Illustration of Yggdrasill from AM 738 4to

Title

Illustration of Yggdrasill from AM 738 4to

Subject

Manuscript; world-tree; yggdrasill; mythology

Description

Detail from an illustration of Yggdrasil on fol. 43r of the 17th century Icelandic manuscript AM 738 4to (the Edda oblongata), housed in The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies in Reykjavík, Iceland. The manuscript contains an illustrated copy of Snorri's Prose Edda. For a full description of the manuscript and high quality images, see the record on handrit.is

Creator

Unknown

Source

Illustration from fol. 43r of AM 738 4to

Publisher

Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

Date

1680

Contributor

Administrator

Rights

Public domain image

Relation

AM 738 4to

Format

png

Type

StillImage

Identifier

AM 738 4to
http://handrit.is/en/manuscript/view/is/AM04-0738

Coverage

Iceland
17th century

Original Format

Manuscript illumination

Physical Dimensions

750x773

Files

AM_738_4to_fol_43r_detail.png
AM_738_4to_Yggdrasill.png
Nidhogg.jpg

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