LIBRARY Brigham Young University Do Not Circulate Call No. (^ V Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Brigham Young University http://www.archive.org/details/earlylatinhymnarOOmear EARLY LATIN HYMNARIES CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS aionUou: FETTER LANE, E.G. C. F. CLAY, Manager ©linttirfff) : loo, PRINCES STREET aSctlin: A. ASHER AND CO. ILeipjtg: F. A. BROCKHAUS ^rfD iorft : G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS aSombag anU Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., Ltd. All rights reserved 1^ ofer^p furtiodtri* xuremurccLfiv t Manchester. John Rylands. Crawford lat. 133. Written at S. Maximin, Trier, about 890. Part of one column is reproduced, beginning with the last verse of Ter hora trina volvitur. : ^^ EARLY LATIN HYMNARIES //S AN INDEX OF HYMNS f^^0X IN HYMNARIES BEFORE iioo WITH AN APPENDIX FROM LATER SOURCES BY JAMES MEARNS, M.A. VICAR OF RUSHDEN, BUNTINGFORD Cambridge at the University Press 1913 : I. PROVO, UlAfcl (fTambrtligc PRINTED BY JOHN CLAY, M.A. AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS —; PREFACE THE Index now printed was meant to be the chief feature of a book on Hymns and Canticles in the series of Hand- books of Liturgical Study edited by Professor H. B. Swete and Dr J. H. Srawley. But when completed it proved to be so bulky that it was necessary to publish it as a separate volume. An exhaustive index of all Latin Hymnaries before 1500 would mean visits to countless libraries, and an amount of toil and outlay probably out of all proportion to the results. The present index provides, on a more modest scale, a convenient book of reference for those interested in early Latin hymns and gives at any rate a fair idea of what Latin hymns were actually used over Europe before the year 1 100. In order to show the continuity of use throughout the Medieval period some Hymnaries of the twelfth century, with a few later still, princi- pally written in England, have also been indexed ; many of these manuscripts have the ancient melodies set to the hymns. In the main index references are given to all the hymnaries, but the first lines included are only of hymns found in MSS before 1 100; the first lines of those found only in the MSS after iioo are grouped together as an Appendix. The entries are arranged thus. The Incipit is followed by the Subject of the hymn, printed in italics ; then the name of the author, printed in capitals ; then references to the three following works where the texts of the hymns are printed ; A. Analecta Hymnica Medii Aevi edited by G. M. Dreves and I, C. Blume, with the help of H. M. Bannister ; vol. 1886, vol. 53, 191 1 (indexed by volume and page). W. Werner, J. Die dltesten Hymnensammlungen voji Rheinau 1891 (indexed by number). .S. Stevenson, J. The Latin Hyjnns of the Anglo-Saxon Church 1 85 1 (Surtees Society; indexed by page). vi PREFACE Also to the great index of Latin Hymns. C. Chevalier, U. Repertorium Hymnologicum ; first series in 2 vols. 1892 and 1897, nos. I second series with nos. with —22256 ; 1904, 22257—34827. The Repertormni is a most useful guide to hymns in the printed liturgical books (especially of France), and to the literature of the subject. But the references to MSS are scanty, e.g. the note on the " Splendor paternae gloriae " of S. Ambrose gives only one reference to a MS earlier than iioo, and on the other hand it has references to four French Breviaries of the 1 8th century. An entry with A. followed by a blank space means that the text of the hymn had not been printed in vols, i —53 of the Analecta Hymnica ; an entry with C. followed by a blank space means that it had not been indexed in the Repertorium Hymno- logicimi nos. i —34827. An asterisk (*) followed by a number in brackets means that the hymn has lost its beginning ; the number added in brackets gives the folio on which the torso begins. A reference followed by a small numeral i (e.g. B^) means the hymn is not in the Hymnary proper of the MS, but is in the same or in a contemporary hand ; a reference followed by a 2 (e.g. B^) means that it is in a slightly later hand small ; a reference followed by a small 3 (e.g. B^) means that it is in a considerably later hand. The geographical descriptions after the names of the saints are given in order to identify them, and do not necessarily indicate the birth place of the saint ; the dates in brackets are the days on which these saints are commemorated. In some cases general hymns have been adapted for particular saints, in other cases hymns written on one saint have been adapted for use on