of either of an Argovian or a Tyrolian family of ministeriales) 256v: Hartmann von Starkenberg (of Werdenberg-Sargans, either Hartmann I, fl. 1250s, or his son Hartmann II, fl. 1270s) 257v: Von Stadegge (Rudolph II, one of the leading Styrian minnesingers, fl. 1230–1250s) 258v: Herr Brunwart von Augheim (late 13th century) 261r: Von Stamheim (unidentified; fl. c. 1240s) 262v: Herr Goeli (of Baden, 13th century) 264r: Der Tannhäuser (of Thannhausen, fl. 1240–1260s; depicted as a member of the Teutonic Order) 271r: Von Buchheim (2nd half of 13th century) 273r: Herr Neidhart (born c. 1200 in Lower Bavaria) 281v: Meister Heinrich Teschler (of Zürich, 2nd half of 13th century, patronized by Rüdiger Manesse) 285r: Rost, Kirchherr zu Sarnen (in Zürich between 1313 and 1330. Presumed to have participated in the production of the codex as a scribe) 290r: Der Hardegger (probably Henricus de Hardegge, of Rebstein, fl. 1230–1270s) 292v: Der Schulmeister von Eßlingen (late 13th century) 295r: Walther von Breisach (without portrait) 299r: Von Wissenlo (probably Wiesloch; unidentified) 300r: Von Wengen (Burchard, fl. 1230–1270s, member of a family of ministeriales of the counts of Toggenburg) 302r: Herr Pfeffel (unidentified, mid 12th century) 303r: Der Taler (perhaps Leuthold von Tal, near Rheineck, fl. 1250) 305r: Der tugendhafte Schreiber ("The Virtuous Scribe"; unidentified, appears as a character in the Sängerkrieg) 308v: Steinmar (perhaps Berthold Steinmar von Klingnau, fl. 2nd half of 13th century) 311r: Herr Alram von Gresten (unidentified, perhaps of Gresten in Lower Austria) 312r: Herr Reinmar der Fiedler (unidentified, fl. mid 13th century) 313r: Herr Hawart (perhaps Hawardus de Holzwane, in 1258 canon at Augsburg) 314v: Herr Günther von dem Vorste (unidentified) 316v: Herr Friedrich der Knecht (unidentified, his poems are in Austro-Bavarian dialect, first half of the 13th century; the portrait shows Friedrich as a knight abducting a damsel on horseback while fighting off pursuers) 318r: Der Burggraf von Regensburg (probably Heinrich III von Stevening und Rietenburg, fl. 1126–1177) 319r: Herr Niune (unidentified; probably not a poet but the owner of a songbook used as a source in this section) 320v: Herr Geltar (unidentified; the poems are dated to between 1230 and 1250, perhaps from Lower Austria) 321v: Herr Dietmar der Setzer (unidentified; the portrait shows unmounted combat with sword and heater shield) 323r: Herr Reinmar von Zweter (fl. 1230s) 339r: Der Junge Meißner (unidentified; the poems are in Central German dialect) 342r: Der Alte Meißner (without portrait) 342v: Von Obernburg