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Johannes Hadlaub

Illustration — Portrait of Johannes Hadlaub as a pilgrim, fol.371r Johannes Hadlaub (fl. He was a citizen of Zürich, and is on record as buying a house there in 1302. There are 51 songs by Hadlaub in the Codex Manesse, and it is commonly assumed that Hadlaub was actively involved in its compilation.

Johannes Hadlaub

Codex Manesse, UB Heidelberg, Cod. Pal. germ. 848, fol. 371r, bottom panel shows Meister Johannes Hadlaub handing a Liederhandschrift to Elisabeth of Wetzikon

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Born
Johannes Hadlaub was born in 1280. · Zurich.
Died
Johannes Hadlaub died on 1 January 1340. · Zurich.
Nationality
Switzerland
Occupation
poet · composer · writer · minnesänger
Languages
Middle High German

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Illustration — Portrait of Johannes Hadlaub as a pilgrim, fol.371r Johannes Hadlaub (fl. He was a citizen of Zürich, and is on record as buying a house there in 1302. There are 51 songs by Hadlaub in the Codex Manesse, and it is commonly assumed that Hadlaub was actively involved in its compilation.

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