Llibre Vermell de Montserrat

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The Llibre Vermell de Montserrat (Catalan for "Red Book of Montserrat") is a collection of late medieval songs. The 14th century manuscript was located at the monastery of Montserrat outside Barcelona in Catalonia.

The ten songs in the collection that survive are:

1. Song: O Virgo splendens (fol. 21v-22) ("O Splendid Virgin")

2. Virelai/danse: Stella splendens (fol. 22r) ("Splendid Star")

3. Song: Laudemus Virginem (fol. 23) ("Let us praise the Virgin")

4. Virelai: Mariam, matrem virginem, attolite (fol. 25r) ("Praise Mary, the virgin mother")

5. Virelai/danse: Polorum Regina (fol. 24v) ("Queen of the Poles")

6. Virelai: Cuncti simus concanentes (fol. 24) ("Let us sing together")

7. Song: Splendens ceptigera (fol. 23) ("Splendid ruler")

8. Ballad/danse: Los set gotxs (fol. 23v) ("The seven joys")

9. Motet: Imperayritz de la ciutat joyosa / Verges ses par misericordiosa (fol. 25v) ("Empress of the happy city" / "Virgin, out of mercy")

10. Virelai: Ad mortem festinamus (fol. 26v) ("We hasten towards death")


See more at English Wikipedia.

See facsimilar edition at Biblioteca Virtual Joan Lluís Vives.

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