Manuscripts:
MS Germ qu. 884
MS Germ 884 (1813, Germany)
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin
1. (-47r) Hrólfs saga krakaIcelandicHier byriast Saga af Hrolfe Konge Kraka, og hefst hier fyrst Froda þattur.Frode Kongur drepur Halfdan brodur sin, og fra sonum Halfdanar Helga og Hroar hia Wifil Kalle. Madur hiet Halfdan, enn annar Frode, brædur tveir og Konga syner, og styrde sinu ryke huor þeirra. og endar hier sogu Hrolfs Kongs Kraka og Kappa hans. Copy of Biorner's 1737 printed edition.Note: Divided into 52 chapters marked with Arabic numerals.
CodexPaperi, 47, i245mm x 195mmNote: The upper edge has been trimmed for binding.Small scepter and capital letters INContemporary pagination: Contemporary pagination in dark brown ink in the upper corner.Good: The manuscript is very well preserved. There are almost no traces of use and the paper has white/creamy colour.230mm x 145mmNoJacob Ludwig GrimmChanceryMinor
Info: Beginning (1r-9v (p. 1-18)) and 22v - 23v (p. 44 mid - 46 top) written by Jacob Grimm.
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Info: Hand 2: 10r - 22v (p. 19-44 mid 10r - 22v)
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Info: Hand 3: 23v - 47r (p. 46 top - 93 bottom)
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  • Paratext: Rubricated chapters in the first section written by Jacob Grimm, 1r-9v
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Folios from 1r to 13r contain marginalia written by Jacob Grimm. The marginalia are mainly in German. They indicate places in the text, give explanations of difficult words and possible readings. Personal names and place names are underlined; also characters appearing without a proper name. This is different from the italics of the original which only emphasize some proper names. The underlining is done in parts written by hand 1 and 2, but is omitted in the last section written by hand 3, 23v - 47r(p. 46 top - 93 bottom). This indicates that the user was mainly interested in the story up to Fróða þáttr, e.g.
  • 1r kvædum
  • 2v"bragdakarl"
  • 2v"den Hunden zum Sehen? gerufen"
  • 3r"Mage, Freund"
  • 4r"fliott"
  • 4v"tom" marked with "?"
  • 4v"þeir"
  • 5r"Frodes zwei Schmiede"
  • 5r"Frodes Traum"
  • 5r"Reigins rätselhaftes Lied"
Plain (later)
Brown marble paper binding. The binding is in a good condition.
1813
Germany
Jacob Ludwig Grimm: Owner
Last update: 2013-04-12

 

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