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| Dido says goodbye to Eneas, f. 44v. |
Colloquial name(s): Eneas
Official name(s): Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Codices Palatini germanici 403
Date: 1419 (source)
Origin: Straßburg (Strasbourg), France (historically Germany) (source)
Online facsimile available via: Heidelberger historische bestände - digital and via HeidICON
This manuscript consists of Heinrich von Veldeke's Eneas, written c. 1175 and the first courtly romance written in a Germanic language (source and source). The book is based on the Old French Roman d'Enéas, which is itself inspired by Virgil's Aeneid (source). In this manuscript, the romance is lavishly illustrated with full-page pen-and-ink drawings around which the text wraps.
Basic descriptions of the illustrations are provided (in German) by the Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg with both facsimiles.
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