Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

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NKS 1713 4to

NKS 1713 4to (1750-1799, Denmark)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, KøbenhavnFormer shelf mark: Suhm's collection no. 12 4to
1. (1r-3r) Hrómundar saga Gripssonar [Variants]Icelandic, LatinCopy of AM 587 b 4toNote: Variant readings only2. (3v-13v) Samsons saga fagra [Variants]Icelandic, Latin, DanishCopy of AM 588 k 4toNote: On fol. 13v the scribe made a note (in Danish) on the quality of the manuscripts he used for items 1 and 2.2. (14r-15r) Ólafs saga helga [Variants, Excerpt]Icelandic, Latin, IcelandicCopy of AM 320 4to, Copy of AM 65 fol.Note: Variant readings from AM 65 fol and AM 320 4to3. (15v-68v) Hemings þáttur Áslákssonar [Variants, Excerpt] (defective)Icelandic, Latin, DanishCopy of AM 326 b 4toNote: Variants from 16r to 18v; excerpts of the ending on fol. 19r to 68v.Note: On the last page, the scribe makes note (in Danish) on the quality of the exemplar

CodexPaper69222mm x 170mmBeehiveContemporary pagination and later foliation: Two sets of pagination; later foliation in pencil at the beginnings of texts. Fol. 13bis is blank.Average160mm x 100mmNoUnknownHum cursivaSole

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On fol. 1r Suhm made a note, most likely the name of the scribe: possibly "erlings(?)".

Plain (contemporary)

Plain paper binding

1750-1799Denmark

Peter Frederik Suhm: Owner

Last update: 2013-05-23

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