Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

JS 627 4to

JS 627 4to
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
This manuscript consists of 3 parts.

CodexPaperii, 110195mm x 160mmYes178mm x 159mmYesUnknownUnknownMajor

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1790-1825Iceland

Note: From a collection in 19 volumes: JS 623 4to - JS 641 4to

JS 627 4to I (1800-1825, Iceland)

Later addition1. (1r-41v) Starkaðar saga gamlaIcelandicNote: Preface on fol. 24r: Þáttur af Ívari víðfaðma, Helga hvassa og Hræreki kóngi, Haraldi hilditönn og Brávallarbardaga2. (42r-47v) Grænlendinga þátturIcelandic

CodexPaper47195mm x 160mmYesLater foliationPoor183mm x 145mmYesUnknownUnknownMajor

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Miniature: Miniature on folio: 33r

Low

Title page on flyleaf ffl2r and a table of contents on flyleaf ffl2v, by

1800-1825Iceland

JS 627 4to II (1794, Iceland)

1. (48r-71v) Örvar-Odds sagaIcelandic2. (72r-82v) Færeyinga sagaIcelandicNote: Part of the saga3. (83r-92r) Flóres saga og BlankiflúrIcelandic

CodexPaper45195mm x 160mmYesLater foliation: Folio count is skipped on 73r and resumes with the count '73' and so on from 74r.Average168mm x 144mmYesUnknownUnknownMajor

None

1794Iceland

JS 627 4to III (1790-1820, Iceland)

1. (93r-110r) Egils saga einhenda og Ásmundar berserkjabanaIcelandic

CodexPaper18195mm x 160mmYesLater foliationPoor: Of fol. 108, only a little fragment is preserved; Fols. 107-108 are loose. 174mm x 133mmYesUnknownUnknownMajor

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The fragment of fol. 108 is glued onto a leaf from a former binding, on which there are the remnants of the name "Ingv. Torfa."
Fols. 109-110 are added and written by . These leaves contain the same text as fols. 107r-108r.

1790-1820Iceland

Jón Sigurðsson: Owner

Last update: 2016-04-02

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