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ÍB 65 4to

ÍB 65 4to
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
This manuscript consists of 2 parts.

Plain (later)

Cardboard covered in marbled paper, corners and spine covered with black linen

ÍB 65 4to I (1757-1763, Iceland)

1. (1r-16v) Gull-Þóris saga (defective)IcelandicSögubrot af Gull-ÞórirCætera DesuntNote: There are lacunae in the saga, and the scribe leaves a space for them to be filled in2. (17r-44r) Bjarnar saga Hítdælakappa (defective)IcelandicSagan af Birni Hítdælakappauppbiriud ad skrifast á Grymstödum af Teiti Jonssini sydlega i Januari Ano 1763, en endud af Joni Olafssini 4 februari sama arsNote: There are lacunae in the saga and the scribe leaves a space for them to be filled in3. (45r-52v) Friðþjófs sagaIcelandicSagan af Friðþjófi frækna4. (53r-63v) Eymundar þáttur HringssonarIcelandicHér hefur upp þátt af Eymundi og Olafi kongi helga. Sem innlesast má í Ólafs kóngs sögu að enduðum FóstbræðraþættiÞesse sógu þáttur Eymundar kongs var i fljotleka uppskrifadur af sógy Olafs kongs helga þar skrifadur var eftter eigen handar skriftt sír Jons Ellendssonar, sem var i Villinga hollte (og endadur á Grýmstódum í Breiduvýkur hrepp af Jon Olafssine December Anno 1757.5. (64r-64r) Ólafs saga helgaIcelandicSveinn kongur Alfífuson var kominn aftur i víkina þá bardaginn var á Stiklastöðum og Ólafur kóngur féllNote: Merely an excerpt from Ólafs saga helga6. (64v-65v) Tóka þáttur TókasonarIcelandicStuttur söguþáttur af Tóka Tókasyni7. (66r-88r) Kormáks sagaIcelandicEndad þann 13da maij sem var fiórde dagur hvýtasunnu Anno 1762 af Jone Olafssyne Grymstodum

CodexPaperi, 88, i191mm x 152mmYesLater foliation: A single folio number in pencil from time of cataloguing or repairGood164mm x 130mmYesJón Ólafsson Grunnavíkur-JónChanceryMajor

Info: Jón Ólafsson á Grímsstöðum certainly wrote fols. 1r-16v, 28r-65v and 70r-88r

Teitur JónssonChanceryMinor

Info: Teitur Jónsson wrote fols. 17r-27r and 66r-69v

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Initial: Initials decorated mainly in headings, titles and chapters.

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The following names are found: Einar Einarsson á Baulárvöllum (16v), Þórarinn Þ.? (9v), Þ.Þ. (22r).

1757-1763
Iceland

Einar Einarsson: SignatoryAmbiguous: SignatoryÁrni Ó. Thorlacius: Donor

ÍB 65 4to II (1636-1670, Iceland)

1. (89r-89r) Víga-Glúms saga (defective)Icelandicog mál manna að Glúmur hafi verið XX ár mestur höfðingi í Eyjafirði Note: Without title; only ending2. (89r-116v) Finnboga saga ramma (defective)IcelandicNote: Lacking at the end

CodexPaper28183mm x 142mmFoliated: Leaves in wrong order. Correct order is: 91, 95, 92 and 112, 110, 113; leaves lacking between fols. 94 and 96. Leaves lacking between folios: 105-106, 107-108, 108-109, 114-115Average148mm x 102mmÞórður JónssonChancerySole

Info: Þórður Jónsson í Hítardal

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Initial: Initials somewhat decorated in a few places

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On fol. 108v, "Grímur hét maður er bjó ...".
On fol. 16v, Einar Einarsson á Baulárvöllum wrote his name.
On fol. 22r, "Þ.Þ.".

1636-1670
Iceland

Einar Einarsson: Signatory

Last update: 2016-03-28

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