AM 748 I 4to explained

AM 748 I 4to is an Icelandic vellum manuscript fragment containing several Eddaic poems. It dates to the beginning of the 14th century. AM 748 I is split into two parts. AM 748 I a 4to is kept in the Arnamagnæan Institute in Copenhagen. AM 748 I b 4to is kept at the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies in Reykjavík.[1] The six sheets which have been preserved of AM 748 I a 4to contain the following poems, all mythological.[2]

AM 748 I a 4to is the only mediaeval manuscript to preserve Baldrs draumar. The other poems are also preserved in Codex Regius.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Snorra-Edda, Þriðja málfræðiritgerðin og Íslend... Håndskrift Handrit.is. handrit.is. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200104194555/https://handrit.is/da/manuscript/view/is/AM04-0748I-b. 4 January 2020. 2020-01-04.
  2. Web site: Eddadigte Håndskrift Handrit.is. handrit.is. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160331075255/https://handrit.is/da/manuscript/view/AM04-0748-I-a. 31 March 2016. 2020-01-04.