Merseburg Cathedral

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Merseburg Cathedral on the day the Chapter House reopened in 2006

The Merseburg Cathedral of St. Johannes and St. Laurentius is a Protestant church and one of the outstanding architectural monuments of the former palatinate and bishop's town of Merseburg , located on the Romanesque Road , and for centuries the center of the Merseburg diocese and the monastery of the same name. The cathedral is the fourth wing of Merseburg Castle .

history

Merseburg Cathedral

Construction, renovation and maintenance

Over door

The church of the Merseburg cathedral chapter goes back to the Johanniskirche donated by Heinrich I , which was also used as the church of the first diocese in Merseburg. The foundation stone for the construction of a representative cathedral of the diocese of Merseburg was laid on May 18, 1015 by Bishop Thietmar von Merseburg (Thietmar von Walbeck), who in his extensive chronicle did not comment in detail on the construction and the ecclesiastical and artistic intentions behind it . However, he mentioned a vow made by Otto I before the battle on the Lechfeld in 955, to establish a diocese in Merseburg in the event of victory and to expand the royal palace into the Laurentius Church. The first consecration of the four-tower church building to the Laurentius patronage took place on October 1, 1021 in the presence of the imperial couple Heinrich II and Kunigunde . After two collapse accidents and reconstruction, a second consecration took place in 1042. In addition to the crypt , begun after 1036, only parts of the original Romanesque structure have survived, namely the round choir towers from the middle of the 11th century, the lower floors of the west towers and the lower wall parts of the transept with the two eastern apses.

Angel with coat of arms
Plaque commemorating Martin Luther's sermons

The construction of a fifth tower above the crossing was initiated by the Merseburg bishop Werner von Wolkenburg, probably in completing the original building concept, which, however, collapsed in 1230. It is also thanks to the said bishop, a follower of Rudolf, that Rudolf von Rheinfelden , who was wounded in 1080 in the battle of Hohenmölsen , found his burial place in Merseburg Cathedral, although the death of the banned rival king (1077-1080 against Heinrich IV .) was seen as a judgment of God by not a few contemporaries.

Later renovations, especially between 1510 and 1517 under Bishop Thilo von Trotha , redesigned the cathedral in the late Gothic style. The basilical layout of the nave became a late Gothic hall longhouse . For this purpose, the dilapidated nave was comprehensively renewed and largely received its current appearance with its high tracery gables. A sandstone relief with an angel holding the Trotha coat of arms in memory of Bishop Thilo von Trotha can still be seen on the north side of the cathedral. The over- port on the northern cross-section, which shows an awakening man in an oriental robe on a couch, also dates from this period ; the Trotha coat of arms underneath also points to Thilo von Trotha. In addition, the renovation of the bishop's chapel as an episcopal crypt, the renovation of the east and south wings of the cloister and the expansion of the chapter house to the south are attributed to Bishop Thilo von Trotha.

Around 1490, the position of cathedral preacher was established in Merseburg . In 1545 Martin Luther preached in the cathedral. After the death of the last Catholic bishop Michael Helding in 1561, the Reformation finally prevailed in Merseburg. Parts of the curiae in the cathedral freedom that have survived to this day were rebuilt in the Baroque style after the Thirty Years War . Linked to this was the new construction of the cathedral high school, which still exists today. The city of Merseburg was hit hard in air raids during the Second World War on the nearby BUNA and Leuna factories, damaging the north and east wings of the palace, the chapter house and the choir of the cathedral towards the end of the war. On August 17, 2006, the renovated chapter house was inaugurated in a ceremony in the presence of the Minister of Culture Jan-Hendrik Olbertz and the Bishop Axel Noack . The freedom of the cathedral was revitalized on the occasion of the International Building Exhibition 2010 in Dessau by setting up a new visitor and information center, opening the Wille-Sitte-Galerie and the establishment of the European Romanesque Center. Together with the palace and palace gardens in Merseburg, the cathedral is part of the complete work " Garden Dreams Saxony-Anhalt ".

