Monumenta Germaniae Historica is a collection of documents and historical sources related to the history of Germany from the 5th to the 15th century AD. This book covers the period from the year 500 AD to the year 1500 AD and is an essential resource for historians and scholars of German history and culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.