Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur

Manuscripts:

NKS 1792 4to

NKS 1792 4to (1750-1799, Denmark)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, KøbenhavnFormer shelf mark: Suhm's collection no. 98 4to
ContemporaryNote: in a different hand (one of Suhm's scribes)1. (1r-181r) Örvar-Odds sagaIcelandicNote: copy of a paper manuscript written by Björn á Skarðsá

CodexPaperii, 181, i192mm x 155mmMaid of Dort "ProPatria", large circular watermark, doublelined, some kind of image inside.Contemporary paginationGood150mm x 105mmNoUnknownHum cursivaMajor

Info: Scribe is possibly Adaldahl. Chancery fractura for rubrics. 1r-181r

UnknownChanceryMinor

Info: Title page only (on second front flyleaf). This hand is common in Suhm's manuscripts. Possibly M. Magnusen? Chancery for title, kurrent for note on exemplar.

Moderate

Initial: Initials and rubrics decorated

Low

On the verso side of the first front flyleaf, Suhm made a note and signed it "PFSuhm".

Decorative

Brown leather binding; fore-edge painted blue; marbled paper on the pastedown. Golden imprint on the spine: title and floral ornaments.

1750-1799Denmark

Peter Frederik Suhm: Owner

Last update: 2013-05-30

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