (1750-1799)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, KøbenhavnFormer shelf mark: Suhm's collection no. 698 4to
Contemporary1. (1r-17v) Egils saga einhenda og Ásmundar berserkjabana (defective)Icelandic, LatinAptan af Sógu Egils Einhendta epter Membrana Bibliothecæ A: Mangæi in 4to - No 577 - Cum notis ex impr: in 4to. Script Th M Isfiordskipad og brúdgúmar nidursester, þá voræu brúdernar innleiddareingi hlútúr fúndizt af henni og aúngú þvi sem þar var inni, og lúkúm vier þar þessari saúgú.Copy of AM 577 4to.Note: End onlyNote: Variant readings from AM 577 4to are copied as footnotes

CodexPaper17, ii225mm x 170mmBeehive; "JHonig et Zoonen"Contemporary paginationAverage150mm x 100mmNoÞorlákur Magnússon ÍsfjörðHum cursivaSole

Info: Rubrics in chancery.

Low

Paratext
Initial: slight embellishment of initials and rubrics.

Low

A small slip with the shelf mark, two stamps of the Royal Library in Copenhagen

Plain (contemporary)

Thin paper binding with lighter pastedown. Ink offset visible on the inside of the front cover close to the spine.

1750-1799Unknown

Peter Frederik Suhm: Owner

Last update: 2013-05-23

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