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Notated breviary – Virtual Reconstruction

Parchment · three partial bifolia · 1201 – 1250 CE · Northern Germany? · ca. 275 x 370 mm

F-qfnv

Odense, Syddansk Universitetsbibliotek, RARA Musik M 4, Covers

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Charlotte Epple, Fragmentarium, 2026
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Odense, Syddansk Universitetsbibliotek

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From antiquity to community. Re-thinking classical heritage through citizen humanities.

Curated Tags

Topic: breviary

Century

13th century

Text Language

Latin

Script Type

Northern Textualis

Liturgica

Breviary

Persons

Elias Holwein, 1579-1659 (Printer of Host Volume)

Herlufsholms Bibliotek (Previous Owner)

Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621 (Author)

Summary

Virtual reconstruction of three bifolia from the same manuscript that were used to bind three volumes of Michael Praetorius' work of polyphonic music Polyhymnia Caduceatrix Panegyrica (Wolfenbüttel, 1619). The fragments are still in situ on the host volumes, which belonged to Herlufsholm Skole, a private Latin school located in Næstved, Sealand. It was founded in 1565 on the grounds of a secularised Benedictine monastery, St Peders Kloster. It is unclear when they entered the library or where they were bound. They contain no provenance inscriptions. A leaf from another liturgical manuscript (F-lxyd) is currently being used as a loose wrapper to protect the three songbooks belonging to Herlufsholm Skole. The old library of Herlufsholm was transferred to the University Library of Southern Denmark in 1968-69.