The Lion, the Horse, and the Dragon: A Study in the Illuminations of Kálfalækjarbók, AM 133 fol. and Its Origins

• Main Author: Ganzel, Sarah, 1993-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Víkinga- og miðaldafræði; Skreytilist; Handrit; Lýsingar handrita; Þingeyrar; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/32660

This thesis will explore the historiated initials in Kálfalækjarbók, AM 133 fol., from an art-historical perspective. Kálfalækjarbók, AM 133 fol. is a fourteenth-century Icelandic manuscript containing Njáls saga, and a rare example of a saga-text manuscript containing decorative elements with repre...