Horse Caparisons in the Manesse Codex

This table shows horses with caparisons and riders who have shields. It includes:

• 2 horses whose caparisons have overall patterns matching the uncharged fields of their riders' shields,
• 8 horses whose caparisons bear escutcheons matching their riders' shields exactly,
• 1 horse whose caparison bears escutcheons with a simplified version of its rider's shield,
• 1 horse whose caparison is divided into lozenges, with every other lozenge matching its rider's shield,
• 1 horse whose caparison is the same tincture as the field on its rider's shield and has the same charges on it in the same arrangement,
• 1 horse whose caparison is the same tincture as the field on its rider's shield and is strewn with the same charges that appear on it,
• 3 horses whose caparisons do not match their riders' shields in any respect, but do match their riders' surcoats, and
• 2 horses whose caparisons do not match their riders' shields or surcoats.

Table 1: Riders With Shields

Herr Walther von Metze (166v)	Der Dürner (397v)	Graf Friedrich von Leiningen (26r)
Winli (231r)	Herr Ulrich von Lichtenstein (237r)	Herr Heinrich von Rugge (122r)
Herzog Johann von Brabant (18r)	Albrecht Marschall von Rapperswil (192v)	Albrecht Marschall von Rapperswil (192v)
Der Püller (253v)	Herr Walther von Klingen (52r)	Herzog Heinrich von Breslau (11v)
Herr Wolfram von Eschenbach  (149v)	Herr Hartmann von Aue (184v)	Herr Heinrich von Frauenberg (61v)
Herr Heinrich von Frauenberg (61v) Note: We can only see the back of the rider's shield; it may not be intended to represent his arms.	Herr Walther von Klingen (52r)	Graf Friedrich von Leiningen (26r)
Der Schenk von Limpurg (82v)

This table includes horses not pictured with riders with shields, among them:

• 2 horses whose caparisons are scattered with escutcheons and exactly match their riders' surcoats,
• 1 horse whose caparison is the same base fabric used in its rider's surcoat, but lacks the escutcheons that appear on the surcoat,
• 15 horses whose caparisons exactly match their riders' surcoats, where neither have escutcheons, and
• 1 horse whose rider isn't visible.

Table 2: No Riders With Shields

Graf Albrecht von Heigerloch (42r)	Graf Wernher von Homberg (43v)	Der Herzog von Anhalt (17r)
Der Herzog von Anhalt (17r)	Der Herzog von Anhalt (17r)	Der Herzog von Anhalt (17r)
Herzog Johann von Brabant (18r) Note: The shield in this image is being carried by a second rider, behind the one in the yellow and blue surcoat.	Herzog Johann von Brabant (18r) Note: You can just see a little of the yellow and none of the blue of the backmost rider's surcoat, but I think it's likeliest that it matches the caparison, as those of his two fellows do.	Graf Albrecht von Heigerloch (42r)
Graf Albrecht von Heigerloch (42r)	Graf Albrecht von Heigerloch (42r)	Herr Goesli von Ehenheim (197v)
Herr Goesli von Ehenheim (197v)	Der Püller (253v)	Graf Wernher von Homberg (43v)

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