Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

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NKS 1701 4to

NKS 1701 4to (1750-1799, Denmark)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, KøbenhavnFormer shelf mark: Suhm's collection no. 95 4to
1. (1r-1v) Table of contentsDanishNote: With a note on the texts' exemplar.1. (2r-89v) Þorsteins saga VíkingssonarIcelandicCopy of AM 345 4to2. (90r-182v) Hervarar saga og HeiðreksIcelandicCopy of AM 345 4to3. (183r-288r) Bósa sagaIcelandicCopy of AM 345 4toNote: Younger vers.

CodexPaperi, 288i, 188mm x 151mmCoin-like watermark with "GR", crown and leaves inside it. Maid of Dort "Patria"Contemporary pagination: Later foliation in pencil only on the first page of items 2 and 3.Good142mm x 98mmNoUnknownHum cursivaSole

Info: Chancery for rubrics; some kurrent on fol. 1r.

Low

Initial: rubrics enlarged and different script type

Low

Very few scholarly notes in the margins and some underlining. On the front flyleaf and fol. 1r, Suhm made notes which he signed "PFSuhm". A small loose slip with the shelf mark is inserted.

Decorative

Brown leather binding with fore-edge painted blue; golden imprint on the spine: the title of item 1 and floral ornaments.

1750-1799Denmark

Peter Frederik Suhm: Owner

Last update: 2013-05-22

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