Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G201021

Der Ursprung des gregorianischen Kirchengesangs [Mac atcúala is domain tair]

Author: Unknown

Background details and bibliographic information

File Description

Kuno Meyer

Electronic edition compiled by Beatrix Färber

Funded by University College, Cork and
Professor Marianne McDonald via the CELT Project

2. Second draft.

Extent of text: 1440 words

Publication

CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts: a project of University College, Cork
College Road, Cork, Ireland—http://www.ucc.ie/celt

(2004) (2010)

Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G201021

Availability

Available with prior consent of the CELT programme for purposes of academic research and teaching only.

Sources

    Manuscript Source
  1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy MS Stowe, D 2 1 (olim MS 1225, The Book of Uí Maine) fo. 174b, a vellum manuscript from the late 14th century. For details see see Kathleen Mulchrone, T. F. O'Rahilly et al. (eds.), Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy (Dublin 1926–70) fasc. 26–27, 3314–56. See also R. A. S. MacAlister (ed.), The Book of Uí Maine, otherwise called The Book of the O'Kelly's, with a descriptive introduction and indexes (Facsimiles in collotype of Irish manuscripts 4, Dublin 1942).
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Kuno Meyer, Der Ursprung des gregorianischen Kirchengesangs [Mac atcúala is domain tair] in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie. Volume 8, Halle a. S., Max Niemeyer (1912) page 114–115

Encoding

Project Description

CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts

Sampling Declaration

The present text represents pages 114–115 of the published edition.

Editorial Declaration

Correction

Text has been proof-read twice.

Normalization

The electronic text represents the edited text. In Meyer's edition, the acute accent and the macron are used to mark long vowels. Both are retained. Names are capitalized in line with CELT practice. Text supplied by the editor is indicated; editorial corrections and expansions are marked. Text in Latin/Greek is indicated. Footnotes are tagged note type="auth" and numbered.

Quotation

There are no quotations.

Hyphenation

Soft hyphens are silently removed. When a hyphenated word (hard or soft) crosses a page-break, this break is marked after completion of the hyphenated word.

Segmentation

div0=the poem; div1=the text; page-breaks are marked pb n="". Foliation is tagged mls unit="MS folio" n="".

Interpretation

Names are not tagged, nor are terms for cultural and social roles.

Profile Description

Created: By one or more unknown authors in Irish monastic scriptoria Date range: 900–1200.

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text is in Middle Irish.
Language: [LA] Some proper names are in Latin.
Language: [GR] Two proper names are in Greek.

Revision History