GERMAN POET,HIS BELOVED LADY,MEDIEVAL MINIATURE CERAMIC TILE

The miniature represents Horheim Bernger Von Horheim (late 12th century), a German poet of the court of Henry IV. In this miniature the poet is depicted with his beloved holding a dog in her lap, a symbol of fidelity, while he holds a sword, symbol of the ‘armour of the spirit’. Their hands join in the tree that seems to bloom upon their contact. It comes from “Codex Manesse”, also known as the “Great Heidelberg Book of Songs” (around 1300). It is the most comprehensive collection of ballads and epigrammatic poetry in Middle High German language which includes many miniatures.Mediaeval heraldic German miniature from Codex Manesse 1200 ,Digital collage and elaboration by Bulgan Lumini.