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AM 181 e fol.

Klárus saga ; Útskálar, Iceland, 1638-1652

Klárus saga

Rubric

„Hier Biriar Saugo af Claro | keisara syne“

Language of Text

Icelandic

Text Class

Prose romances

Physical Description

Support

Paper.

No. of leaves

9. 297 mm x 193 mm

Layout

Written in double columns.

History

Origin

AM 181 fol is written in Útskálar, Iceland between 1638 and 1652 ( Slay 1972 23a).

Other datings:

c. 1650 (Kålund, Katalog )
Mainly the 1640es ( Springborg 1977 p. 81-86 ).

Provenance

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.

Bibliography

Title: Romances: Perg. 4:o Nr. 6 in The Royal Library, Stockholm, Early Icelandic Manuscripts in Facsimile
Editor: Slay, D.
Scope: X

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

Author: Springborg, Peter
Title: Antiqvæ Historiæ Lepores: Om renæssancen i den islandske håndskriftproduktion i 1600-tallet,
Scope: VIII