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This is a 1443 illuminated manuscript of Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, made in German-speaking lands and held by Heidelberg University Library, written for a courtly readership. The pictures are small hand-coloured scenes in red and blue on plain ground, with a red rubric caption above each, showing knights in armour, ladies in gowns and feathered hats, and a jousting figure on a white horse, giving designers a clear source for medieval costume, armour and gesture.
