Hymnaire, usage cistercien (Flandre orientale, vers 1475-1500)

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Hymnaire, usage cistercien (Flandre orientale, vers 1475-1500)

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Vers 1475-1500

Flandre orientale

ff. 1-12v, Singulis diebus ad nocturnos exceptus quibus proprii ympni deputati sunt, incipit, “Eterne rerum conditor noctem deum … [f. 12v] adesto nobis domine. Presta pater”;

Hymns for the Office during Ordinary time on non-feast days, including Chevalier, 1892-1897 (hereafter ‘Chevalier’), 646, 19349, 9272, 12586, 17061, 4426, 20138, and 2934.

ff. 12v-22, Ad completorium per totum aduentum exceptis festis sanctorum, incipit, “Quem terra pontus ethera colunt adorant … Ad nocturnos, Intende qui regis. Veni redemptor. Non ex virili. Aluus tumescit. Gloria tibi domine”;

Hymns for the Office during Advent (beginning of the Temporal) up to the octave of Epiphany, including Chevalier 16347, 373, 8989, 15525, 5491, 26, and 8390. Chevalier 8989, 21234, and 22899 are cued but not added in full, as is another hymn (“Non ex virili”) which is not listed in Chevalier and appears to be uncommon. It is found for use in Advent in eight manuscripts listed in the Cantus database (ID 008408b), two of which are from the Low Countries and another from nearby Aachen.

ff. 22-29v, In quadragesima ad iii usque ad tempores passionis pro tempore festa sanctorum, incipit, “Audi benigne conditor … saluas rege per secula”;

Hymns for the Office during Lent, including Chevalier 1449, 19716, 8266, 4351, 4018, and 21471.

ff. 29v-40v, In ramis palmarum ad vesperas, incipit, “Magnum salutis gaudium … [f. 35] In pascha usque ad vigiliam ascensionis preter festa sanctorum, Hic est dies verus dei … filio et spiritu paraclito”;

Hymns for the Office during Holy Week up to Ascension, including Chevalier 11028, 17005, 9400, 7793, 11831 (f. 36, uncommon and associated with the Cistercians), 110, and 2824.

ff. 41-51v, In ascencione (sic) domini usque ad vigiliam penthecostes ad vesperas, incipit, “Optatus votis omnium … [f. 46] In penthecostem usque in sabbato ad vesperas, Iam christus astra ascenderat … Sit laux (sic) pater cum [in the margin] filio sancto simul paraclito … sancti spiritus Amen”;

Hymns for the Office from Ascension through Pentecost, including Chevalier 14177, 13071 (f. 42, uncommon and associated with the Cistercians) 9582, 654, 9216, 8505, 2340, and 21204. The hymn “Veni creator spiritus” (Chevalier 21204) ends abruptly on f. 51v, followed immediately by the Sanctoral; a later user added the remaining noted verses to the outer margin.

ff. 51v-102v, In natali sancti stephani in utroque festo, incipit, “Stephani primi martiris … [f. 58v] In omnibus solemnitatibus sancte marie et per octabas (sic) assumptionis, Misterium ecclesie … [f. 66v] In nativitate sancti Johannis baptiste et in decollatione, Almi prophete progenies pia … [f. 80v] Omnium sanctorum ad vesperas et ad laudes, Christum rogemus et patrem christi … [f. 97v] Diversus virginis, Ihesu corona virginum … [f. 99] Christe cunctorum dominator alme … [f. 102v] moduletur hympno omne per euum Amen”;

Sanctoral from Stephen through Andrew, followed by the Common of Saints, and concluding with the Dedication of a Church. The selection of hymns is not identical with the Breviarium cisterciense, Basel, 1484 (GW 5198; Online resources), although there is considerable commonality. The Sanctoral includes the same saints and most of the same hymns, although our manuscript includes a fuller set, with two hymns for many feasts. The feasts of St. Bernard and St. Edmund, however, are not included in our manuscript, which does include 11,000 Virgins, not found in the printed Breviary.

