Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

Kall 617 4to

Kall 617 4to (1684, Denmark)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København
Contemporary: Gammelt Nyt: Det er en historie om kong Gothriks, oc kong Rollof Gothriksöns mandelige bedriffter [...] OWorm 16841. (2r-49r) Gautreks saga [Danish]DanishNote: Danish transl. only2. (50v-77v) Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar [Danish]DanishNote: Danish transl. only

CodexPaperi, 77, iv210-215mm x 160-165mmTwo lions holding a coat of armsLater foliation: every tenth leafAverage205mm x 120-150mmNoOle Worm den yngreKurrentSole

None

Low

A few corrections by the scribe himself in the margins. A slip and a note with the shelfmark

Moderately decorated

Brown paper on card boards; leather corners and spine. Golden imprint in the spine: title and floral ornaments.

1684Denmark

Johan Christian Kall: Owner

Last update: 2013-06-11

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