Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

NKS 1158 fol.

NKS 1158 fol. (1750-1799, Denmark)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København
Contemporary: [1r] Fragment or Saugu Af Asmunde Eyvinde ok Hilldebrande Húnakappa. Skrevet efter Cod. Membr: Biblioth A. Magnæi No 586 in 4to Af. M Mamgnusen
[10r] Æfintír um Kongs Son Hertuga Son ok Jarls Son. Skrevet efter Cod: Membr. Biblioth: A. Magnæi No 586 in 4to af. M Magnusen
[20r] Fragment or Saugu Anselmus Erkibiskúps. Skrevet efter Cod: Membr: Biblioth: A: Magnæi. No 586. in 4to. af. M MagnusenNote: cf. also the first pages of texts in NKS 1155 fol.: similar hand and style as here on title pages1. (2r-9v) Ásmundar saga kappabana (defective)IcelandicCopy of AM 586 4to.2. (11r-19v) Af þremur kumpánumIcelandicCopy of AM 586 4to.3. (21r-28v) Af Vilhjálmi bastarði ok sonum hans (defective)IcelandicCopy of AM 586 4to.Note: end missing, since antigraph is defective4. (30r-31v) Roðberts þáttur (defective)IcelandicCopy of AM 586 4to.

CodexPaper31330mm x 210mmMaid of Dort and a circle with the letters GR; a crown and branches with leaves inside it.Contemporary pagination: Every item is individually paginated.Average230mm x 130-150mmNoM. MagnusenEarly kurrentMajor

Info: script is a mixture with aspects of chancery, hum cursiva and early kurrent. According to the title pages, the texts were written by "M. Magnusen"

UnknownChanceryMinor

Info: A different hand(?) wrote the title pages of item 1-3. They are written in chancery and, in parts, kurrent script.

None

Low

Suhm added a note on title page of item 1 and a few marginal notes.

Plain (contemporary)

Rather thick paper used as binding.

1750-1799Denmark

Peter Frederik Suhm: SignatoryFormerly Suhm's collection no. 243 fol.

Last update: 2013-08-27

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