Hugo von Montfort – Gedichte und Lieder

Hugo von Montfort (1357-1423) was one of the last minnesingers. Being only an amatuer poet his poems may lack „polish of form“ but are spontaneous instead. The Heidelberg manuscript consists of 40 poems, of which the last two are most probably not by Hugo. Each poem starts with a magnificently ornamented initial, five initials are decorated whith female figures.