Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

ÍB 658 8vo

ÍB 658 8vo (1660-1700, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
Contemporary: Alphabetum runicum, literatura runica, sem á nokkrum legsteinum má finna í Svíaríki og annarstaðar. Skrifað úr Hervararsögu sem útgengin er á prent að Uppsölum í Svíaríki. Anno 1672. Note: Title page for item 11. (1r-72r) Commentary on Hervarar saga og Heiðreks [Excerpts]Olaf VereliusLatin, IcelandicIncriptio Lapidis KiulensisVil eg gödann gunstugbara Vinsamlega saluteradan hafaCopy of Verelius' ed. (1672)Note: Extract from Verelius' commentary to the saga, part of which considers runes; may draw from additional sources as well1.1. (49r-49v) Unidentified ævintýriIcelandicEin Lytil og fähend(?) fra SagaEitt adfange kvolld Jóla villdvEn vysurnar sem qvednaz voru hliöda sem efter filgerNote: Presented as introduction to the following runic material

CodexPaper72135mm x 82mmYesLater foliation: Foliated at least three times. One of them erroneously counting 73 leaves.Poor115mm x 58mmYesUnknownEarly kurrentMajor

Info: Different script types for different purposes; early kurrent for prose commentary, early hum cursiva(?) for Latin text.

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(1r) "Petur Jakobsson á Oddastoðum/70"
(1r) "Ísl. Bókm.fel No 658"
(72v) Illegible scribbling on fol.

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No binding

1660-1700Iceland

Pétur Jakobsson: OwnerPétur Jakobson á Oddsstöðum was the owner in 1870

Last update: 2016-04-02

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