Icelandic Sagas, Eddas, and Art : Treasures Illustrating the Greatest Medieval Literary Heritage of Northern Europe / Pierpont Morgan Library

Identifier:REF.GEC3.0766

Dimensions:84 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Publication dates:1982

Description:CBA Copy 2. Catalog published in accordance with a 1982 exhibition at the Pierpont Morgan Library which celebrated the first time Iceland ever loaned any of their eddas to New York. As the prime literature of Iceland in the Middle Ages, the eddas and sagas highlight a historic era when manuscripts themselves were a form of art. Includes essays and catalog of an exhibition held at the Library, Sept. 16-Nov. 14, 1982.