Manuscripts:
JS 7 fol.
JS 7 fol. (1700-1750, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
1. (1r-51v) Orkneyinga sagaIcelandic2. (52r-85r) Fljótsdæla sagaIcelandic2.1. (79r-85r) Droplaugarsona sagaIcelandicNote: The latter part of Droplaugarsona saga is added here to Fljótsdæla saga3. (86r-92v) Hálfs saga og HálfsrekkaIcelandic4. (93r-104v) Gunnlaugs saga ormstunguIcelandic5. (105r-130v) Bjarnar saga HítdælakappaIcelandic6. (131r-141r) HungurvakaIcelandic7. (141v-175v) BiskupaannálarIcelandic8. (176r-177v) Þorsteins þáttur stangarhöggsIcelandicNote: In a different hand
CodexPaperii, 177, i295mm x 200mmYesLater pagination240-260mm x 155-160mmNoUnknownUnknownMinor
UnknownUnknownMajor
Info: According to the P.E.Ó. manuscript catalogue the manuscript was mostly written ca. 1680 by Ásgeir Jónsson but according to Prof. Jón Helgason's notes in "Byskupasögur sögur" 1938-1978 it is in an unknown hand.
Moderate
  • Initial: Decorated initials in many places.
Low
  • The front pastedown is part of a letter to rev. Björn Hjálmarsson from S. Vídalín
  • The rear pastedown is a letter to rev. Björn Hjálmarsson from Kristín Magnúsdóttir. Both pastedowns have become loose, and it is possible to decipher some of the text on the innerside of the pastedowns.
Plain
Cardboard binding covered with leather.
1700-1750Iceland
Ólafur Einarsson Johnsen: OwnerJón Sigurðsson: Owner
Last update: 2016-05-23

 

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