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Lbs 1573 4to

Lbs 1573 4to
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
This manuscript consists of 5 parts.1. (Ffl1v-Ffl1v) EfnisyfirlitInnihald bókarinnar

CodexPaperi, 179, ii202mm x 159mmLater foliation: The entire manuscript is foliated in the bottom margins in pencil.GoodAmbiguousUnknownMajor

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Front flyleaf's v-side: Innihald bókarinnar [table of contents]
Squiggle on back flyleaf's v-side
Last back flyleaf (loose) is an envelope sent to: Virðulegum sjálfseignarbónda sgr. Guðmundi Magnússyni á Syðrivarðgjá, on which there is a poem: Berlings læt ég brókarlög, eftir eldri Guðna eyfirska.
On the glue side of the pastedown leaf there is a letter from: Akureyri 2an janúar mán. 1857, frá Jóhanni Guðnasyni

1810-1877
Iceland

Jónatan Þorláksson: OwnerJónathan Þorláksson Front-flyleaf 1r-v and Rear-flyleaf 1r

Lbs 1573 4to 1st part (1810-1877, Iceland)

1. (1r-16v) Droplaugarsona saga2. (17r-26v) Hrana saga hrings3. (27r-44r) Huldar saga hinnar mikluNote: Cf. the edition of 1911, Sagan af Huld hinni miklu og fjölkunnugu trölldrotningu

CodexPaper44202mm x 159mmYesLater foliation: Every 10th leaf. F. 43r wrongly numbered "33" and f. 44r "35". 170mm x 125mmNoGísli KonráðssonHum cursivaSole

Info: Gísli Konráðsson

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1810-1877
Iceland

Lbs 1573 4to 2nd part (1810-1877, Iceland)

1. (45r-53v) Ólafs þáttur GeirstaðaálfsNote: See Ólafs saga helga2. (53v-54v) Þorsteins þáttur sögufróða

CodexPaper10202mm x 159mmYesLater foliation: F. 50r foliated later with the number "50".F. 46r shows traces of an original pagination (3).170mm x 130mmNoUnknownUnknownMajor

None

1810-1877
Iceland

Lbs 1573 4to 3rd part (1810-1877, Iceland)

1. (55r-62v) Atla saga Ótryggssonar2. (63r-66r) Helga þáttur og Úlfs3. (67r-90r) Jóns saga helga4. (91r-111r) Hrafns saga Sveinbjarnarsonar

CodexPaper57202mm x 159mmYesLater foliation: F. 72r wrongly numbered "80" in pencil.F. 82r wrongly numbered "90" in pencil.F. 92r wrongly numbered "100" in pencil.F. 102r wrongly numbered "110" in pencil.175mm x 140mmYes UnknownMajor

None

1810-1877
Iceland

Jónatan Þorláksson: OwnerStefán Kristján Árnason: OwnerOwners of the manuscript: Jónatan Þorláksson og Stefán Kristján Árnason (111v see Handritaskrá)

Lbs 1573 4to 4th part (1821-1823, Iceland)

1. (112r-119v) Rímur af Skáld-HelgaNote: 7 rímur2. (120r-126v) Eiríks saga rauðaNote: Fol. 122-125 are wrapped in a paper cover because of a loan to an exhibition (see comment on the paper cover)3. (127r-134v) Vopnfirðinga saga4. (134v-149r) Flóamanna saga5. (149r-157r) Þorláks saga helga6. (158r-169r) Huldar saga hinnar mikluNote: See edition from 1909, Sagan af Huld drottningu hinni ríku. The saga ends suddenly (see ÍB 320 4to and says at the end: Cætera desunt [since the rest is missing]

CodexPaper58202mm x 159mmYesLater foliation: Foliation begins on f. 115r with the number "70".180mm x 130mmNoÞorsteinn GíslasonOtherSole

Info: (119v see Páll Eggert Ólason)

None

1821-1823
Iceland

Jónatan Þorláksson: Owner of the manuscript: Jónatan Þorláksson (119v see Handritaskrá)

Lbs 1573 4to 5th part (1815-1865, Iceland)

1. (170r-175v) Gautreks saga (defective)Þáttur af Vikur kóngi og Gjafa-RefNote: A part of the story2. (176r-177r) Jóns saga Upplendingakonungs3. (177v-179v) Völsa þáttur

CodexPaper10202mm x 159mmYes180mm x 130mmHalldór DavíðssonKurrent hum cursivaSole

Info: H[alldór] Davíðsson177r see The P.E.Ó.-catalogue

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1815-1865
Iceland

Árni Þorsteinsson: OwnerJónatan Þorláksson: Owner

Last update: 2014-12-08

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