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]
Content
The Jistebnice hymn book is the largest surviving compendium and the most important source of Hussiteliturgy 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.
^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. ISBN80-86263-56-8.
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. ISBN80-86263-56-8.