Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

AM 344 a 4to

AM 344 a 4to (1350-1400, Iceland)
Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík
1. (1r-24v) Örvar-Odds sagaIcelandicPreviously incorrectly catalogued as KB Add. 76 b 4to.

CodexParchmenti, 24, i215mm x 153mmLater foliationAverage: Some pages are trimmed and some water damage appears throughout the manuscript.174mm x 126mmNoUnknownCursivaMajor

Info: Various scribes.

High

Initial (coloured): Initials in various colours.
Secondary (rubric): Red rubric titles, though mostly faded.

High

The title on the first page is rewritten in black ink by Árni Magnússon. Many corrections in the margins by younger hands. Lower margin on fol. 10r says: "eg Ívissi Ívarsson og Ingibjörg". Also marginalia on fol. 23v and (rather illegible) on fol. 24v.

Plain (later)

Cardboard binding from 19th century with marbled paper and parchment on spine and corners: (Dimensions: 228mm x 168mm x 14mm).

1350-1400Iceland

Árni Magnússon: OwnerÁrni Magnússon got the manuscript in Norway (see AM slip).

Last update: 2015-02-04

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