Clara Hätzlerin (c. 1430 – 1476) was a professional

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in 15th century

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. Her 1471 '' Liederbuch'' (songbook) was among the sources used by

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for his ''

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''. Clara-Hätzler-Straße in

is named after her.

References

*''Liederbuch der Clara Hätzlerin : aus der Handschrift des Böhmischen Museums zu Prag'', ed. C. Haltaus. - Quedlinburg : Basse, 1840; reprint: . *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. *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). {{DEFAULTSORT:Hatzerlin, Clara 1430s births 1476 deaths German women writers Writers from Augsburg Medieval European scribes Women calligraphers 15th-century German women writers 15th-century German writers 15th-century calligraphers 15th-century musicians 15th-century women musicians