| Kleine Heidelberger Liederhandschrift | |
|---|---|
| Heidelberg University Library, Cod.Pal.germ. 357 | |
 Kleine Heidelberger Liederhandschrift, fol. 26r | |
| Also known as | Minnesang MS A |
| Date | 1270-1280; additions to c. 1375 |
| Place of origin | Alsace |
| Language(s) | Middle High German (Alemannic dialect) |
| Scribe(s) | six hands |
| Author(s) | Various |
| Patron | possibly Conrad of Lichtenberg, Bishop of Strassburg |
| Material | Parchment |
| Size | 45 folios |
| Format | 185 x 135 mm, single column |
| Script | Gothic minuscule |
| Contents | Minnesang texts of various authors |
| Illumination(s) | Lombardic capitals |
The Kleine Heidelberger Liederhandschift ("Small Heidelberg Song-manuscript") is a collection of Middle High German Minnesang texts. In Minnesang scholarship it is referred to as MS. A. It is held by the Heidelberg University Library with the signature Cod.Pal.germ. 357 (Cpg 357).[1]
Along with the Weingarten Manuscript (MS. B) and the Codex Manesse (MS. C), it is one of the major sources of Minnesang texts from the beginnings (around 1150) to the end of the "golden age" (around 1230).