Gelnhausen Codex

The Gelnhausen Codex (Czech Kodex Gelnhausenův) is an early-15th-century manuscript compiled by John of Gelnhausen, city scribe of Iglau (Jihlava). It is preserved in the city archive of Jihlava, Czech Republic. It is an important source of 14th-century Czech history.

Gelnhausen Codex
Jihlava, Czech Republic
Datecca 1400-1408
Place of originJihlava, Bohemia
Language(s)Latin
Author(s)John of Gelnhausen
MaterialParchment

Literature

  • Michael Simboeck: Der Codex Gelnhausen und seine Miniaturen. Iglau 1903, urn:nbn:de:bvb:824-dtl-0000040342.
  • Dietrich W. Poeck: Rituale der Ratswahl. Zeichen und Zeremoniell der Ratssetzung in Europa (12.-18. Jahrhundert). (= Städteforschung. Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für vergleichende Städtegeschichte in Münster. Reihe A: Darstellungen; Bd. 60), Böhlau, Köln/Weimar/Wien 2003, ISBN 3-412-18802-6.
  • Zum Jubiläum des Codex Gelnhausen 1405-2005. Iglau 2005.
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