Feasts as follows: ff. 51v-53v, St. Stephen [Chevalier 19483 and 13430]; ff. 53v-56, John the Evangelist [Chevalier 1010 and 8736, the latter rare and only used by the Cistercians for this feast]; ff. 56-58v, St. Agnes [Chevalier 735 and 126, the latter likewise rare and Cistercian]; ff. 58v-63v, the Virgin Mary and her Assumption [Chevalier 11828, 21408, 1889, and 13516]; ff. 63v-65v, St. Agatha [Chevalier 716 and 19038]; ff. 65v-66v, Invention of the Cross [Chevalier 8266 – although not witnessed for this feast – plus two hymns which are cued but not added in full: Chevalier 4018 and “Vexilla regis,” which could be Chevalier 21477, 21480 or 21481]; ff. 66v-70, John the Baptist [Chevalier 915 and 1361]; ff. 70-72, Peter and Paul [Chevalier 1231]; ff. 72rv, Mary Magdalene [Chevalier 11015]; ff. 72v-75, St. Laurence [Chevalier 1237 and 15185]; ff. 75-77, St. Michael [Chevalier 11826 and 1349]; f. 77, Luke the Evangelist [“Ihesu corona” cued but not added in full, could be a number of hymns included in Chevalier]; ff. 77-80v, 11,000 Virgin Martyrs [Chevalier 9444]; ff. 80v-86v, All Saints [Chevalier 320, uncommon and exclusively Cistercian, plus Chevalier 601(?), cued but not added in full, 9677, and 18607]; ff. 86v-88v, St. Martin [Chevalier 2414 and 15549, the latter uncommon, otherwise witnessed in Tours and Vienna]; ff. 88v-91, St. Andrew [Chevalier 15179 and 5951]; ff. 91-93, Common of the Apostles except Martyrs [Chevalier 600]; ff. 93-95v, Common of one Martyr [Chevalier 4535 and 15118]; ff. 95v-97v, Common of several Confessors [Chevalier 9492 and 20043]; ff. 97v-102v, Common of several Virgins [Chevalier 9507 and 2854, the latter usually used to dedicate a church].

ff. 103-112v, In nativitate domini nostri ihesu christi cantica, incipit, “Populus qui ambulabat in tenebris … ; … [f. 110], In invencione et exaltatione sancte crucis cantica, incipit, “Domine audivi …; Michaelis archangeli. Aliud, Audite qui longe … [f. 112] Aliud, Miserere domine plebi tue … quia tu es deus conspector seculorum”;

Monastic Canticles for the Temporal (beginning with Christmas) and the Common of Saints, concluding with the dedication of a church, the Invention of the Cross, and St. Michael; with slight differences in the order, these agree with the Canticles in Breviarium Cisterciense, Basel, 1484, GW 5198, except our manuscript lacks the Crown of Thorns.

f. 112v, [Contemporary addition], incipit, “Exultet aula celica letetur … Amen” [Chevalier 5807];

f. 113, [right side caught in binding], incipit, “ in predicatorum, Subiecta sunt prophetis gloria spiritus … quippe intrinsecus [=extrinsecus]”; [f. 113v, blank];

One leaf of William of St-Amour, Contra pseudo-praedicatores, Distinction IV (Rome, 1632, pp. 397-398), an extract on the arrogance of false preachers, probably recycled here as a flyleaf to the hymnal in its original binding and retained in the current binding. William of St-Amour (c. 1200-1272) was a master at the University of Paris; he is best known for his active and vitriolic campaign against the mendicant friars (the ‘false preachers’ in this work) who were encroaching on the previously uncontested teaching privileges of the secular clergy, thereby earning the name the “Hammer of Friars” (Geltner, 2009, p. 127). This text appears to be rare: it appears in the Schoenberg Database (as variations of Collectio catholicæ et canonicæ Scripturæ ad defensionem ecclesiasticæ hierarchiæ contra pseudo-predicatores) in only fourteen manuscripts, only one of which is in the United States (Yale University, Beinecke, MS 199; Faye and Bond, 1962, p. 39).

[f. 114rv, blank]; ff. 115-117, [added in 1564], De Sancto nicolao ad vesperas himnus, incipit, “Exultet aula celica letetur mundi … [f. 117] celi civibus Amen. Fiat cor meum immaculatum domine ut non confundar; V. / Loyse /1564/ Fromen / R.” [f. 117v, blank].

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184 x 140 mm

113 fol.

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Nicolas Ruffini-Ronzani, « Hymnaire, usage cistercien (Flandre orientale, vers 1475-1500) », in GUARD : Guarantee Unpreserved Archives Remain Documented, Nicolas Ruffini-Ronzani et Sébastien de Valeriola (éds.), n° 0080, 2024, URL : https://guard.ulb.be/doku.php?id=notice:manuscrit:0080.