22 BOOKS PRINTED 115. Æfi- og Utfarar-Minníng Danni- brogsmanns Jóns Sighvatssonar.—A Prent útgófin af Bornum hans. — Yideyar Klaust- ri.—1842. 8.° f. [1], pp. 4-99. Contcnts:—Title-folio , re- verse blauk; text (autobiographical sketch) pp. [3]-14 ; continuation of lifo pp. 14-20; noto on funeral, p. 21; address (Ilússkvedja), signed B. li. S. [=Einar llryn- jólfsson Sivertsen, rector of Gufudalur, died 1862], pp. 22-34; second address, signed S., pp. 34-13; tliird ad- dress (in Dauish) signed by Carl Ernest Jacobsen , cand. phil., pp. 43-44; fourtli address, signed G. J. B. [=Geir Jónsson IJaclimann, then rector of Staður i Grindavik and afterwards of Miklaliolt, deceased 1885], pp. 45-52; fiftli address by Pótur Jónsson, rector of the parisli, pp. 56-75; final words, signed A [=probably the daughter of Jón Sighvatsson], pp. 75-83; funeral inscription and memorial verses by S[veinbjörn] Egilson, O. S. S. [=Ögmundur Sigurðsson, rector of Tjörn, died 1845], B. B. S. [=Bjarni Bjarnason i Njaríivik], G. B. S. [=Guí)mundur Braudsson, alþíngismaöur, died 1861], Guðmuudur Póturson, mercantile agent in Hagnarfijör- bur, B. M. S. [=Bjarni Magnússon í Njarbvik], O. E., .T. II., and another. The genoalogy of the deceasod is givon in the foot-notcs to pp. 2-4, 8-12, 14-21 and 35-43, and was compiled by SigurÖur lírynjólfsson Sivertsen , rector of Utskálar.—The subject of tlie memoir, Jón Siglivatsson (1759-1841), was a man widely known and respected, wlio lived at llöskuldarkot (Ytri-Njarövik) in southwesteru Iceland. 116. Minning Ragnheidar Gudmundsdót- t-ur.—Utgéfin á kostnaii ektamanns onnar framlidnu Jóns hreppstjóra Jónssonar.—Vid- eyar lvlaustri. — 1842. 8.° f. [1], pp. 4-20. Contents:—'Title-folio, re- vcrso blank; address (húsrædi) by dean Arni Holgason, pp. [3]-7; sermon by dean Ilelgi G. Tliordei-sen, pp. 8-19 ; grafskrift by Jóu Jónsson, p. 20.—The subject of tlie memorial was born October 15, 1766 and died August24, 1840; slic married, first, Páll Jónsson (of Gufunes), and, sccondly, Jón Jónson (of Elliöavatn). 117. Kristinndóms Bók lianda Börnum, útgófin og útlogd af S. B. Sivertsen Presti til Utskáia og Hvalsness-safnada.—Selst óinnbundin á prentpappir G0 /3. S. M.—Vid- eyar Klaustri.—1842. 8.° f. [1], pp. 4-11, 2-208. ContentsTitle-folio, reversc blank; preface, signed by tlie translator, pp. [3]-8; table of contents (Inntakid), pp. 9-11; text (Sain- tal 1-55), pp. [1]-191; Nokkrar barna Bænir og Sálm- vers, pp. 192-208.—Compiled origiually by tho Gorman religíous writer, Georg Prledrich Seiler (1733-1807), profcssor of theology at Erlangen. The translator, Sig- urdur Brynólfsson Sivertsen , was born Reykjavík, No- vembcr 2, 1808, and died Útskálar (i Garði), May 24, 1887. Ile wroto many tlieological and otlier works; see Bibl. Not. IV., no. 136. 118. Bodsbréf. [Viðeyar Klaustri] 1843. 8.° íf. [2].—Proposal for publishing a volume of sormons on tlie passion by Olafur Iudriðason, rector of KolfrcyustaÖur, signed by Bp. Steingrímur Jónson. Tho serinons (‘Sjö Fnstupródikanir’) wero issued tlio following year (see Bibl. Not. I., no. 137). 119. Auglýsing um Vestur-amtsinsBúnad- ar-sjód fyrir Arin 1841, 1842 og 1843, útgófin af stjórnnndum ens sama Ivonferentsrádi og Amtmanni B. Thorsteinson Kiddara af Dana- brog og Danabr. manni og Sýslumanni A. Thorsteinson í Snæfells Sýslu.—Videyar Klaustri. Prentud á Sjódsins kostnad 1844. 8.° f. [1], pp. 4-16. Contcnts:—Title-folio, re- verso blank; preliminary note, pp.[3]-5; accounts (1-3), pp. 6-16.—Reports concerning tho agricultural fund of tlio Western Amt (or division) of Iceland, signed by tlie directors of the fund, Bjarni Thorsteinsson (1781-1876) and Arni Thorsteinsson (1801-1818). 120. Agrip af Hallbjarnareyar Hospitals Reikníngum, fyrir árin I. 1822 til 1885 og II. 1836 til 1843.—Utgófid á Stiptunarinnar kost- nad, af liennar Stjórnendum, Biskupi Stein- grími Jónssyni Kommand. af Danabr. og D. M. og Konferentsrádi, Amtmanni B. Thor- steinsson Ridd. af Danabr. og D. M.— Vid- eyar Klaustri, 1844. 4.