Manuscript Detail
AM 99 fol.
View ImagesAbsalon Pedersens Norges beskrivelse; Norway?, 1701
Contents
Norges beskrivelse
“Om Norgis Riige”
“Offuenskrefne Norgis Rigis korte beskriffuelſe er forfatted Aar effter Christi Byrd 1567 og | udi de effterfölgende, men nu paa ny udskref|uet Anno Domini 1701 - ”
Danish
Physical Description
Paper with watermark.
- I: fols. 1-13 (1+13, 3+12, 4+11, 5+10, 6+9, 7+8) [The AM-slip, foliated as fol. 2, is stuck in.]
- II: fols. 14-25 (14+25, 15+24, 16+23, 17+22, 18+21, 19+20)
- III: fols. 26-37 (26+37, 27+36, 28+35, 29+34, 30+33, 31+32)
- IV: fols. 38-47 (38+47, 39+46, 40+45, 41+44, 42+43)
The fore edge of the leaves is untrimmed.
There are a couple of stains on the paper, mostly in the margins.
The ink has bled through the paper.
- The text is written in one or two columns with 31-35 lines per page and 7-8 words per line.
- The written area measures ca. 240 mm x 125 mm.
- Most of fol. 47r and all of fol. 47v are blank.
Written by Ásgeir Jónsson.
The initials are only slightly larger than the main text (1-2 lines) and are not decorated.
There are a couple of marginal notes in Torfæus's hand. On fol. 1v, there is a note in the hand of the scribe about the suggested author of the anonymous text. Even though the note is in the hand of Ásgeir Jónsson, the suggestion possibly originates from Torfæus.
The current binding (312 mm x 198 mm x 28 mm) is a half binding with parchment from Árni Magnússon's time on the spine (ca. 1700-1730) and yellowish-brown marbled paper on the boards. The boards were formerly covered with reused parchment leaves which were taken off in 1911 and replaced with the marbled paper. The removed leaves are now stored in Access. 7 e (Hs 122, fols. 4, 19, 24 and 57).
An AM-slip (150 mm x 100 mm) is glued onto fol. 3r (and counted as fol. 2). Árni Magnússon wrote on it: “fra Sal. Assessor Thormod Toruesens Enke 1720.”
History
The manuscript was probably written in Norway in 1701 (cf. colophon).
The whole manuscript, of which this was a part, was given to Árni Magnússon in 1720 by Torfæus's widow. Þormóður Torfæus probably commissioned the manuscript, since it was written by his scribe Ásgeir Jónsson.
Additional
Catalogued 5 October 2015 by BS.
- Latest microfilm pictures from 1998.
- A4 pictures (90%) from 2001.
Bibliography
| Author | Title | Editor | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katalog over Den Arnamagnæanske Håndskriftsamling | ed. Kristian Kålund | I: p. 68 | |
| Samlinger | ed. Peter Frederik Suhm | 1771-1776; I-VI | |
| Norske Magazin | ed. N. Nicolaysen | 1860-1870; I-III |