Manuscript Detail
AM 181 e fol.
View ImagesKlárus saga; Útskálar, Iceland, 1638-1652
Contents
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AM 181 a-l originally were components of a single paper manuscript containing Riddarasögur. This codex was commisioned by Þorsteinn Björnsson, who was the minister of Útskálar on the Reykjanes peninsula in south-western Iceland from 1638 to 1660. During his years in office, Þorsteinn had much medieval Icelandic litterature copied. His source for the riddarasögur now in 181 was Stockholm Perg. 4to nr. 6.
Klárus saga
Physical Description
Paper.
Written in double columns.
History
AM 181 fol is written at Útskálar, Iceland. Kålund dated it to c. 1650 (Katalog), but according to Slay it was probably copied between 1638 and 1652 (Slay 1972, p. 23a). Peter Springborg, however, thinks that the manuscript was mainly written in the 1640es (Springborg 1977 p. 81-86).
AM 181 fol. belonged to the man who commissioned the manuscript, Þorsteinn Björnsson (1612-75). Subsequently lögmaður Sigurður Björnsson took it into possession.
AM 181 a-l fol. once belonged to the same codex but they were divided into smaller components and AM 181 d and g-l fol. are now transferred to Iceland.
Additional
Bibliography
| Author | Title | Editor | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katalog over Den Arnamagnæanske Håndskriftsamling | ed. Kristian Kålund | ||
| Romances: Perg. 4:o Nr. 6 in The Royal Library, Stockholm, Early Icelandic Manuscripts in Facsimile | ed. D. Slay | 1972; X | |
| Peter Springborg | “Antiqvæ Historiæ Lepores: Om renæssancen i den islandske håndskriftproduktion i 1600-tallet”, | 1977; VIII: p. 53-89 |