Liturgické a paraliturgické zpěvní knihy v nejstarších inventářích kostelů olomoucké diecéze

Abstract

Within the framework of research on older book culture, which currently appears to be quite robust and is being carried out from the perspective of several different research disciplines, it is possible to identify certain less-explored areas or topics. This paper examines closely oldest known book inventories of diocesan churches in Moravia with an emphasis on so-called libri cantuales, books that were used for singing during the liturgy. The scope of examined inventories remains rather modest, analysed were lists of the Olomouc cathedral from the first half of the 15th century and inventories from parish churches in Boskovice and Brno from the second half of the 15th century. With a closer look, those inventories reveal besides the usual types of liturgical books also less frequented manuscripts, which contained for instance chant repertoire for the Holy Week. Detailed study of inventories brings also important clues and impulses in the field of fragmentology.