Codex Manesse Illuminated Manuscripts ** Please Read Below **
The Codex Manesse is a Liederhandschrift (Manuscript of the Songs), the single most comprehensive source of Middle High German Minnesang poetry, written and illustrated between c. 1304 when the main part was completed, and c. 1340 with the addenda. The codex was produced in Zürich, for the Manesse family.
Please read https://www.facsimiles.com/facsimiles/codex-manesse for information on facsimilies.
This has been in the family for some time, found only recently with newspapers 50+ years old. Without exact provenance, we do not know age or from which facsimilie these may have come from-- so enjoy them for what they are and let these beautiful pieces of art inspire you to learn more about the past!
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