| Location: | Sarnen |
| Library / Collection: | Benediktinerkollegium |
| Shelfmark: | Cod. membr. 69 |
| Manuscript title: | Prayer Book |
| Caption: | Parchment · 98 ff. · 9 x 6.5 cm · 12th century |
| Language: | Latin, German |
| Manuscript summary: | This small 12th century prayer book, the oldest in the German language, was written for a woman. It contains various prayers in German and Latin, including the famous "Mary Sequence of Muri" ("Mariensequenz aus Muri"), the oldest known German language version of the Latin sequence model, the Ave preclara maris stella. During the 19th century the manuscript was linked to Queen Agnes (ca. 1281-1364), who had lived in the Cloister of Königsfeld. It is listed in the manuscript catalog of the Cloister of Muri as of 1790. |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.5076/e-codices-bks-membr0069 |
| Permanent link: | http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bks/membr0069 |
| How to quote: | Sarnen, Benediktinerkollegium, Cod. membr. 69: Prayer Book (http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bks/membr0069) |
| Online since: | 06/22/2010 |
| External resources: |
Handschriftencensus – Eine Bestandesaufnahme der handschriftlichen Überlieferung
deutschsprachiger Texte des Mittelalters |
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