Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:
Huseby nr 36
Huseby nr 36 (1800-1849)
Kungliga biblioteket, Stockholm
ContemporaryNote: f. 1r reads "Nordmanna sögur" and f.1v has a list of contents under "Innihald".1. (2r-12v) Þorsteins saga hvítaIcelandicNote: Saga / af / Þorsteini / Hvita2. (13r-31v) Áns saga bogsveigisIcelandicSaga af Aan BogsveigerI þann tima er fylkes kóngar redu Norvegi hófst þessi sagaok líkr her vid Söguna af Ane Bogsveiger.Note: B-vers.3. (32r-35v) Stúfs þátturIcelandic4. (36r-37v) Þorsteins þáttur forvitnaIcelandic5. (38r-52v) Stjörnu-Odda draumurIcelandic6. (53r-54v) Variant readingsIcelandic, LatinVarietas lectionum ex edit: Stephanius Biornonis vid. Rimbegla7. (56r-63v) ÆfintyrIcelandic, LatinÆfinntyre um Morguns Middegis og Aftans stundernar: Fabula Aurora, Meridie et VespereNote: Old Norse text on the versos with Latin text facing on the rectos.8. (64r-83r) Hákonar Qvida / Sturlu Þordar / SonaIcelandic, LatinNote: Hákonar Qvida / Sturlu Þordar / SonarNote: Old Norse text on the versos with Latin text facing on the rectos.Note: Copied from Skuli Þorláksson's edition of 1780.9. (83v-93r) Hrafnsmál Sturlu / um / Hákon GamlaIcelandic, LatinNote: Hrafnsmál Sturlu / um / Hákon GamlaNote: Old Norse text on the versos with Latin text facing on the rectos.10. (93v-96r) Pauculæ ad voces et phrases in / Hakonar Qvida obscurioresLatin, Icelandic11. (96v-101r) Nogle linier til Eleverne i Harrow SchoolEnglish, LatinNogle linier til Eleverne i Harrow School, udenfor London, angaaende det, som studerende ungdom i sær bør have for Øine; paa Engelsk og Latin forfatteNote: English text on the versos with Latin text facing on the rectos.12. (101v-103r) KvæðiIcelandic, LatinQvæde J. J.Ad morgni rós eg meta sáNote: Old Norse text on the versos with Latin text facing on the rectos.
CodexPaperi, 101, i121mm x 98mmYesContemporary pagination: No. 158 has been inadvertently left out of the pagination.Good113mm x 86mmNoUnknownKurrentSole
Low
  • Border: f.1r has decorations in red and black ink, a floral pattern, a crown on a flight of steps and a border in the two colours. Such a border also appears on fols. 2r and 13r. On f. 31v there is a decorative ink design filling up the page at the end of a text. On fols. 62v and 63r there are patterns of asterisks arranged in triangles. Red ink is used at various points for chapter headings and underlining.
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  • On front flyleaf i verso, in red crayon is written "George Stephens. bought in Copenhagen 1854."
  • A small paper perforated label has been pasted in the inner back cover, bottom right-hand corner. "Msc. 36" has been written on it in pencil
Moderately decorated (contemporary)
The volume is bound with colourful marbelled paper on cardboard boards with black leather on the spine and corners. The front and back flyleaf are made from a printed leaf which seems to contain information similar to census information (?). The fore-edge of the book block is coloured red. The whole has been given a grey paper cover. A green label on said cover bears the shelfmark.
1800-1849Unknown
George Stephens: OwnerSee note on front flyleaf verso.
Last update: 2013-04-08

 

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