IN ICELAND 23 expected his administration is marked by reforms. He found the printing oflice in a poor condition, the types being worn and antiquated and the superintendent him- self, Marteinn Arnoddsson, aged and feeble. At'his sug- gestion ncw types were procurcd and a new printer ap- pointed—Halldór Eiríksson, who had been for number of years in Denmark and Gcrmany. The present book is according to Jón BorgfirÖingur the first printed in the new tj'pes and by the ncw printer, while the last one printcd in the old tvpes by Marteinn Arnoddsson was Las- senius’ Biblíu - Kiarne (sce Brit. Mus. Cat. 9). It was probably also on Skúli Magnússon’s initiative, that the prices of books, printcd at Hólar, were reduccd by one half, the sheet being formcrly sold at the price of 4 skild- ingar, but thereafter 2 skildingar (Rentekammer - Skri- velse, March 10, 1742, see Lovsamling for Island II., pp. 384-3S5.). The translator of this work, Jón Einarsson wasSkúli Magnússon’s .uncle and was born about 1074; lie spent one year abroad and after his return to Iceland he had a position (“heyrari”) at the Cathedral School at Skáiholt, which he occupicd for one year and a haif, whence he went to Hólar, where he was appointed to a similar position and was to become rector of the Cathedral School there, but he died of an epidemic at MöÖruvellir, Sept. 12th, 1707. He also made a translation (still unpub- lished) of John Barclay’s Argenis, a MS. copy ofwhich (dated 1808) the W. F. collection possesses. 63. Þad Andlega | Bœna Rey-|kelse, Þess gooda Guds Kienenians | Sr. Þordar liaxrd.ir - | Sonar, | Kordum ad liiskups - Tuuguui. | Og þad sania i Andlegt|Psahna Sal | ve Sett ogSnwed, | Af |Benedieht Mag- nus | Syne Bech | Fyrrum Vallds - Alane i Hegraness Svslu. | — | Selst Alment Inbund- ed 8. Fiskum. | — | Prentad av Hoolum i Hialltadal, 1746. | Af Halldore Erikssyne. 12.° f, [1], pp. 1-183, ff. [3]; sigs. A—H; ini- tials; ornaments ; paginal catchwords. Contents :—Title- folio, on revcrse a scriptural passage in made - up borders text (the mctrical version following each prayer) pp. 1 - 183 ; Psalmur of Si0 Ordunum Kristi a Krossenum, p. 183- f. la; Viku - Saungur D. Johannis Olcarii, fl. lb-3b. This is the first edition of tlie prayers and their metrical version combined. For lists of editions of these works see nos. 59 and GO. 64. I,ög-Þijnge.s| BookenJAnno 1747 | Þrvckt at Hoolum □ i Hialtadal | Anno □ ”1747. 4° fl [17] ; sig. A—E (the last in one lcaf); ini- tials ; paginal catchwords ; title at top of first page, with vignette (crowncd stockfish on shield) dividing the final two lines.— Conlents: Title, f. la; text (Num I.- XX.), fl. la-16b (verified at end: Effter hafande fullmagt S. Magnússon) ; Registur, ff. [16]b - 17a ; two additionai documents, f. 17a; list of books rec- ently printei at Hólar, f. 17b, signed by Skúli Mag- nússon ; the books given in the list werc announced on sale at his home, Akrar í SkagafirÖi, and to be for sale at the assembly at Pxará 1748. Revision of Bibl. Not. I. no. 49. * 65. Þær Fimtiju | Heilpgu | Medita- tiones|Edur | Hugvek. | jvr Þess Haitt.upp- lijsta | lioct. Johannis Gerhardi. | Miwklega og naikvæmlega sinvuar i Pshlm - Vijsur, | Af þeim Frooma og Gudlirædda | kicrie- mane,|Sr. Sigurde Tonssyne| Ad Prest-Hool- um. | Editio IX. | — | Seliast Alment ln- bundnar 6 Fiskum. | — | Þrickt a Iloolum i Hialltadal, | Af Halldóre Erikssyne, 1747. j 8.