Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:
Papp. fol. nr 62
Papp. fol. nr 62 (1683-1691, Sweden)
Kungliga biblioteket, Stockholm
1. (1r-38r) Hálfdanar saga EysteinssonarIcelandicCopy of Papp 4to nr 30.Note: B-vers.
CodexPaperiii, 39, ii325mm x 210mmFool with a seven-pointed collar. cf. Papp. fol. 20 and Papp. fol. 50. A different watermark on fol. 20: A double circle with a cross in its centre. Between the two lines there are bold letters, possibly "VATTI" and four small circles. The watermark on the flyleaves is a bee hive with floral ornaments. "1910" and "No 2". On the opposite side it reads "LESSEBO".Later foliation: modern foliation on every tenth pageGood: Only some leaves darkened and with stains, a few with repairs.265mm x 80mmNote: Laid out in two columns, but only one has been used.Yes-- REF NOT VALID! --KurrentMajor
Info: Arngrímur Jónsson wrote 1r-19v and 21r-28r. N.B. Not the famous author.
UnknownUnknownMinor
Info: An unknown scribe, maybe Helgi Ólafsson, wrote 20r-20v.
Low
  • Initial: decorated initials with ornaments.
  • Paratext: squiggles beneath the catchwords
Low
  • Some corrections to the text in the hand of Guðmundur Ólafsson. He suggests chapter title on 25v and 26v. Squiggles and individual letter in the margins of 31r, 31v, 36r and 37r. On the original front cover, there are several stickers with the shelfmark. Traces of a shelfmark note on the thick paper itself.
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. Isl. Papp. Fol. N:o 62". The front cover of the original binding is preserved in the front of the manuscript.
1683-1691Sweden
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Last update: 2013-04-03

 

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