1787 + 1790. 4to. Leaves measuring 19 x 15,5 cm. Both works bound together in one simple, but very nice nice full vellum binding (19,7 x 16,5 cm). Very well preserved. Occasional minor browning or soiling. Overall very nice indeed. Haldorsson: 91 ff. Written in a beautiful, steady hand, in easily legible Icelandic script, in dark brown ink throughout. Illustrated and beautifully illuminated in blue, green, red, and yellow. 22 lines to a page (occasionally 21 or 23). Catchwords and running titles. Title written in blue, yellow, red, and brown ink, within a hand-painted ornamental border in yellow, blue, and red. Verso of title-page with a hand-painted ornamental border in yellow, blue and red, within which a large miniature illustration in brown ink, with title (Luc. 2. v. 11. 13) and four lines of text underneath inserted into ""frame"". Text and illustration also within a hand painted frame, in red. The insterted ""plate"" measures 14 x 8,7 cm. Hand-painted opening header to preface, large hand-painted initial and ornamental vignette to end of preface, all three in multiple colours. Opening of text in red paint, with a large initial in red and yellow. First line of each new chapter painted in either red, blue, green or yellow, same as ""AMEN"" at the end of each. The end of the text with a large half-page crest-like vignette with birds and flowers painted in red, blue, yellow, and green. The two leaves with ""Nijars=Psalmur"" at the end with hand-painted opening header, large opening initial, and large vignette at the end. In all ca. 60 large hand-painted multi-coloured initials throughout, in different sizes, measuring roughly, in cm 6x5 (9)" 5x5 (5) 4x4 (24) " 3x3(or 2,5) (21). 1 blank leaf between the two works. Meisner/Svevus: 95 ff. (including full-page illustrations). Written in a beautiful, steady hand, in easily legible Icelandic script, in brown ink throughout. Illustrated and beautifully illuminated in blue, green, red, yellow, and black. 23 lines to a page (occasionally 22). Catchwords. Title written in red, blue, and brown within an elaborately illustrated ornamental border in red, yellow, green, and black. Verso of title-page with a large miniature illustration in brown ink, with title (Luc. 2. Cap V. 7) and three lines of text underneath, within a handpainted ornamental border in red, yellow, green, and black. The miniature measures 11,5 x 7 cm. Hand-painted opening header to preface in red an black and large illustrated intial in red, green, yellow, and black. Each new section with a large, elaborately painted multi-coloured initial. First section with a large, elaborate end-vignette, followed by an illuminated leaf with a large ornamental border (almost in Grolier-style) in red, blue, yellow, and green, inside which a miniature in brown ink, from Luc 2. Cap, with two lines of text above and three underneath. Miniature itself measuring 4,3x5,5 cm. Verso blank. Next section with multi-coloured header, large opening initial, several large initials, and large end-vignette. One leaf with ""Inneleg"" with red and green header, large initial, and pretty end-vignette, followed by an illuminated leaf with an ornamental border in red, yellow, and green, inside which a miniature in brown ink, from Joh. II. v. 25. 26, with three lines of text underneath. Miniature itself measuring 11x7 cm. Verso blank. Following opening with an ornamental border in black, green, red, and yellow, a large opening initial, large, elaborate initials, and large end-vignette, followed by a leaf with a hand-painted ornamental border in yellow, black, green, and red, within which a large miniature illustration in brown ink has been inserted, with two lines of text above. The insterted ""plate"" measures 11 x 9 cm. Next opening with hand-painted ornamental header in black, green, and red, large opening initial, several elaborate initials, and a crowned end-vignette in red, blue, green, and yellow, followed by a full-page miniature-painting in blue, red, green, yellow, black and brown ink. Verso blank. Following section opening with a large initial, with several large, elaborate initals, and ending with a red ornamental vignette, followed by an illuminated leaf with a large ornamental border in red, black, yellow, and green, inside which a miniature (of Jesus on the closs) in brown ink with touches of red and yellow from Esaiae 53. v. s., with four lines of text underneath. Miniature itself measuring 10 x 7 cm. Verso blank. Final section with red, green, and black header, large opening initial, several elaborate, large initials, first line of each new section in red, as well as ""AMEN"" at the end, and half-page end-vignette in red, green, yellow, and black. In all 46 large, multi-coloured initials, most of them measuring approximately, in cm, 7-9 x 6-8 (35), some a bit smaller - 6x6 (7), 5x5 (3), and 4 x 3,5 (1). 6 miniature illustrations in all. One blank leaf at the end.
