Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Papp. fol. nr 50

Papp. fol. nr 50 (1680-1690)
Kungliga biblioteket, Stockholm
1. (1r-40v) Blómsturvalla sagaIcelandic2. (41r-61r) Áns saga bogsveigisIcelandic3. (62r-103r) Króka-Refs sagaIcelandic4. (105r-138r) Víglundar sagaIcelandic5. (139r-176v) Gunnlaugs saga ormstunguIcelandic6. (179v-198v) Rauðúlfs þátturIcelandicNote: written in one column, only on the verso-side, recto-side left blank.

CodexPaperiii, 198, i330mm x 210mmDifferent watermarks, e.g. two lions holding a coat of arms with a crown above, "ACH" on the opposite side. A large royal emblem with a crown above. A foolscap (with a collar of seven points), cf. Papp. fol. no 20.Contemporary pagination and later foliation: Partly contemporary pagination; modern foliation on every tenth leaf.Good275mm x 85-170mmNote: Pages 1-178 have two columns, but only the inner column contains text. The outer has been left blank for translation.Note: Pp. 179-198 have no writing on recto leaves, only on verso leavesYesGuðmundur Guðmundsson ÍsfoldChanceryMinor

Info: 1r-61r

UnknownChanceryMinor

Info: 62r-138r

Jón VigfússonChanceryMinor

Info: 139r-176v

Helgi ÓlafssonChanceryMinor

Info: 179v-198v

Low

Initial: Slightly enlarged or decorated initials

Low

On the third front-flyleaf, a table of contents is added. For item 2, a different hand added: "öfversatt á Svenska af E.O.B." (but no translation is to be found). On fol. 139r a note reads: "Inlefvereradt 14 Sept 1688", which V. Gödel traces back to the Antikvitetskollegiet.

Moderately decorated (later)

Modern cardboard binding with marbeled paper on the boards; spine and corners in white leather. The golden imprint on the spine reads: "Cod. Island. Papp. fol. N:o 50". The front cover of the original binding is preserved in the front of the manuscript.

1680-1690Unknown

Antikvitetskollegiet: Owner

Last update: 2013-03-22

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