Codex Manesse


Codex Manesse, folio 11v - Henryk IV Prawy Codex Manesse, Manesse Codex (Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift) - the most important collection of medieval German poetry written on parchment and richly illustrated in the years 1305 - 1340. The authors of the book are noble born musicians and lyric poets called minnesingerami. Their inspiration was the work of French troubadours. The book contains works by 139 authors and 137 unique miniatures depicting minnesinger and their coats.

One of the miniatures depicts the prince of Wroclaw, Henry IV, right in the role of the winner of the knight's tournament receiving the wreath, handed to him by one of the ladies sitting on the honor stands. Henry IV The righteous lessons of chivalrous virtues and war craft were received at the court of the Czech king Przemysl Ottokar II.

Miniatures are a valuable source of knowledge about contemporary clothing, everyday items and heraldic signs. Codex Manesse is currently located in the library of the oldest German Ruprecht-Karol University in Heidelberg and is therefore also called the Great Heidelberg Songbook.

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