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Manesse Codex (sheet 219v): Wartburg was the seat of the Thuringian landgraves until 1440, and as a place of courtly culture it became the venue of the Sängerkrieg, the Minstrels' Contest, around 1207 with contestants such as Walther von der Vogelweide, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Albrecht von Halberstadt, and many others, taking part. The Manesse Codex or Grosse Heidelberger Liederhandschrift (Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg Library, Cod. Pal. germ. 848) is a book copied and illustrated between 1305-1340 in Zürich, presumably compiled by Johannes Hadlaub. It contains love songs in Middle High German by important poets, several of whom were famous rulers. The term for these poets, Minnesänger, combines the words for "romantic love" and "singer", reflecting the content of the poetry, which adapted the Provençal troubador tradition to German. This manuscript has 137 portraits of the authors which depict each poet, some of them as idealized knights, dressed in their own heraldic colors and devices, making it possible for readers to identify them.
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Manesse Codex (sheet 219v): Wartburg was the seat of the Thuringian landgraves u...

The Jews' Passover. Facsimile of a miniature from a missel of 15th century ornamented with paintings of the School of Van Eyck.
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The Jews' Passover. Facsimile of a miniature from a missel of 15th century orna...

A family celebrating the feast of Passover. Vellum manuscript from the Barcelona Haggadah. Catalonia; 14th century. Shelfmark: Add. 14761 Page Folio Number: f.19v
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A family celebrating the feast of Passover. Vellum manuscript from the Barcelona...

A family celebrating the feast of Passover: Breaking the Matzah bread (unleavened bread). Vellum manuscript from the Barcelona Haggadah. Catalonia; 14th century. Shelfmark: Add. 14761 Page Folio Number: f.20v
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A family celebrating the feast of Passover: Breaking the Matzah bread (unleavene...

Italian Medicine. (Delle Arti e delle Scienze). Illustration, 16th century CE.
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Italian Medicine. (Delle Arti e delle Scienze). Illustration, 16th century CE.

The visit of the doctor. Fresco; 17th century CE.
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The visit of the doctor. Fresco; 17th century CE.

The doctor is of no avail when confronted by Death.
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The doctor is of no avail when confronted by Death.

Screen in four panels decorated with musical instruments (guitar, lute, violin). 1920.
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Screen in four panels decorated with musical instruments (guitar, lute, violin)....

H. Ogé: "Eau purgative naturelle de Villacabras. La plus active". France, 1907. Colour lithograph, 140.5 x 100cm.
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H. Ogé: "Eau purgative naturelle de Villacabras. La plus active". France, 1907....

Julius Gipkens: "Heinemann's Rohrmoebel". Germany, around 1915. Colour lithograph, 69.5 x 97.5cm.
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Julius Gipkens: "Heinemann's Rohrmoebel". Germany, around 1915. Colour lithograp...

Wooden storage trunk.
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Wooden storage trunk.

Intricately carved low tables (choedom) are found in well-to-do houses and are also decorated with auspicious motifs such as the phoenix, the dragon and other designs often of Chinese origin. H: 34 cm, L: 71 cm
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Intricately carved low tables (choedom) are found in well-to-do houses and ar...