Mundi pulchrum fundamentum

Codicology

Source: H-Bn lat. 243 51r

State of preservation

Physical integrity of record: Complete
Extent of text: Complete
Extent of musical notation: Fully notated
Corrections: No

Text

Mundi pulchrum fundamentum
celi fultum firmamentum
sacrum trinitatis templum
vere castitatis exemplum.

O Maria celi via pandida
rosa florum candida
flores hac sine macula
spargens hostis iacula.

Stella maris appellaris fulgida
prole dia gravida
tu flores Aaron virgula
virginumque primula.

Absterge mentis vicia
nunc tua per suplicia
sis nobisque propicia.

Terge cordis flagicia sevicia.

Vite confer spacia
perpetua solacia.

O Maria.

 

Rex Criste unigenite agnelle dei mistice virtutum fons vita. Mundi caro viva divinitatis hostia eterni patris victima Cum plasmator vite restaurator tuo nos corpore refice sacroque sangwine ablue sordes nostre culpe Ihesu Criste Christe etc.

Beatus Nicolaus iam triumpho potitus vovit suis famulis prebere
celestia comoda qui toto corde poscunt eius peticiones 
op[?] comittere. Ut aput Christum eius patrociniis adiuvemur semper. Illi

 

Illi nimirum tota nos devocione oportet comittere.

Use

Cantus genre: Cn
Cantus feast: De BMV

Music notation

Type of notation: Staff notation
Style of notation: Messine-German
Rhythm: Chant notation (Text-based rhythm)
Comments to notation: German podatus, Messine clivis; Strange forms of puncta

Number of parts: 1

Mode: D
Comments to mode: The scribe seems to treat the melody as if it were in F. Other records seem to be more sure with D.

Form: Through-comp./Seq.
Number of strophes: 1


Author of this item: Jan Ciglbauer