Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

NKS 1715 4to

NKS 1715 4to (1750-1799, Denmark)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, KøbenhavnFormer shelf mark: Suhm's collection no. 114 4to
1. (1r-8v) Egils saga einhenda og Ásmundar berserkjabana [Variants]Icelandic, LatinCopy of AM 109 a I 8voNote: variant readings only2. (9r-17r) Ketils saga hængs [Variants]Icelandic, LatinCopy of AM 109 a I 8voNote: variant readings only3. (17v-40v) Örvar-Odds saga [Variants]Icelandic, Danish, LatinCopy of AM 109 a I 8voNote: variant readings only5. (41r-41v:4) Svarfdæla saga [Variants]Icelandic, LatinCopy of AM 161 fol., Copy of AM 483 4toNote: variant readings only6. (41v:5-42r:12) Valla-Ljóts saga [Variants]Icelandic, LatinCopy of AM 161 fol., Copy of AM 496 4toNote: variant readings only7. (42r:13-43v) Reykdæla saga [Variants]Icelandic, LatinCopy of AM 161 fol., Copy of AM 496 4toNote: variant readings only8. (44r-45r:2) Hjálmþés saga ok Ölvers [Variants]Icelandic, LatinCopy of AM 109 a I 8voNote: variant readings only9. (45r:3-46v:2) Hrólfs saga kraka [Variants]Icelandic, LatinCopy of AM 109 a I 8voNote: variant readings only10. (46v:3-49r) Hálfdanar saga Eysteinssonar [Variants]Icelandic, LatinCopy of AM 109 a I 8voNote: A-vers.Note: variant readings only11. (49v-52r) Áns saga bogsveigis [Variants]Icelandic, LatinCopy of AM 109 a I 8voNote: variant readings only12. (53r-55v) Friðþjófs saga frækna [Variants]Icelandic, LatinCopy of AM 109 a I 8voNote: variant readings only

CodexPaperi, 56, i200mm x 158mmBeehive "JHonig et Zoonen"Contemporary paginationGood170mm x 100-130mmNoÞorlákur Magnússon ÍsfjörðHum cursivaSole

Info: Hum cursiva for main text, chancery for rubrics and kurrent for notes.

None

Low

Suhm made a note on the verso side of the front flyleaf and a few notes in the margins, e.g. fol. 15r. Two stamps of the Danish Royal Library

Decorative

Brown paper with brown leather on spine and corners; fore-edge painted blue; golden imprint on the spine: "VARIA AD EIGIL EINH SAGA".

1750-1799Denmark

Peter Frederik Suhm: Owner

Last update: 2013-05-23

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