° pp. 2-10. Tho tables of accounts bogin on tlie reverse of the title-Tolio. They relato to a hospital at llallbjarnareyri in Snæfellsnessýsla; of the two mana- gers of the fund, Bp. Steingrímur Jónsson (or Joliusen) died tlio following year (Juno 14, 1845). 121. Æfintýrid af Selikó og Berissu til- fallid árid 1727. Snúid úr Fronsku máli á Islendsku af Dr. Hallgrími Scheving. En á Ljódmæli snúid af Hallgrími Jónssyni 1840. Nokkud áukid af Landaskipunarfrædinni, og þeim Fetisku trúarbrogdum Sudurálfunnar, til frekari upplisíngar fyrir fáfródari.—Vid- eyar Klaustri. 1844. 12.° f. [1], pp. 4-58, f. [1]. Contents:—Title-fo- lio, reverse blank; toxt (rimur 1-5), pp. [3]-58; price of book, f. [l]b, obverse blauk.—This íittlo African romance was originally written by the French novelist, J. P. Cla- ris de Florian, from wliom it was trauslated (in prose) by thc noted scholar, Hallgrimur Sclieving (1781-1861), and published anonymously in Maguús Stepliensen’s ‘Gaman og Alvara’ (II. 1818, pp. 233-247) under tlio title of‘Seliko (Afrikanisk Frásaga). ’—Ilallgrímur Jónsson, tlie autlior of tliis poctical version of ‘ Seliko og Beris- sa’—done into rimur—was^i farmcr at Nautabú (i Ska- gafiröi) wliero lie died in 1861.—Very few of tlie popular Icelandic rimur, or rhymed romancos, were printed in- dependontly until tho establishmont of the Ilrappsey pross, which in 1775 issued tlie ‘ Ulfarsrimur, ’ aud fol- lowed it bv several otliers. But before that date somo liad becu inserted in Bp. Guöbrandur Þorláksson’s col- lection of sacred verse,the Ny Yiisna Bol: (Hólar 1612)— in part i. the ‘Rijmur ap Bokenne Ruth,’ tlie ‘Rijmur ap Bokenue Juditli,’ the ‘Rijmur af Bokeúe Estíior,’ tho ‘Rijmur ap Tobias kuednar ap Sijra Jone Biarnar Syne, ’ and in part ii. tlic ‘Josus Syracli Bok, snuenu j Rijmur. S. Jon Biarnar son; ’ tlio volume containing these religious rimur was subsequently reedited by Bp. Halldór Brynjólfssou as Su Gamla Vijsna-Book (Hólar 1758). Moreovor in Eric Juliits Björner’s Nordiske Kdm- padatcr (Stockholm 1737) appeared tlie ‘Grimlur’ or ‘Rimur Gríms og lljálmars. ’ Besides these works the collection has many volumes of a later period in which ono or morc of the rímur may bo found in tlie midst of other matter. Sttch are Grönlands Jlistoriske Mindes- mœrker (Kjöbenliavn 1838-45), iuwhicli Finnur Magnús- son has edited the ‘ Skáld-IIolga rímur; ’ Theodor Möbius’s edition of tho ‘ Edda Sœmundar 7iins Fróða (Leipzig 1860), containing the ‘Þrymlur’ or ‘ Rímur af Þryin ’ and the ‘Rímur frá Völsungi hinum óborna;’ Nokkur Ljóðmœli cptir Brynjúlf Oddsson (Reykjavik 1869), with tlic autlior’s ‘Dáta-rima’ and ‘Otursríma;’ Eugen Kölbiug’8 Bcitrdge zur vergleicJiendcn GeschicJite dcs romaniscJicn Poesic und Prosa dcs Mittelaltcrs (Bres- lau 1876), witli the ‘ Virgilius-rimur, ’ and fragments of many others; Vcrsions nordiqucs du fabliau franqais “ Lc mantcl Mautilliéedite'd by Gustaf Cederschiöldánd F. A. 'WulfF (Lund 1877), witli tho ‘Skikkju rimur; ’ E. Koschwitz’s. Scc/is Bcarbeitungcn des alffranzösischen GedicJits von JCarl des Grosscn licisc nacJi Jcrusalem (Hcilbronn 1879), in wliich E. Ivölbing edits tlio ‘Geip-. lur ; ’ Tlieodor Wisén’s Carmina norrœna (Luud 1880), in which tlie text ends with thc ‘ Skíöarima; ’ tlie santo scliolar’s Riddararimur (Lund and Copenliagcn 1881), in- cluding tho ‘ Horbllrtsrimur,, tho ‘ Konráösrimur ’ and the ‘Filipó rimtlr fagra; ’ Guðbrandur Vigfússon’s Corpus Poeticvm Borcalc (Oxford 1883), which once more odits the ‘ Skiðarima, ’ publishes tlio vcry old (14th contury) ‘Olafs-rima’by Einar Gilsson, and treats the wholo subject of tlic rímur; and Eugen Kölbing’s AltcngliscJic BibliotJicJc II. (Ileilbronn 1884), with tho ‘Amíkusrímur og Amílius; ’ and Jón Þorkelsson tho younger’s treatise Om Digtningcn pd Island i det 15. og 1G. ÁrJiundrade (Köbenhavn 1888), in which tliero are a multitude of extracts from tlio innumerable inedited rimttr, while tlio wliole of the important sectiou II. is devotcd to “Ríraur

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