Hymnological Notes
Joseph Szövérffy
Hymnological research has reached a very crucial stage during the past fourteen or fifteen years. The steady flow of publications in this field never really stopped since middle nineteenth century, which saw several attempts to make hymnological material scattered medieval manuscripts accessible hymnologists and philologists alike. Nineteenth-century hymnodists had little idea riches depth Latin hymnody, impasse caused by their ‘misconceptions’ preconceived ideas is still reflected erroneous interpretation improper handling many hymns early editors hymnodists. Of editions there are only two (those Daniel Mone) 1 that have source value; most others merely historical significance offer manuscript readings not adequately evaluated subsequent editors.
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