Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

NKS 1693 4to

NKS 1693 4to (1750-1799, Denmark)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, KøbenhavnFormer shelf mark: Suhm's collection no. 59 4to
ContemporaryNote: All the items have a separate title page with the title and information on the exemplar.1. (2r-62v) Hrafnkels saga FreysgoðaIcelandic, Danish2. (63r-187v) Þorsteins saga VíkingssonarIcelandic, Danish3. (188r-212v) Grettis saga [poem with paraphrase and comments]IcelandicHallmundar Qviða med Paraphrasis ok notis Einars EyiolfssonarE. E. S.4. (213r-246r) Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar [verses and comments]Icelandic, IcelandicRáðgátur Hallgríms prestz yfir nockurar visur i Olafs saugu Tryggva sonar

CodexPaperi, 246, i193mm x 152mmDifferent watermarks, mostly Maid of Dort "ProPatria", also "TH" and a circular watermark with crown on top.Contemporary pagination: Partly paginated. Some leaves left out.Good150mm x 110mmNoUnknownHum cursivaSole

Info: Different styles of hum cursiva; chancery for rubrics; kurrent for notes on exemplars.

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Low

On the front flyleaf, Suhm made a note which he signed "PFSuhm". On fol. 1r, the title of the first saga is written and there is a reference to the exemplar. Suhm added the titles of the other items.

Moderately decorated

Brown leather binding; fore-edge painted blue; golden imprint on spine: title of item 1 and floral ornaments.

1750-1799Denmark

Peter Frederik Suhm: Owner

Last update: 2013-05-22

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