AM 670 h 4to
Texts Concerning St. Ólafr ; Denmark?, 1700-1725
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Description of Three Fragmants of Parchment
Containing Legenda S. Olavo
Designated A-C. A is made basis for the text of item 2 and B and C are collations.
Notes on St Ólafr
Including a description of a drinking horn depicting St. Ólafr, Charlemagne, Constantine and an inscription in honour of St. Ólafr.
Legenda de S. Olavo
Árni Mágnússon wrote that the source texts, the fragments A, B and C, all came from Iceland. A (in 8vo) was quite old; B (in 4to) was younger and part of a legendary, originally belonging to the church of Flatey in Western Iceland. C (in 4to) was not very old and was part of a codex containing texts on St. Þorlákr and a lectio on St. Peter.
De sancto Olavo
On fol. 20 Árni Magnússon wrote that the original consisted of two parchment leaves in folio originating from Sweden. The leaves once belonged to a legendary from the fifteenth century.
Sancti Olavi Regis et Martyris
On fol. 24r Árni Magnússon wrote that the exemplar was a parchment leaf from a legendary in folio which he had acquired in Denmark.
Physical Description
Written by Árni Magnússon.
History
Bibliography
Editor: Storm, Gustav
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