° pp. 1-93, f. [1] ; sigs. A—F; broad made - up book ornamcnt p. 1 (top) and similar line ornaments se- parating the hj'mns throughout the book; 3-line Gothic initials ; catchwords and running tities (Hugvekju | Psal- mar.) ; page 12. 5 x 7. 5 ; page - lines 29 ; the rev. of the title - folio is numbered page 1, in consequence of which the even page numbers are always on the right when the the volume is open—a peculiarity which occurs in someof the books printed in Iceland. The type of pp. 87 - 93 is reduced in size and the page lines becoine 36. This is an excellent copy of the 9th edition of the Hugvekjusálmar. For a full account of the various editions see no. 20. Contents:—T.-p.; text (I. Hugvekiu Psalmur) pp. 1-62 [®92] (50. Psalmur); 51. Psalmur. Um Andlega Upprisu Guds Barna . . . Af . . . Jone Einarssyne, designato Rectore Hola Schola. (Upprijs þu Sail mijn, andlcga i Trw), pp. 62 [«92]—93; Registur, f. lab.— Jón Einars- son was a versifier and translator of note (see Bibl. Not. I. no. 69) among his productions being the volume known as thc Krossskólasálmar. 66. Lifande Imynd | Svo vel ] Guds Heima - Maiia i hans Naidar - Rijke hier ax J0rdune. | Sem og cirnen | Sam - Borgara þeirra Heil0gu i hans Dijrdar-Rijke a\ Himn- um. | Auglijst og fyrer Siooner leidd i Ein- falldre | Lijk- Predikun, | Ut af Fsalme Da- vids XV. v. 1. og 2. | Þegar Framlideii Lijk- ame þess | Vel - Edla, Hai Æruverduga og Haalærda Herra, | Saal. Mag. Jons Arna -1 Sonar.| Fordum Superintendentis j^ferSkail- holts - Stipte, | Blessadrar Minningar. | Var med Soomasamlegrc Lijk-Filgd lagdur til sijns Sijdarsta Legstad - | ar iiian Skail- hollts Doom - Kyrkiu þan XIIX. Febru- arij, | Anno M. DCC. XLIII. | d| Af Sr. VigfwsaErlendssyne, Doomkyrkiunar Frest- e | ad Skailhollte, Nu Vel - Æruverdigum Frofaste i Arness - Þijnge. | — | Þrickt ai Hoolum i Hialltadal, Af Halldore Eriks- syne, 1748. 4.° f. [1], pp. 1-91, ff. [9]; slgs. A—I; on title- page vignctte of coflin andbier; numerous ornaments. Contents :— Title-folio, on reverse, in border, the “Im- primatur” of Bp. Halldór Brynjólfsson ; dedication (to the widow, Guðrún Einarsdóttir) signed by Vigfús Er- lendsson, author.of thc sermon, p. 1; sermon (divided into 4 sections : Prologus; IngmngureR; Lijfs - Histor- iaii; Textans Utlegging), pp. 2-91; Latin eulogy in verse, signed : Berno Iohannis (Bjarni Jónsson), p. [92] - f. 2a ; a second eulogy, signed : Scholse Skalholtinæ Alumni, fl. 2b-3b; a third, signed : Einarus Iohannis, Scholæ Skal- holtensis tunc Con - Rector, nunc ejusdem Rector, ff, 4a- 5a ; two Icelandic poetic eulogies : auglijst af.... Einum Elskande Syne («Egill Eldjárnsson), ff. 5b-9a, reverse blank. The preacher of this funeral sc-rmon, Vigfús Er- lendsson, at the date of Bp. Jón Árnason’s death dean of the cathedral of Skálholt subsequently became rector of Setberg (where he died 1781), and rural dean of Snæfells- nessýslu ; Bjarni Jónsson, author of the first Latin eulo- gistic verses, was doubtless that Bjarni Jónsson, who later (1753) bccame rector of the Skálholt Cathedral School (d. 1798) ; Einar Jónsson was first conrector, then rector of the same school, and died in 1781; Egill Eldjárnsson a P°et of some note (b. 1722 or 1725, d. 1802), was pastor of Utskalar.— Bishop Jón Árnason, one of the ablest of the Lutheran bishops of Skálholt, was born 1665 and was a descendent of Bishop Jón Arason. He became bishop in 1722, and soon showed himself a wise but stem ruler ; he was particularly anxious about the morality and conduct of the clergy and about the education of the young. He

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