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Title
Carmina Burana
Date Created
1230 (approximate)
Publisher
München: Prestel [1970, c1967]
Place of Origin
Bavaria
Description
The title "Carmina Burana" literally means “songs of Beuren” and was given by Johann Andreas Schmeller to his complete edition (1847) of the poems contained in an early 13th-century German manuscript (discovered in 1803) from the Benedictine abbey of Benediktbeuern, south of Munich. Since then, the manuscript has been known by that title even though it is now generally agreed that it probably did not originate in Benediktbeuern and may have come from Seckau. The manuscript is perhaps the most important source for Latin secular poetry of the 12th-century goliardic repertory. There are some poems in German, and several of the poems have music written in unheighted neumes, a relatively rare style of notation at the time. In total, the manuscript contains approximately 250 poems. The pieces, mostly in Latin, with a few in a dialect of Middle High German and Old French, were written by students and clergy around 1230. Most of the poems and songs appear to be the work of Goliards, clergy (mostly students) who lampooned and satirized the Church. The collection preserves the works of a number of poets, including Peter of Blois, Walter of Châtillon, and an anonymous poet referred to as the Archpoet.
Contents
Anthology of secular music
Illustration
Large decorative capitals in red; several full- and half-page illustrations of religious subjects
Details
V. 1, Introduction to the Facsimile Edition of the Benediktbeuern Music Manuscript; V. 2, Facsimile
Century
13th century
Type of Resource
text
Script
Gothic
Language
Latin; German
Contributing Repository
LSU Libraries. Special Collections
Digital Collection
Medieval Manuscript Facsimiles Inventory
Physical Location
LSU Libraries
Hill Memorial Library: Special Collections
Shelf Location
Rare PA8133 .S8 C283, v. 1-2
Contact Information
Please submit an LSU Special Collections reference ticket at https://askus.lib.lsu.edu/special for any questions or comments about this digital object.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. In accordance with U. S. copyright laws, this work is in the public domain.
Object File Name
mm00032
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