Angelus Bell (Cologne Cathedral)
The angelus bell is bell 9 in the Cologne cathedral bell . It was cast by an unknown caster in the first half of the 14th century and is hung in the belfry of the crossing tower .
History and meaning
The angelus bell was probably cast when the choir was consecrated in 1322. It originally hung in the ridge above the choir , then temporarily in the bell room of the south tower, from where it was rung by a cable and served as the hour bell of the cathedral clock. She rang exclusively for the angelus and the change . It was later transferred to the Vierungsturm and, together with the transformation bell that was built around the same time, forms the interval of a major sixth .
Data
Musical
All notes in 16th notes. V = representative.
|
Nominal (strike) |
undertone | Prim-V | third | Quint |
Decay duration (undertone) |
decay running |
| g sharp 1 +2 | g sharp 0 +1 | a 1 −2 | h 1 +7 | dis 2 +3 | 108 seconds | stands |
Technical
| Weight | lower diameter |
Knuckle thickness (due to wear) |
Rib construction | suspension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 762 kg | 1047 mm | 76 (68) mm | very difficult | Wooden yoke |
inscription
† EN • CELVM • MATRE • QVEM • TERRA • PARIT • SINE • PATRE • PANIS • MONSTRATURE • DEVS • EST • CARO • VIVA • LEVATVR
Translation: Behold, O earth, which heaven bears from mother without father, it is shown as bread, is God and is raised as living flesh.
Ringing order
The angelus bell rings for the angel of the Lord at 12 noon on weekdays . Until the Joseph Bell was purchased in 1990, it was rung every evening at 7 p.m. for the angelus; before smaller celebrations together with the transformation bell . All three bells in the Vierungsturm are rung for May services and for the rosary services in October.
literature
- Jakob Schaeben: The cathedral bells and their chimes. In: Kölner Domblatt . Vol. 6/7, 1952, ISSN 0450-6413 , pp. 96-101.
- Martin Seidler: The Cologne cathedral bells. = The Bells of the Cologne Cathedral. 2nd Edition. Verlag Kölner Dom, Cologne 2000, ISBN 3-922442-40-4 (documentation CD with extensive booklet).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerhard Hoffs: Bell music of Catholic churches in Cologne ( PDF; 2.25 MB ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and remove then this note. ).
