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AM 59 fol.

Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar, Vol. II ; Copenhagen, Denmark, 1685-1699

Note

In three volumes. Vol I: AM 58 fol., vol III AM 60 fol.

Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar

Language of Text

Icelandic

Text Class

Kings' sagas

Physical Description

Support

Paper.

No. of leaves

163. 312 mm x 205 mm

Foliation

Contemporaneous pagination 393-738.

Foliated 189-362 in red ink by Kristian Kålund.

Layout

Written in two columns.

Script

Written by Ásgeir Jónsson.

Additions

A few later corrections, other changes and dates added by Árni Magnússon.

Binding

Half-binding from with a parchment spine; the boards are covered with glossy marbled paper. Size of binding: 322 mm x 211 mm x 45 mm. The binding is from the period 1700-1730 and 1885 (covers).

On the spine Árni Magnússon wrote Ólafs saga Trygvason Tom. II, Pag. 393-738. On the upper pastedown Kålund noted the date September 23, 1885.

In 1885 the original parchment cover, containing Petrus de Herential’s Psalm commentary, was transferred to Acess. 7e Hs. 123 ff. 24, 60-61 and 65). Otto Ehlert replaced the parchment with marbled paper.

Accompanying Material

Fol. 229 is a slip containing some calculations of dates of the saga.

History

Origin

Probably written in Copenhagen, Denmark towards the end of the 17th century. According to Árni Magnússon's account on fol. 1, the manuscripts AM 58 fol-AM 60 fol. were likely transcribed from a manuscript in Peder Resen's collection, and given that there is nothing to indicate that Torfæus borrowed manuscripts from Resen, it must be assumed that Ásgeir Jónsson transcribed these manuscripts in Copenhagen.

Bibliography

Title: Katalog over Den Arnamagnæanske Håndskriftsamling
Editor: Kålund, Kristian