Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

NKS 1178 fol.

NKS 1178 fol. (1750-1799)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København
Contemporary1. (2r-159v) Göngu-Hrólfs sagaIcelandicCopy of AM 152 fol.

CodexPaperi, 159, i301mm x 192mm"CetI Honig, Maid of Dort "ProPatria"Contemporary paginationGood230mm x 115mmNoUnknownHum cursivaSole

Info: The main text is written in hum cursiva. Chancery is used for rubrics and headings. According to Suhm's note on the title pages, the text is written by "Magnussen". Kålund assigned this manucsript to the same scribe as NKS 1161, but the two scripts are, in fact, different. Instead, it is most likely the same scribe as in NKS 1179, for which Kålund gives no scribal information (cf. Kålund 1900, pp. 128-130, 499). The hand also occurs in Kall 620 4to, which Kålund assigns to "a well known Icelandic scribe".

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On the front flyleaf, there is a note signed by P.F. Suhm. He also added "af Magnusson" to the titlepage (1r). On fol. 1v, genealogical tables are added (also by Suhm?). Corrections and scholarly notes in the margins in different hands.

Decorative

Brown leather binding with golden imprint on the spine: "SAGAAF GANNGU:HOLFI" and floral ornaments.

1750-1799Unknown

Peter Frederik Suhm: OwnerFormerly Suhm's collection no. 256 fol.

Last update: 2013-08-27

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