12th Century Breviary from the monastery of Disentis
Description
This is a collection of liturgical works from the monastery of
Disentis, written in the second half of the 12th century, most
likely around 1200. In sequence, the volume contains a calendar
(pp. 2-13), a psalter (pp. 15-90) and a hymnary (pp. 91-110), a
(mixed) capitulary and collectarium (pp. 116-186), as well as an
antiphonary, a lectionary, and a homiliary (pp. 203-638).
Highlights from the point of view of manuscript decoration include
the initial “B” at the beginning of the psalter (p. 15) and a
picture of the crucifixion (p. 89). This breviary is one of the
very few surviving medieval manuscripts from the monastery of
Disentis. The manuscript came to Kempten around 1300; as early as
the 15th century, the Disentis Breviary was held in the Abbey
Library of St. Gall.
