Manuscript Detail

AM 628 4to

Lives of Apostles ; Iceland, 1710-1712

Contents

1
Lives of Apostles
Filiation

AM 628 4to is one of three copies of Codex Scardensis (SÁM 1) commissioned by Árni Magnússon and written in Iceland 1710-1712 by Eyjólfur Björnsson. Eyjólfur's copies are now preserved as AM 628 4to, AM 631 4to and AM 636 4to.

Language of Text
Icelandic
1.1 (1r-19r)
Andreas saga postola
Incipit

Her hefz vpp andreuſ ſaga postola

Bibliography

Unger, Postola sögur389–404

1.2 (21r-37v)
Thómas saga postola
Incipit

Her hepz tomaſ ſaga postola

Bibliography

Unger, Postola sögur712–727Var.app.

1.3 (37v-41r)
Philippus saga postola
Incipit

Her hefr vpp ſogu philipi postola

Bibliography

Unger, Postola sögur741–742

1.4 (41r-51v)
Bartholomeus saga postola
Bibliography

Unger, Postola sögur744–752Var.app.

1.5 (51r-55v)
Mathias saga postola
Rubric

Electio mathíe

Bibliography

Unger, Postola sögur775–778

1.6 (55r-69v)
Tveggja Postola saga Símons ok Júdas
Incipit

Her byriaz ſaga Simoniſ ok Jude

Bibliography

Unger, Postola sögur779–789Var.app.

1.7 (69r-81v)
Matheus saga postola
Rubric

ſaga mathei

Bibliography

Ólafur Halldórsson: Mattheus saga postula4–68 (rectos)Var.app.

Unger, Postola sögur797–807Var.app.

Physical Description

Support
Paper.
No. of leaves
81. Fols 19v-20v are blank. 202 mm x 157 mm
Layout
Blank spaces are left for initials to be filled in later.
Script

Written by Eyjólfur Björnsson.

Accompanying Material
There are three AM-slips, all in Árni Magnússon's hand.

History

Origin

Commissioned by Árni Magnússon and written in Iceland between 1710-1712 (Hersteinn Brynjólfsson 200525 + 56 (footnote 7)).

According to the three AM-slips, the entire manuscript was copied epter Poſtula Sgunum ä Skarde ä Skardzſtrnd.

Bibliography

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