Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Papp. fol. nr 25

Papp. fol. nr 25 (1686, Sweden)
Kungliga biblioteket, Stockholm
1. (1v-130v) Hrólfs saga krakaIcelandicHier byrjast Saga Af Hrölfe Könge Kraka (Krøku) Og Hefst Hier Fyrst Fröda þätturLyktad i Stockholm 14. Januarij. Anno 1686Papp. 4to nr 13, Papp. 4to nr 17, Papp. fol. nr 1Note: Divided into seven þættir with descriptive headings and independent numbering. The 52 chapters are also numbered consecutively from beginning to end. Each chapter has a title composed by the scribe.

CodexPaperi, 130, i330mm x 205mmLarge watermark with two small animals (dogs or lions?) holding an emblem, a royal crown and ornaments on top of that. 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 pencil foliation in the upper right hand corner on every tenth page.Good240mm x 150mmNote: written on verso-side only. recto-side left blank.YesHelgi ÓlafssonHum cursivaSole

Info: Helgi Ólafsson used hum cursiva for main text and chancery for rubrics and title.

Moderate

Initial: decorated with ornaments, black ink
Other: rubric in black ink, decorated with ornaments

Medium

Mostly underlining and corrections by a later hand. The spine of the original binding is glued onto the inside of the front cover. It reads: "HROLS KRAKES dana-Kong S.""ADILS Svia Kongs". The last word is glued over with a strip of paper: "No 25 Islandica""2". There are two more stickers with the shelfmark on the inside of the binding.

Decorative (later)

Modern binding: Cardboard boards with marbeled paper, with leather on the spine. The imprint on the spine reads: "Cod Isl. P. Fol. N:o 25" A strip of the original binding is glued onto the inside of the front cover.

1686Sweden

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Last update: 2013-03-05

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