Reiner Musterbuch#
Reiner Musterbuch, also: Reuner Musterbuch (OeNB cod. 507), part of a collection of manuscripts created 1208-1213, oldest and most voluminous example of a rare type of medieval pattern books; consists of 13 sheets showing depictions of various scenes (e.g. farming activities, crafts) as well as illustrations of the Physiologus, alphabet patterns, animal pictures and ornaments.
Literature#
Das Reiner Musterbuch (ex Codex Vindobonensis 507), Faksimile, 1979 (collected comments by F. Unterkircher).