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This valuable manuscript is kept in a 19th-century monastery because, it did pass in several other Benedictine monasteries.<ref name="stretto">{{cite web|url=http://www.stretto.be/hildegard-von-bingen-in-dendermonde/|publisher=stretto.be|title=HILDEGARD VON BINGEN IN DENDERMONDE | Stretto – Magazine voor kunst, geschiedenis en muziek|accessdate=2017-07-14}}</ref> |
This valuable manuscript is kept in a 19th-century monastery because, it did pass in several other Benedictine monasteries.<ref name="stretto">{{cite web|url=http://www.stretto.be/hildegard-von-bingen-in-dendermonde/|publisher=stretto.be|title=HILDEGARD VON BINGEN IN DENDERMONDE | Stretto – Magazine voor kunst, geschiedenis en muziek|accessdate=2017-07-14}}</ref> |
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[[Historians]] believe it was first sent to the Belgian [[Villers Abbey]], hence the name Villarensis. It then moved to [[Gembloux Abbey]] |
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and finally it arrived in the famous [[Affligem Abbey]], where the monks were chased out in 1796. In 1869/70, the abbey of Affligem was re-established, but the valuable collection did not return and is kept until today inside Dendermonde Abbey. The Bingen manuscript is considered the most valuable of the library, and is world-famous therefor. |
and finally it arrived in the famous [[Affligem Abbey]], where the monks were chased out in 1796. In 1869/70, the abbey of Affligem was re-established, but the valuable collection did not return and is kept until today inside Dendermonde Abbey. The Bingen manuscript is considered the most valuable of the library, and is world-famous therefor. |
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Revision as of 14:45, 10 March 2018
The Dendermonde Codex or sometime called Villarenser Kodex or codex 9 of the Dendermonde Abbey,[1] is a valuable manuscript containing the Symphonia harmoniae caelestium revelationum of Hildegard of Bingen.[2]
History
This valuable manuscript is kept in a 19th-century monastery because, it did pass in several other Benedictine monasteries.[3] Historians believe it was first sent to the Belgian Villers Abbey, hence the name Villarensis. It then moved to Gembloux Abbey and finally it arrived in the famous Affligem Abbey, where the monks were chased out in 1796. In 1869/70, the abbey of Affligem was re-established, but the valuable collection did not return and is kept until today inside Dendermonde Abbey. The Bingen manuscript is considered the most valuable of the library, and is world-famous therefor.
the manuscript
The collection of songs inside the codex was named by Hildegard Symphonia Harmoniae Caelestium Revelationum[4].
The current manuscript is not in a complete state, and has several folios who are missing. However it contains 183 perchment folios with 60 psalmes and Cantica in honour of Father and Son.[5] It is dated ca. 1176 and is considered one of the major works of Hildegard.
Compositions
- 1. frondens Virga
- 2. O splendissima gemma
- 3. Ave Maria, o auctrix vite
- 4. O eterne Deus
- 5. O clarissima mater
- 6. O gloriosissimi lux
- 7. Cum processit factura digiti Die
- 8. O tu suavissima virga
See also
References
- ^ Hildegard of Bingen: Woman of Vision /Carol Reed-Jones
- ^ "Dendermonde Codex in doctoraatsthesis (Dendermonde) - Het Nieuwsblad". nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ "HILDEGARD VON BINGEN IN DENDERMONDE | Stretto – Magazine voor kunst, geschiedenis en muziek". stretto.be. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ "Hildegard of Bingen, Symphonia harmoniae caelestium revelationum. Dendermonde, St.-Pieters & Paulusabdij, Ms. Cod. 9 | International Centre for the Study of Music in the Low Countries". alamirefoundation.org. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ "Hildegard von Bingen". hetstillepand.be. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
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