Johannes Hadlaub (

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1300, d. before 1340) was one of the Minnesingers whose works are recorded in ''

Codex Manesse The Codex Manesse (also or Pariser Handschrift) is a (a German term for a manuscript containing songs) which is the single most comprehensive source of Middle High German ''Minnesang'' poetry. It was written and illustrated manuscript, illustr ...

''. He was a citizen of

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, 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. This assumption was fictionalised in a poetic novella, "Hadlaub" (in the ''Züricher Novellen'', 1878), by Gottfried Keller.

References

* Iwan Adelbert Schleicher: ''Über Meister Johannes Hadlaubs Leben und Gedichte'', 1888 * Rudolf Sillib: ''Auf den Spuren Johannes Hadlaubs'', 1922 * Hedwig Lang: ''Johannes Hadlaub,'' 1959 * Max Schiendorfer (Hrsg.): ''Johannes Hadlaub. Die Gedichte des Zürcher Minnesängers'', 1986, * Rena Leppin: ''Johannes Hadlaub. Lieder und Leichs'', 1995, * Ursel Fischer: ''Meister Johans Hadloub. Autorbild und Werkkonzeption der Manessischen Liederhandschrift'',1996,

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