Manuscripts:
AM 296 4to
AM 296 4to (1700-1725, Iceland)
Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík
1. (1r:1-46v:9) Hálfdanar saga Brönufóstra (defective)IcelandicHrngr hefir kongur heitit er red firi Danmork Ends: Sa tok riki eptir hannog vard frægr madur. Þau Halfdan og MassibilAccording to Árni Magnússon, this is a copy of AM 589 e 4to.Note: Text ends defectively near the end of ch. 17 of the saga (cf. Guðni Jónsson's 1954 ed.)
CodexPaperiii, 46, i202mm x 158mmYesPaginated: Paginated in upper corners.Good135mm x 97mmÞórður ÞórðarsonHum cursivaSole
Info: Written by Þórður Þórðarson.
Low
  • Initial: Some stylized initials mark chapter divisions.
Low
  • Laid-in note in the hand of Árni Magnússon reads: "Haldanar saga Brónu fostra in fine mutila. Descripta ex codice meo membraneo in 4to (α) af Þorde Þordarsyne. α] er eg feinged hefi af Mag. Birne Þorleifssyne."
Plain (later)
Parchment binding, most likely ordered by Árni Magnússon
1700-1725Iceland
Árni Magnússon: Owner
Last update: 2015-02-03

 

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