Richard Wagner. The mastersingers of Nürnberg. A guide to the music and the drama (1888). This book, "The mastersingers of Nürnberg", by Heinrich Wilsing, Richard Wagner, Carl Armbruster, is a replication of a book originally published before 1888. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.