Manuscripts:
AM 1039 4to
AM 1039 4to (1600-1699, Iceland)
Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík
1. (1r:1-13v:29) Bósa saga (defective)Icelandic Begins: kongur atte Silgiu dottir Sæfara jallslokttum mer nu sogu bogu Bosa.enn ätte hier til ord og lyfid allir heilir AmenNote: Begins defective; lacks approximately ten lines.Note: A lacuna of undetermined length follows fol. 8.
CodexPaperi, 13182mm x 147mmLater foliation: Foliated in upper corner of recto leaves.Average150mm x 120mmUnknownKurrentSole
None
Low
  • A leaf pasted into the front (by AM?) contains a list of sagas in an earlier hand (Jón Erlendsson), including this copy of Bósa saga.
  • Some notes are in AM's hand, and later notes in Kålund's hand indicate that other texts in the list are now parts of AM 509 4to, AM 551 b 4to, AM 587 a 4to and AM 524 4to.
Plain (later)
Current binding from c. 1772-1780. Cream paper on cardboard with turquoise label.
1600-1699Iceland
Árni Magnússon: Owner
Last update: 2015-02-11

 

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