This webinar (17th/18th of February 2022) centres around the Murbach hymns, a Latin hymnal with Old High German interlinear glosses from the ninth century, whose manuscript and textual context will be examined, as well as, on a wider scale, the use and function of vernacular language in the early Middle Ages. The manuscript MS. Junius 25 and other glossed manuscripts from the Bodleian Library will be presented and analysed, giving the audience the opportunity to view these valuable objects up close. In three discussion sessions, the materiality of the manuscripts and their content will be set in context with each other, drawing a connection between the object and its use. The focus will initially be on the texts of MS. Junius 25. In further sessions, the use of vernacular language in different cultural contexts and the emergence and function of (vernacular) glosses will be explored.
PROGRAMME
All times are GMT.
Thursday, 17 February 2022
2-3 pm: Meet the Manuscript: MS. Junius 25 and the Murbach Hymnal
- Prof. Dr Daniela Mairhofer (Princeton)
- Luise Morawetz (Oxford)
- Prof. Dr Henrike Lähnemann (Oxford)
- Dr Matthew Holford (Oxford)
3.45-5 pm: A Textual Analysis of the Manuscript
- Prof. Dr Michael Stolz (Bern): Marginalien zu MS. Junius 25
- Dr Elke Krotz (Vienna): The Glossaries Junius A, B and C
- Dr Matthias Standke (Berlin): Murbacher Hymnar? Begriffs‑ und Überlieferungsgeschichte: Versuch einer Einordnung
9.15 pm: Latin-Old High German Compline in the Crypt of St-Peter-in-the-East. Live streamed via youtube. Booklet with texts.
Friday, 18 February 2022
9-10 am: Vernacular Language in Use
- Prof. Dr Alderik Blom (Marburg): Two Old Frisian Glosses on the Psalms
- Dr Helen Gittos (Oxford): Vernacular languages in medieval liturgy
11-12 am: The Practice of Glossing
- Prof. em. Dr Elvira Glaser (Zurich): The Functionality of Vernacular (Old High German) Glosses
- Prof. Dr Stephan Müller (Vienna): Alliterations and Abbreviations. How to discover the German language between Latin lines of the Murbach hymns
2-3.30 pm: Meet the Manuscript 2: Consultation of other Glossed Manuscripts from the Bodleian
MS. Auct. F. 1. 16, MS. Rawl. C. 697, MS. Canon. Pat. Lat. 57
- Prof. Dr Daniela Mairhofer (Princeton)
- Luise Morawetz (Oxford)
- Prof. Dr Henrike Lähnemann (Oxford)
- Dr Matthew Holford (Oxford)
The presentations and papers will be published online before the event. Questions for the speakers can be asked during the sessions or before the event via Twitter (#MurbachHymns) or email (luise.morawetz@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk, reference: Workshop Murbach Hymns). Papers here (password protected; please register here for the event to get access). If you have any questions, please contact Luise Morawetz (via email or Twitter).
In association with the Bodleian Libraries and Oxford Medieval Studies, sponsored by The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) and the University Council of Modern Languages (UCML).
A pity little attention is being given to the Latin texts in Junius 25.
Welcome to join in and address the question – this is very much the purpose of the first block of examination!