About “Der Ackermann aus Böhmen”
Der Ackermann aus Bohmen, also known as Der Ackermann und der Tod, is a work of prose in Early New High German by Johannes von Tepl, written around 1401. Sixteen manuscripts and seventeen early printed editions survive; the earliest printed version dates to 1460 and is one of the two earliest printed books in German. It is noted for the high level of its language and vocabulary and is considered one of the most important works of late medieval German literature. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)