The Altdeutsche Textbibliothek [Old German Text Library] is the series of editions of German
medieval texts with the richest history. Foundedin 1881 by Hermann Paul it has been edited by
leading Germanists- Georg Beasecke Hugo Kuhn Burghart Wachinger. Since 2001 responsibility
for the series has rested with Christian Kiening.In the meantime the series comprises some 120
volumes with an exemplary combination of closeness to the original manuscript(s) with ease of
reading philological accuracy with concern for university teaching. It includes recognised
editions of classical authors from around 1200- some with commentary- but also presents
veritable editions of authors' works (Notker the German) and high-quality new editions
(Eckenlied Heinrich von dem Türlin).
