Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

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NKS 1754 4to

NKS 1754 4to (1750-1799, Denmark)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, KøbenhavnFormer shelf mark: Suhm's collection no. 1454 4to
Contemporary1. (1r-13v) Copy of AM-slipIcelandic, Danish copy of AM 571 4toNote: with a note about the exemplar (Danish)2. (2r-13v) Hálfdanar saga Brönufóstra (defective)IcelandicJarl kom til hans med miked lid verdur nu hardur bardage, ganga vikingar... copy of AM 571 4toNote: C-vers.Note: end missing2. (14v-19v) Þorsteins þáttur bæjarmagns (defective)Icelandic... giafernar fór þorstein sydann til sinna manna, og var þeim þesseferd betur farinn copy of AM 571 4toNote: beginning missing

CodexPaper19, i210mm x 160mm"JHonig et Zoonen"; Maid of Dort "ProPatria"; Beehive with ornaments and "Honig" right underneath beehiveContemporary pagination: a foliation in pencil "13" on fol. 14.Average160mm x 110mmNoJon OlsenHum cursivaSole

Info: Jon Olsen (According to Suhm's note). Fractura for rubrics

Low

Initial: First initial decorated with ornaments

Low

Suhm added "af Jon Olsen" to the scribe's note about the exemplar on fol. 1r. Stamps and shelf marks from the Royal Library.

Plain (contemporary)

Plain paper binding with water stains. Pastedown in the front has been replaced. In the back, the watermark of "JHonig et Zoonen" can be seen on the pastedown.

1750-1799Denmark

Peter Frederik Suhm: OwnerFormerly Suhm's collection no. 1454 4to.

Last update: 2013-05-24

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