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Ambraser Heldenbuch

Gesamttranskription mit Manuskriptbild

Edited by: Mario Klarer

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At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Emperor Maximilian I commissioned Hans Ried, a customs official and scribe from Bolzano, to write down the ‘Ambraser Heldenbuch.’ The codex, comprising almost 250 parchment folios, is one of the most important sources of German narrative literature of the Middle Ages. The ‘Ambraser Heldenbuch,’ which was created over a period of twelve years in the hand of one single scribe, is in many respects unique, first and foremost since 15 of its 25 texts have only survived in this manuscript.

In this eleven-volume complete transcription, all texts of the ‘Ambraser Heldenbuch’ appear for the first time in the original Early High German. This closes a large gap in philology, linguistics, and literary studies. A character-faithful transcription reproduces the exact allographs of the scribe as well as the line breaks of the manuscript. A parallel diplomatic transcription is arranged in verses and stanzas and numbered according to established editions. In addition, the corresponding scan of the manuscript in original size is synoptically juxtaposed with the transcriptions on facing pages for ease of orientation.

The complete transcription of the ‘Ambraser Heldenbuch’ is the first publication of the new open access series Transcriptiones.

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Mario Klarer, University of Innsbruck, Austria.

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Teilband 1-11 [Set Ambraser Heldenbuch, Teilband 1-11]

Mario Klarer

Volume 1.1-1.11 in the series Transcriptiones

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ISBN:: 9783110719512
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: German Literature
Subject:: 8th-15th Century
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Teilband 1 Höfische Texte

Volume 1.1 in the series Transcriptiones

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110719017
ISBN:: 9783110719017
ISBN:: 9783110635058
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: German Literature
Subject:: 8th-15th Century
Publisher:: De Gruyter

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Teilband 2 Hartmann von Aue: ‚Iwein‘

Volume 1.2 in the series Transcriptiones

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110719147
ISBN:: 9783110719147
ISBN:: 9783110718904
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: German Literature
Subject:: 8th-15th Century
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Teilband 3 Hartmann von Aue: ‚Erec‘. ‚Der Mantel‘

Volume 1.3 in the series Transcriptiones

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110719130
ISBN:: 9783110719130
ISBN:: 9783110718911
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: German Literature
Subject:: 8th-15th Century
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Teilband 4 ‚Dietrichs Flucht‘

Volume 1.4 in the series Transcriptiones

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110719123
ISBN:: 9783110719123
ISBN:: 9783110718928
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: German Literature
Subject:: 8th-15th Century
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Teilband 5 ‚Rabenschlacht‘

Volume 1.5 in the series Transcriptiones

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110719116
ISBN:: 9783110719116
ISBN:: 9783110718935
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: German Literature
Subject:: 8th-15th Century
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Teilband 6 ‚Nibelungenlied‘

Volume 1.6 in the series Transcriptiones

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110719109
ISBN:: 9783110719109
ISBN:: 9783110718942
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: German Literature
Subject:: 8th-15th Century
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Teilband 7 ‚Nibelungenklage‘

Volume 1.7 in the series Transcriptiones

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110719093
ISBN:: 9783110719093
ISBN:: 9783110718959
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: German Literature
Subject:: 8th-15th Century
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Teilband 8 ‚Kudrun‘

Volume 1.8 in the series Transcriptiones

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110719086
ISBN:: 9783110719086
ISBN:: 9783110718966
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: German Literature
Subject:: 8th-15th Century
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Teilband 9 ‚Biterolf und Dietleib‘

Volume 1.9 in the series Transcriptiones

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110719079
ISBN:: 9783110719079
ISBN:: 9783110718973
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: German Literature
Subject:: 8th-15th Century
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Teilband 10 ‚Ortnit‘. ‚Wolfdietrich A‘

Volume 1.10 in the series Transcriptiones

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110719062
ISBN:: 9783110719062
ISBN:: 9783110718980
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: German Literature
Subject:: 8th-15th Century
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Teilband 11 Kleinepik. Wolfram von Eschenbach: ‚Titurel‘. ‚Brief des Priesterkönigs Johannes‘

Volume 1.11 in the series Transcriptiones

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In this eleven-volume complete transcription of the ‘Ambraser Heldenbuch,’ all texts appear in the original Early High German for the first time. A transcription that is faithful to individual characters used by the scribe is synoptically juxtaposed with the manuscript image. A second, diplomatic transcription is arranged by verses and numbered according to established editions. The lavishly illustrated manuscript of almost 250 parchment folios, commissioned by Emperor Maximilian I at the beginning of the sixteenth century, is one of the most important sources of German narrative literature of the Middle Ages. Volume 11 contains the shorter epic texts of the ‘Ambraser Heldenbuch’ (‘Die böse Frau’; Herrand von Wildonie: ‘Die treue Gattin,’ ‘Der betrogene Gatte,’ ‘Der nackte Kaiser,’ ‘Die Katze’; Ulrich von Liechtenstein: ‘Frauenbuch’; Wernher der Gärtner: ‘Helmbrecht’; Der Stricker: ‘Pfaffe Amis’) as well as Wolfram’s von Eschenbach ‘Titurel’ and the ‘Brief des Priesterkönigs Johannes.’ Except for ‘Helmbrecht,’ ‘Pfaffe Amis,’ and ‘Titurel,’ these texts have survived solely in the ‘Ambraser Heldenbuch.’ The ‘Brief des Priesterkönigs Johannes’ is preserved in five German verse adaptations, each of which represents an independent version.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110719055
ISBN:: 9783110719055
ISBN:: 9783110718997
Subject:: Literary Studies
Subject:: German Literature
Subject:: 8th-15th Century
Publisher:: De Gruyter