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This research examined the figure of the ladies of ministerial knights in the ‘Herr Wernher von Teufen’,‘Konrad von Altstetten’ and ‘Von Wissenlo’ illustrations. The ,‘Konrad von Altstetten’ also known as Courtly Love and the other illustrations of the Codex Manesse are an excellent representation of our conception of mediaeval life and culture. From a universe of miniature illustrations, three were chosen based on the following criteria such as vestments of ministerial knights and images with both male and female figures. As this research observed the body gesture of woman depicted in Codex Manesse, based on our findings, we were able to piece together the social structure of Europe in the thirteenth century. Literary scholars appear to have paid less attention to the portrayal of woman in the Codex Manesse illustrations from other cultural perspectives. The paper investigates the meanings that woman attributed to specific symbolism and explores fundamental questions; (1) What roles of woman were played by texts, images and rituals in the maintenance of, and challenges to, the political order?, (2) What In order to determine the sociocultural significance of this activity and the female figure is examined in relation to contemporary materials socio-culture. This paper analyses a selection of late-medieval illuminations in which woman play a significant role in order to offer light on the images' focus with body and script and the efforts to illustrate norms and concerns around lover and their responsibilities.
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To Cite this Article: Xu, W., & Duan, L. (2023). The Symbolic of Woman in the Illustrations in Codex Manesse Collections of Middle High German songs from Chinese Perspective. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13(7), 1853 – 1862.
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