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The Tale of Peter the Knight

The Tale of Peter the Knight – Müller & Schindler – Private Collection

Strasbourg (France) — Ca. 1483

A young knight on adventures, a beautiful fairy, an unsuspecting princess, and a dramatic wedding with an ominous ending: Egenolf von Staufenberg's fairy-tale verse novel about the knight Peter Diemringer

  1. Egenolf von Staufenberg was an Alsatian poet active around 1300 who wrote poetry for the lords and ladies of Staufenberg Castle

  2. The model for the main character of his verse novel, Knight Peter Diemringer of Staufenberg, was an ancestor of his patrons

  3. The Christian-minted moral of his story is to strive for an honorable life while also thinking about one's own salvation

The Tale of Peter the Knight

Inc.fol.6160b Württembergische Landesbibliothek (Stuttgart, Germany)
The Tale of Peter the Knight – Müller & Schindler – Private Collection
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The Tale of Peter the Knight

A young knight on adventures, a beautiful fairy, an unsuspecting princess, and a dramatic wedding with an ominous ending – these fairy-tale ingredients form the base for the short verse novel about the knight Peter Diemringer of Staufenberg, written around 1300. It is the only surviving work by the Alsatian poet Egenolf von Staufenberg, whose style was strongly influenced by Konrad von Würzburg ( ca. 1225/1230–1287). Unfortunately, very little is known about Egenolf today, even though his work enjoyed great popularity in the Late Middle Ages. This is also evidenced by the incunable (a printed work from before 1500) from the Württemberg State Library. It is a copy of the edition of the chivalric novel published in Strasbourg in around 1483, which was illustrated with 18 half-page woodcut miniatures. The book's decoration is complemented by a large woodcut coat of arms at the beginning of the codex and a charmingly designed title page with a filigree foliate border and two decorated initials.

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Alternative Titles
Die Geschichte vom Ritter Peter
Egenolf von Staufenberg. Die Geschichte vom Ritter Peter
Die Geschichte vom Ritter Peter Diemringer von Staufenberg
Origin
France
Date
Ca. 1483
Language
German
Illustrations
19 half-page woodcuts, 1 border, and 2 decorated initials
Content
Peter von Staufenberg
Artist / School
Previous Owners
Court Library at Donaueschingen (Inc. 317)
Available facsimile editions:
The Tale of Peter the Knight – Müller & Schindler – Private Collection
#1 Egenolf von Staufenberg. Die Geschichte vom Ritter Peter
Müller & Schindler – Simbach am Inn, 1975
Limited Edition: 1000 copies
Facsimile Editions

#1 Egenolf von Staufenberg. Die Geschichte vom Ritter Peter

Müller & Schindler – Simbach am Inn, 1975
The Tale of Peter the Knight – Müller & Schindler – Private Collection
The Tale of Peter the Knight – Müller & Schindler – Private Collection Copyright Photos: Ziereis Facsimiles

Publisher: Müller & Schindler – Simbach am Inn, 1975
Limited Edition: 1000 copies
Binding: Brown leatherette binding; facsimile and commentary volume come in a slipcase.
Commentary: 1 volume (36 pp.)
Language: German
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