AM 738 4to

The manuscript is most notable for its distinct oblong format and the numerous colorful illustrations it contains.

Among the latter are three poems by minister and poet Hallgrímur Pétursson, including his well-known Aldarháttur.

According to his notes, Árni Magnússon received the manuscript from Magnús around the year 1700 and it remained in Copenhagen until 1991 when it was returned to Iceland.

It is currently housed at the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies in Reykjavík, and a digitized version of the manuscript is available on Handrit.is.

[1][2] The manuscript contains numerous colorful illustrations, most of which depict subjects from Norse mythology.

An illustration from AM 738 4to depicting the tree Yggdrasill
AM 738 4to page 43r, depicting the tree Yggdrasil and demonstrating the manuscript's unusual format