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Lbs 151 4to

Lbs 151 4to (1780, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
Contemporary: Adskiljanlegra fródlegra sagna og æfentijrafiesioodur.
Samanskrifadur i eitt, af sr. H[alldore] J[akobssyne] sýslumanne í Stranda Sýslu.
Margt er sier til gamans gert, gede þungu ad kasta, þad er ekki einkis vert, at eyda tijd an lasta. A. B. D. A.1. (3r-92r) Laxdæla sagaIcelandic2. (93r-119v) Finnboga saga rammaIcelandicNote: Without a title3. (120r-130v) Sneglu-Halla þátturIcelandic4. (131r-144v) Eiríks saga rauðaIcelandic5. (145r-193v) Ljósvetninga sagaIcelandic6. (194r-197v) Hálfdanar þáttur svartaIcelandic7. (198r-211v) Sturlaugs saga starfsamaIcelandic8. (212r-220v) Hálfdanar saga EysteinssonarIcelandic9. (221r-246v) Þorsteins saga VíkingssonarIcelandic10. (247r-264r) Jarlmanns saga og HermannsIcelandic11. (246v-299r) Rémundar saga keisarasonarIcelandic

CodexPaperi, 299, i200mm x 160mmYesContemporary foliation: Remnants of contemporary foliation 1-299Average185mm x 140mmYesHalldór JakobssonUnknownSole

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Paratext: Title page is illuminated in red, yellow and blue

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Folio 1 (titlepage) is glued on to a younger leaf. The missing text, due to damage on the foremost leaves, has been filled in by Páll Pálsson, student
A later leaf has been added in the hand of Páll Pálsson, student
2r with title and 2v a table of contents
A scribble on fol. 246v.

Plain (later)

Linen-covered paperboards

The manuscripts now referred to as Lbs 151 4to and Lbs 152 4to were originally a single codex but later, at binding, were created through division

1780Iceland

Last update: 2016-05-30

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