the day of another saint ; in these instances the original use is mentioned first. The spelling has been unified. As a rule the spelling of Chevalier's Repertorium has been followed ; where it differs (e.g. Adstemus, Caelum, Caena) the reference-number will show the spelling used by Chevalier, The MSS indexed are arranged in classes, according to the countries where they were written. Each set of references : PREFACE vii begins with an initial in thick black type, viz. E. (England, and Ireland) ; P. (France) ; G. (Germany, and German-speaking Switzerland); I. (Italy); and S. (Spain). The MSS before lOOO are referred to by capitals, those between looo and iioo by small letters, those after i lOO by numbers. By following the index references (e.g. E. A) it is comparatively easy to make a list of the hymns in any one of the MSS used, and as the lists so obtained will all be in alphabetical order, it will be easy to compare the contents of any of the MSS thus indexed. The very interesting essay of Father Blume on the origin and disappearance of the Old-Benedictine Hymnary {Der Cursus S. Benedicti Nursini und die liturgischeti Hyinnen des 6—9. Ja]Lrhunderts, Leipzig, O. R. Reisland, 1908) is a fascinating example of the way in which these lists can be made to tell their tale. The MSS selected for indexing are almost all either actual Hymnaries or else are MSS which include a Hymnary as a section of their contents. In a few cases it seemed desirable to index Breviaries which had no Hymnary section, when no Hymnaries were available to show the use of the particular place; in these cases the Index of Sources has the entry NSH. i.e. a record that there is no separate Hymnary but that the Hymns are inserted in their proper places in the offices of the Breviary. It is rather strange that no early Hymnary written at St Gall is now to be found in the library there. Most of the Monastic Hymnaries indexed are Benedictine, but there are also those of other Orders, e.g. Augustinian (E. 8, Carthusian (I. Cistercian 22); 4); (E. 2; F. 4, 6 ; G. 5); Cluniac (E. 18; I. a); Dominican (F. 9); and Franciscan (F. 7)- The MSS indexed in foreign libraries were all examined by the present writer in the years 1909, 1910, 191 1 except the following E ; H, K, a A, E, F, ;—E. F. ; C, G. G ; I. C ; S. A. the entries in the Index of Sources show how the references to these MSS were obtained. The visits to foreign libraries were made possible by grants kindly voted by the Trustees of the Hort Fund. The staffs of the English libraries have been most kind in giving access and assistance ; the heads of departments in foreign libraries, and many of the assistants, were most courteous. viii PREFACE The visit to Italy was facilitated in many ways by the kind help and advice of the Rev. H. M. Bannister. Mr Bannister has recently examined a Vatican MS written for or at Narni about the end of the nth century, and from the similarity in script, colour and design, thinks that the Italian MSS indexed as D and F, have the same provenance and date—he would not date them before 1050. The constant references sufficiently show what a mass of material the editors of the Analecta Hynmica have put at the disposal of students. The present writer corresponded with Father Dreves before its publication began, and received from him regularly the volumes as they appeared. Father Blume has continued the generous gift. Unless by their kindness the present writer had had a complete set on his own shelves he would never have undertaken the very considerable labour of preparing the index which follows. J. M. August 16, 191 3. TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS USED A. See Preface alt. altered B.M. British Museum B.N. Bibliotheque Nationale Ben. Benedictine Bod. Bodleian Brev. Breviarium C. See Preface C. circa Cath. Cathemerinon Chapter Chapter (or Cathedral) Library Coll. College div. divisio (section) H. Hymnarium H.B.S. Henry Bradshaw Society LWO. Leaves in wrong order MFS. Melodies on four line stave M.L. Mediceo-Lorenziana NSH. No separate Hymnarium Naz. Nazionale Per. Peristephanon Ps. Psalterium S. See Preface S.B. Stadt Bibliothek U.L. University Library Vat. Vatican W. See Preface * See Preface The references to the MSS are arranged according to the country of origin ; each set being prefaced by a letter in thick black type, viz. E. England (and Ireland) F. France G. Germany (and Switzerland) I. Italy S. Spain ^5 INDEX OF SOURCES The MSS. indexed may be classified as follows, according as they were written in England (E.), France (F.), Germany (G.), Italy (I.) or Spain (S.).