Lorch choirbooks

Today, they are kept in the Württemberg State Library, although copies are on display at Lorch.

The historiated initials and the marginal miniatures were painted by Nikolaus Bertschi and his workshop.

The large format of the books allowed them to be read by the choir when set on a stand.

The main financiers of the project to create five deluxe choir books were Duke Ulrich of Württemberg and his wife Sabina, who made the donation in celebration of their wedding in 1511.

Their coats of arms are sprinkled throughout the books, while Ulrich and Sabina received donor portraits.