Teiknibók

It is remarkable for being one of only three dozen books of its type which survive from Western Europe and the only example extant from medieval Scandinavia.

[3] In the words of the manuscript's most recent editor Guðbjörg Kristjánsdóttir, "The diverse subjects of the drawings prove that Icelandic art flourished to a far greater degree than surviving works of art would indicate.

[2][4] The Árni Magnússon Institute in Iceland received the manuscript on 2 June 1991,[5] which is in too poor a condition to be displayed permanently.

[5] The condition of the manuscript is poor, affected by patches of rot and decay which has left holes in its pages.

shows influence from fourteenth century East Anglian manuscript illustration.