This book contains exerpts of the poems of what is today called The Elder Edda, a collection of poems that had existed in folk tales for centuries before they were written down in the 13th and 14th centuries. Together with Snorre’s Edda (The Younger Edda), The Elder Edda has been the most central collection of poetry in Norse mythology. This version is interpreted and modernized by Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse for Robert Wilson’s play “Edda” at Det norske teater in Oslo in 2017. The typography on the cover is inspired by capital letters found in the manuscript of Edda (Codex Regius) and was drawn specific for this book by type designer Stefan Ellmer.

• Year: 2017
• Client: Skald
• Editor: Simone Stibbe
• Cover typography: Stefan Ellmer
• Print: Livonia Print, Latvia
• Format: 120 x 160 mm
• Paper: 100 gsm Munken Print Cream
• Binding: Hardcover bound with Geltex, foilblocked
• Colors: 1+1 Offset
• Principal type: Tiempos Text and Haas Grotesk Text
• Pages: 176
• Language: Norwegian
• Awards: Gold and silver, ÅVB 2018