AM 227 fol.
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AM 227 fol. is a fourteenth century Icelandic illuminated manuscript.[2] It contains a version of Stjórn, an Old Norse biblical compilation, and is one of three independent witnesses to this work.[3] It is lavishly illustrated and is one of the most impressive manuscripts collected by Árni Magnússon.[4]
The codex now measures 35 cm × 27 cm (14 in × 11 in) but was originally larger, having been trimmed, probably during the late seventeenth century when it was bound.[5] In its current form, the manuscript has 128 leaves, but may originally have comprised 150.[4] Five leaves of the manuscript were obtained by Árni Magnússon after he collected the codex itself.[5] Árni Magnússon received the codex from Bishop Jón Víldalín in 1699; it had previously belonged to Skálholt Cathedral.[6] AM 227 fol. was at Skálholt in 1588 and is likely to be the 'Bible in Icelandic' mentioned in an inventory of 1548.[7]
The Stjórn exists in three parts. Only AM 226 fol. contains all three; it originally contained just parts I and III, but part II was added in the fifteenth century. AM 227 fol. contains Stjórn I and III. However, the last leaf of gathering 10 and the first of gathering 11 were left blank. This gap may have been left for Stjórn II.[8]