Murbach hymns
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The Murbach hymns (German: Murbacher Hymnen, also Murbacher Hymnar "Murbach hymnal") are a collection of 27 early medieval Latin hymns with interlinear Old High German translation. The hymns are intended to be sung at certain times of the day in the course of the year, being introduced with the header Incipiunt hymni canendi per circulum anni.
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Murbacher Hymnen | |
Compiled by | Monastery workshop |
Language | Latin and Old High German |
Date | Early 9th century |
Provenance | Reichenau and Murbach Abbeys |
Series | Grouped with the Frankish hymnal |
Manuscript(s) | MS Junius 25 Bodleian Library |
Genre | Hymnal |
Length | 193 folia, 27 hymns |
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Grouped with the Frankish Hymnal, an early medieval extension of the Ambrosian hymns of the Milanese Rite, the Murbach hymns are preserved in a single manuscript of the early 9th century, now part of the Junius collection in the Bodleian Library (MS Junius 25), originally kept at Murbach Abbey, Alsace.[1]