Bréf (SG02-197)

• Handrit: SG02-197 Bréf frá Georg Stephens, F.S.A. rúnarsérfræðingi og þjóðsagnasafnara, London og víðar
• Safn: Þjóðminjasafn Íslands
• Dagsetning: 8. maí 1869
• Bréfritari: George Stephens
• Staðsetning höfundar: Kaupmannahöfn
• Viðtakandi: Sigurður Guðmundsson
• Staðsetning viðtakanda: Reykjavík

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• Lykilorð: myndir, rúnasteinar, rúnaletur
• 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.” Sarpur, 2015
• Nöfn tilgreind: Finn Magnússon

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Texti:

Umslag

Sarpur: Menningarsögulegt gagnasafn – © Rekstrarfélag Sarps.

Hr Maler

Sigurðr Guðmundsson,

Reykjavík.

G.S.

bls. 1

Sarpur: Menningarsögulegt gagnasafn – © Rekstrarfélag Sarps.

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

Sarpur: Menningarsögulegt gagnasafn – © Rekstrarfélag Sarps.

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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