Dresden Sachsenspiegel

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The Dresdner Sachsenspiegel (Mscr.Dresd.M.32) is a richly illustrated medieval manuscript of the Sachsenspiegel Eike von Repgows . The work, created between 1295 and 1363 in the Meissen area , belongs to the holdings of the Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library .

content

The Dresden manuscript contains 924 image strips on 92 sheets. Of the four picture versions ( Heidelberg , Oldenburg , Dresden, Wolfenbüttel ) it contains not only the most, but also the most artistically valuable pictures.

Contents:

  • Sheet 4 (Landrecht I) in the facsimile edition from 1902
  • Today's state of preservation (2002)

history

The manuscript was created between 1295 and 1363 in the Meissen area; in Dresden it has been traceable since the second half of the 16th century. It was first stored in the Dresden Residenzschloss , then the Zwinger , from 1786 to 1945 the Japanese Palace and, after its destruction, a former barracks building in northern Albertstadt . In 1902 a facsimile edition published by Karl von Amira was published in black and white with six colored pages. For decades, this issue was the only way to study. The original survived the bombing raids of 13/14 with other valuable pieces in a basement . February and March 2, 1945 , the ingress of water and the inadequate conservation measures caused by the war, however, affected the code so much that it was no longer available, even for research. The pen drawings were preserved, but most of the colors were lost, even a lengthy restoration from 1991 onwards could not change anything. The current storage location is the Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library (Mscr.Dresd.M.32). A new facsimile was published in 2002.

Web links

Commons : Dresdner Sachsenspiegel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Der Sachsenspiegel in the book museum (slub-dresden.de) accessed on September 19, 2012
  2. ↑ Thomas Bürger: The History of the Dresden Illuminated Manuscript of the Sachsenspiegel in the 20th Century (PDF; 1.5 MB) accessed on September 19, 2012