Bréf (SG02-197)

• Handrit: SG:02:197 Bréf frá Georg Stephens
• Safn: Þjóðminjasafn
• Dagsetning: 8. maí 1869
• Bréfritari: Georg Stephens
• Staðsetning höfundar: Kaupmannahöfn
• Viðtakandi: Sigurður Guðmundsson
• Staðsetning viðtakanda: Reykjavík

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• Lykilorð:
• Efni: Safn Sigurðar Guðmundssonar Aðfangabók Þjóðminjasafnsins bls. 65: „Bréf frá Georg Stephens, F.S.A. rúnasérfræðing og þjóðsagnasafnara, London og víðar. 13.6 x 21 cm. Dagsett 8.5.1869 í Kaupmannah. Efni: Þökk fyrir sendingu á myndum af íslenskum rúnasteinum. - Bréfritari er sannfærður um að fleiri slíkir leynist á Íslandi. Aðferð við að taka afþrykk af rúnaletri á steinum er skýrð. Bókargjöf fylgir bréfinu. Umslag fylgir bréfinu, sem er á ensku.”
• Nöfn tilgreind: Finn Magnússon

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Cheapinghaven, Denmark

• Texti:

Umslag

Hr Maler
Sigurðr Guðmundsson,
Reykjavík.

G.S.

bls. 1

Cheapinghaven, Denmark
May 8, 1869
My Dear Sir!
Allow me to thank
you for your great courtesy
in sending me 3 draw-
-ings of Icelandic rune-
-stones. These are a pre-
-cious addition to my ru-
-nic collection.
I am persuaded that
careful digging will lead
to the discovery of several
hitherto unknown runic
stones in Iceland, and re-
-commend the subject to
your realous interest. I
would also beg to point
out the great advantage
of procuring paper casts
(thick paper, wet, placed
over the runic parts and

bls. 2

carefully beaten in with a
thick and not- too- hard brush.
Such casts, when dry, are
very hard and valuable.
The paper costs very litle.
I endose a bit of the
paper which I use.
I also beg to prezent,
Thro you, to the Reykjavík
museum in annotation
book in the handwriting
of that great Icelandic
Finn Magnusson.
With great respect,
Yours very truly,
GeorgeStephens.

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• Skráð af:: Edda Björnsdóttir
• Dagsetning: 6. 2013

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