Jistebnice hymn book

The Jistebnice hymn book (Czech: Jistebnický kancionál) is a Czech hand-written hymnbook from around 1430[1] and the earliest witness to a concentrated effort to translate the liturgy of the Western Church into the vernacular.[2]

Jistebnice Kancionál
Prague, National Museum
(II C 7)
Jistebnice hymn book
Date1420s
Place of origin Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire
Language(s)Czech, Latin
Materialpaper
Size132 leaves
Format31 x 21 cm
Previously keptJistebnice
Discovered1872 by Leopold Katz

Content

The Jistebnice hymn book is the largest surviving compendium and the most important source of Hussite liturgy and singing in the Czech lands. It contains Czech translations of Latin liturgy, religious hymns, songs to be sung at vespers and also Czech folk Christmas carols.

It also contains the first record of the Hussite war song Ktož jsú boží bojovníci.[3]

Storage

The manuscript is deposited in the Prague National Museum. A copy of the manuscript is in a gallery in Jistebnice, where the manuscript was founded.[3]

See also

References
  1. Anthology of Czech music
  2. Holeton, David; Kolár, Jaroslav; Vidmanová, Anežka; Vlhová-Wörner, Hana (2005). Jistebnický kancionál : MS. Praha, Knihovna Národního muzea, II C 7 : kritická edice = Jistebnice kancionál : MS. Prague, National Museum Library II C 7 : critical edition. 1. svazek, Graduale. Brno: L. Marek. p. 11. ISBN 80-86263-56-8.
  3. "Jistebnice – naleziště slavného husitského chorálu" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-08-26.

Literature
  • Holeton, David; Kolár, Jaroslav; Vidmanová, Anežka; Vlhová-Wörner, Hana (2005). Jistebnický kancionál: MS. Praha, Knihovna Národního muzea, II C 7: kritická edice = Jistebnice kancionál : MS. Prague, National Museum Library II C 7: critical edition. 1. svazek, Graduale. Brno: L. Marek. ISBN 80-86263-56-8.
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