Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

JS 410 8vo

JS 410 8vo (1700-1900, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
Later addition: Sögusafn IV. Riddara-Søgur. Fremri partinn med hendi Sigurdar Magnússonar i Holtum.1. (1r-70v) Mágus saga jarlsIcelandicHier Byriast Sagann af Maawuse-Jalle2. (71r-84v) Alexanders sagaIcelandicEitt Listugt Æfinttijr af Alexander og Lodvijk3. (85r-136v) Tristran og IndíanaIcelandicSaga af Tristran, einum burgundiskum Hertogasyni, og Jndiönu, Dóttur Moguls ens mikla Keysarans af Jndialandi4. (137r-143v) Eiríks saga víðförlaIcelandicSagann af Eirek Vijdförla5. (145r-168v) Þorgríms saga konungs og kappa hansIcelandicSaga af Þorgrími og köppum hans

CodexPaperi, 175, i157mm x 101mmYesContemporary paginationGood138mm x 79mmYesSigurður MagnússonUnknownMajor

UnknownUnknownMinor

Info: Various other hands

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Initial

Low

Páll stúdent Pálsson added the title page and on its verso-side the table of contents. Some additions and scribbles.

Plain (later)

Cardboard binding with marbled paper and linen spine and corners, red book block.

1700-1900Iceland

Jón Sigurðsson: OwnerJón Árnason: OwnerFrom Jón Árnason the book-keeper's collection.Note: 4th volume in a 5 volume collection: JS 407 8vo - JS 411 8vo.

Last update: 2016-04-04

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