Song manuscript

A song manuscript is a collective manuscript from the Middle Ages or modern times that contains copies of songs in whole or in part . Late medieval manuscripts (like prints ) are often referred to as song books . The song manuscripts are often evidence of the highly developed medieval book illumination , the most famous of which is probably the Codex Manesse .

Middle High German song manuscripts

Song manuscripts, song books and music manuscripts:

• Codex Manesse or the Great Heidelberg Song Manuscript (song manuscript C)

Signature: Heidelberg, University Library , Cpg 848

• Heidelberg song manuscript

Signature: Heidelberg, University Library, Cpg 350

• Jena song manuscript

Signature: Jena, Thuringian University and State Library, Ms. El. f. 101

• Small Heidelberg Song Manuscript (Song Manuscript A)

Signature: Heidelberg, University Library, Cpg 357

• Weingartner Liederhandschrift or Stuttgart Liederhandschrift (Liederhandschrift B)

Signature: Stuttgart, Württemberg State Library , HB XIII 1

• Berliner Liederhandschrift (1st quarter of the 15th century, 86 love songs in a mixed German-Dutch language)

Signature: mgf 922

Middle Low German song manuscripts

• Ebstorf song book

Signature: Ebstorf, monastery library, Hs. VI 17

• Rostock song book

Signature: Rostock, University Library, Mss. Phil. 100/2

• Wienhäuser songbook

Signature: Wienhausen, Klosterarchiv, Ms. 9

Early New High German song manuscripts

• Augsburg songbook

Signature: Munich, Bavarian State Library, Cgm 379

• Bechstein's handwriting

Signature: Halle, University and State Library, Cod. 14 A 39

• Mountain ranges

• Fichard's songbook

lost

• Handwriting of Martin Ebenreuter

Signature: Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Prussischer Kulturbesitz, SBPK: Ms. germ. Fol. 488

• Kolmar song manuscript

Signature: Munich, Bavarian State Library, Cgm 4997

• Königsteiner songbook

Signature: Berlin, State Library, mgq 719

• Songbook by Clara Hätzlerin

Signature: Leipzig, University Library, Ms. 1709 [formerly private property Ludwig Bechstein, Meiningen]

• Lochamer songbook

Signature: Berlin, Staatsbibliothek, Ms. Mus. 40613 and Munich, Staatsbibl., Cgm 5249/76

• Palm's handwriting

Signature: Berlin, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, SBPK: Ms. germ. Quart. 1107

Song manuscripts of the modern age

• Song manuscript Baer

Signature: Freiburg i. Br., German Folk Song Archive, DVA: HL 446 and HL 470

Song manuscripts in other languages

• Carmina Burana

Signature: Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, clm 4660 / 4660a

• Song manuscript Langebek

Shelf mark: Copenhagen, Royal Library / Det Kongelige Bibliotek, NKS 816 4 ° (contains not only Danish songs but also German lyrics)

• Roman de Fauvel

Signature: Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF: fonds français 146

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Berliner Liederhandschrift mgf 922. In: Burghart Wachinger et al. (Hrsg.): The German literature of the Middle Ages. Author Lexicon . 2nd, completely revised edition, volume 1: 'A solis ortus cardine' - Colmar Dominican chronicler. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1978, ISBN 3-11-007264-5 , Sp. 726 f.
2. ^ Gisela Kornrumpf: The Kolmarer Liederhandschrift. Remarks on the provenance. In: »Ja muz I have sunder riuwe sin«. Festschrift Karl Stackmann. Göttingen 1990, pp. 155-168.