Clara Hätzlerin

Clara Hätzlerin (c. 1430 – 1476) was a professional scribe in 15th century Augsburg.^[1] Her 1471 Liederbuch (songbook), a varied collection of love poems and an important literary manuscript, was among the sources used by composer Carl Orff for his tragic Die Bernauerin (1947).^[1][2]

Clara Hätzlerin
Born	c. 1430
Died	1476
Occupation	Scribe
Years active	15th century

Clara-Hätzler-Straße in Augsburg is named after her.

Hätzlerin is one of the 999 notable women whose names are displayed on the Heritage Floor of Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party art installation (1979).^[3]

See also

• The Dinner Party
• List of women calligraphers
• List of women in the Heritage Floor

References

1. Cyrus, Cynthia J. (2009). The scribes for women's convents in late medieval Germany. Toronto [Ont.]: University of Toronto Press. p. 55. ISBN 9781442689084.
2. Jans, hrsg. von Hans Jörg (1996). Welttheater - Carl Orff und sein Bühnenwerk : Texte von Carl Orff aus der "Dokumentation" : eine Publikation des Orff-Zentrums München. Tutzing: Schneider. p. 7. ISBN 3795208610.
3. "Clara Hatzerlin." Heritage Floor, The Dinner Party. Brooklyn Museum. Accessed 5 Feb. 2023.

Further reading

• Burghart Wachinger, Liebe und Literatur im spätmittelalterlichen Schwaben und Franken, Zur Augsburger Sammelhandschrift der Clara Hätzlerin, DVjs 56 (1982), 386–406.
• Edmunds, Sheila. 'The Life and Work of Clara Hätzlerin' in Journal of the Early Book Society for the study of manuscripts and printing history (New York: Pace University Press): 2 (1999).
• Glaser, Elvira, 'Das Graphemsystem der Clara Hätzlerin im Kontext der Handschrift Heidelberg, Cpg. 677', in: Deutsche Sprache in Raum und Zeit, Festschrift für Peter Wiesinger zum 60. Geburtstag, eds. Ernst and Patocka, Vienna (1998), p. 479–494.
• Liederbuch der Clara Hätzlerin : aus der Handschrift des Böhmischen Museums zu Prag, ed. C. Haltaus. - Quedlinburg : Basse, 1840; reprint: ISBN 978-3-11-000259-1. (Full text available in both English and German from the Internet Archive)