Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

ÍB 634 8vo

ÍB 634 8vo (1743-1747, Iceland)
Landsbókasafn Íslands, Reykjavík
Later addition: Þórkatla hin minni. Með rímum og rímnabrotum, ævintýrum, kvæðum, vísum og ýmsu fleiru.
Rituð á árunum 1743-1747 af lögréttumanninum Þorkeli Jónssyni á Hrauni í Grindavík. Að nýju innbundin árið MDCCCL og með registri og titilblaði aukin og litlum viðbætir af Oddi Erlindssyni á ÞúfuNote: The name is in runic letters1. (5r-8r) Ríma af hrakningi Guðbrands JónssonarIcelandic2. (8r-8v) KvæðiIcelandic3. (8v-18v) Rímur af Andra jarli (defective)IcelandicNote: Fragment, 4 rímur only4. (21r-25v) Eiríks saga víðförlaIcelandic5. (25v-32r) EylandsrímurIcelandicNote: 3 rímur6. (32r-35v) FerðamannsóðurIcelandic7. (37r-38v) Unidentified ævintýriIcelandicNote: Without title8. (38v-45v) Placidus sagaIcelandicAnnað ævintýri9. (47r-47r) Unidentified ævintýri (defective)IcelandicNote: Without title, incomplete10. (47r-49r) Unidentified ævintýriIcelandic11. (49r-57r) SkíðarímaIcelandicNote: Author unclear12. (57r-65v) TímarímaIcelandic13. (65r-67v) TímarímaIcelandic14. (68r-72r) VinavísurIcelandic15. (72v-80r) Kaupmannabragur (defective)IcelandicNote: Leaf 79 is a blank addition except for small pieces of fol. 80 that have been glued onto it.16. (80r-81r) Unidentified kvæðiIcelandic17. (81v-121v) Rímur af Þjalar-JóniIcelandicNote: 16 rímur18. (121v-125v) MalararímaIcelandic19. (127r-128r) Kvidrana grátur (defective)Vigfús JónssonIcelandicNote: Title and author added by a later hand on fol. 127rNote: Beginning lacking20. (128r-128r) LögbókarvísurIcelandicNote: Without title21. (128r-128v) VísaIcelandic22. (128v-128v) Unidentified kvæðiIcelandic23. (128v-128v) Unidentified kvæðiIcelandic24. (128v-131r) Unidentified vísurIcelandic25. (131r-133r) Unidentified kvæðiIcelandic26. (133r-133v) Unidentified KvæðiIcelandic27. (133v-133v) Unidentified kvæðiIcelandic28. (134r-135r) GátaIcelandic29. (135r-136r) Unidentified KvæðiIcelandic30. (136r-136r) Unidentified vísaIcelandic31. (136r-136v) VísaIcelandicNote: Possibly by Kolbeinn Grímsson but has been ascribed to Hallgrímur Pétursson32. (136v-139r) Unidentified rímurIcelandic33. (139r-139v) KvæðiIcelandic34. (139v-140v) Unidentified kvæðiIcelandic35. (140v-143v) Tólf sona kvæðiIcelandic36. (143v-145r) Unidentified kvæðiIcelandic37. (145r-148v) Ríma af Jannesi (defective)Icelandic38. (148v-150r) Unidentified rímurIcelandic39. (150r-150v) Unidentified kvæðiIcelandic40. (150v-153r) HallsdrápaIcelandicNote: Next to the rubric is written in a different hand: "Hallsdrápa eftir Hall Magnússon"41. (153r-153v) Hringsdrápa (defective)Vigfús Jónsson á LeirulækIcelandicNote: End missing42. (156r-157r) Unidentified vísaIcelandic43. (157r-157v) Unidentified vísaIcelandic44. (157v-163r) Grobiansrímur (defective)Icelandic45. (163r-166r) Grobiansrímur (defective)IcelandicNote: Also called Viðbjóðsríma46. (166v-166v) Unidentified vísurIcelandicNote: Title written in a later hand47. (167r-175v) SendibréfIcelandic48. (177r-180v) Unidentified historical textIcelandic

CodexPaperi, 180, i146-150mm x 95mmLater foliation: Irregular later foliation Poor #average: Incorrect order of leaves in binding. Folio 49r-49v is the wrong way round, should be 49v before 49r. 125-135mm x 75-85mmYesÞorkell JónssonHum cursivaSole

Info: Þorkell Jónsson á Grindavíkí Hrauni wrote in hum cursiva and kurrent

Moderate

Paratext: Title page decorated in red, yellow and green
Initial: Decorated initials
Initial: Some red initials on fol. 167r
Vignette (tailpiece): Tailpiece on fols. 121v and 166v

Low

Later added leaves, folios: , , . Some additional added blank leaves where there are lacunae throughout the manuscript
Fol. is a blank addition except for small pieces of fol. that have been glued onto it.
(2r-4v) A register on fols. in the hand of Páll stúdent Pálsson

Plain

Thin wooden boards covered with marbled paper, linen corners and spine, red book block.

1743-1747
Iceland

Last update: 2016-04-02

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