Manuscript Detail

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AM 895 4to

The Norwegian Sow ; Norway, 1600-1699

Note

Composed c. 1584. The work deals with the state of affairs in Norway, especially in Bergen.

(1r-78r)

Die Nordische Saw

Rubric

„Die Nordſche Saw“

Language of Text

German

Physical Description

Support

Paper.

No. of leaves

78. 204 mm x 160 mm

Decoration

Fol. 1v contains a pen-drawn sow with a long backwards curving horn.

Fol. 6v has a drawing of a chicken coop.

Accompanying Material

An AM-slip in Árni Magnússon's hand reads: Denne Norske Sou var indbunden bag ved Hofnagels Bergens Beskrivelse (AM 891 4to?), og ere de begge ſkrevne med den ſamme haand.

History

Origin

Norway, s. XVII.

Bibliography

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

Title: Norske Magazin
Editor: Nicolaysen, N.
Scope: I-III

Title: Samlinger
Editor: Suhm, Peter Frederik
Scope: I-VI