Princely Crypt

The hereditary burial of the Wettin secondary school in Saxony-Merseburg , which used the cathedral as a court church, has been housed in Merseburg Cathedral since 1654 . This so-called princely crypt is an important monument of baroque burial culture. The crypt was originally divided into three rooms, which were established between the 13th and 16th centuries. A splendid portal shows the entrance to the royal crypt, the painting above the portal shows the ducal family. In 1670, Duke Christian I of Sachsen-Merseburg had the resting places of his house set up on the east side of the cathedral. The Princely Crypt holds 37 coffins, 20 of which are children's coffins, 10 women's and 7 men's coffins, which are made of lead, tin, wood or lead-tin alloys and whose coats of arms, inscriptions and bands have been partially preserved. The following members of the ducal family were buried in it:

  • Christian I (1615–1691), 1st Duke of Saxony-Merseburg
  • Christian II. (1653–1694), 2nd Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, son of Christian I.
    • Erdmuth Dorothea von Sachsen-Zeitz (1661–1720), wife of Christian I.
    • Johann Wilhelm (1681–1685), son of Christian II.
    • August Friedrich (1684–1685), son of Christian II.
    • Philipp Ludwig (1686–1688), son of Christian II.
    • Friedrich Erdmann (1691–1714), son of Christian II.
    • Christiane Eleonore Dorothea (1692–1693), daughter of Christian II.
  • Christian III Moritz (1680–1694), 3rd Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, son of Christian II.
  • Moritz Wilhelm (1688–1731), 4th Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, son of Christian II.
    • Friederike Charlotte Ulrike (* / † 1720), illegitimate stepdaughter of Moritz Wilhelm
  • August (1655–1715), Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig, son of Christian I.
    • Hedwig Eleonore von Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1666–1735), wife of August
    • Christiane Magdalene (1687–1689), daughter of August
    • Stillborn (* / † 1689), daughter of August
    • Caroline Auguste (1691–1743), daughter of August
    • Hedwig Eleonore (* / † 1693), daughter of August
    • Gustav Friedrich (1694–1695), son of August
    • August (* / † 1696), son of August
  • Philipp (1657–1690), Duke of Saxony-Merseburg-Lauchstädt, son of Christian I.
    • Eleonore Sophia von Sachsen-Weimar (1660–1687), 1st wife of Philipp
    • Christiana Ernestina (1685–1689), daughter of Philipp
    • Johann Wilhelm (1687–1687), son of Philipp
    • Christian Ludwig (1689–1690), son of Philipp
  • Heinrich (1661–1738), 5th Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, son of Christian I.

Furnishing

Despite its age, Merseburg Cathedral is comparatively richly furnished, apart from the historical changes during the Reformation and the destruction caused by the war.

window

Remnants of the medieval glazing have been preserved in four medallions with a diameter of approx. 60 cm above the west portal in the vestibule in the center of the group of three windows. They come from a Merseburg-Naumburg workshop around 1260. The glass painting with Schwazlot has been restored several times since 1839. The Annunciation, the birth of Christ, the adoration of the kings and the crucifixion are shown. For the historicist choir glazing from 1885/86, which was destroyed in the Second World War , Charles Crodel created replacements from 1947 to 1960 in a modern continuation of the medieval imagery similar to the one in Erfurt Cathedral and Halberstadt Cathedral . Crodel carried out the glass painting himself for Ferdinand Müller in Quedlinburg . The iconographic program of the window includes Old (left) and New Testament (right) events, which are presented in ascending reading order, namely in the left window the story of the prophet Jonah - creation of Adam and Eve, Jonah devoured by the fish, that of the fish Spit out Jonah and the purified Jonah in the tabernacle - and in the right window the salvation event - the birth of Christ, the crucified, the risen Son of God and the “mercy seat” as a representation of the Trinity.

Triumphal cross and rood screen

A crucifix originally belonging to a triumphal cross group is hung in the crossing. The Romanesque crucifix, carved from oak, is composed of three parts; the two arms are pegged into the side of the body. On the crucifix, which was made around 1240, small remains of the medieval paintwork were found. Today it is mounted on a support cross made of spruce wood (1954/55). The crucifix, together with the accompanying triumphal cross group (not preserved), formed the crowning glory of a stage lettuce . Comparable rood screens with monumental triumphal cross groups can be found u. a. in Halberstadt Cathedral and the collegiate church in Wechselburg . The two side choir screens have been preserved from the rood screen. In the niches of the northern barrier, the 43 predecessor Bishop Thilos was depicted in Secco painting around 1500 with the corresponding inscription.

Baptismal fonts

Baptismal font in Merseburg Cathedral, around 1188

A monolithic font made of red sandstone has been located in the vestibule of the cathedral since 1831. The stone originally comes from the Neumarktkirche in Merseburg, which was first mentioned in a document in 1188 and cannot be much older. The baptismal font also dates from this time. The iconographic program includes (1) four reclining lions carrying the cylindrical skid; (2) allegories of the four rivers of Paradise crouching between the lions; (3) twelve arched arcades to structure the vat, in which the twelve prophets stand and an apostle sits on each of their shoulders. A donor figure kneels at the feet of the prophet Jeremiah, who is probably the abbot of the Merseburg Benedictine monastery of St. Peter.

There is another baptismal font in the south transept in front of the entrance to the princely crypt. The chalice-shaped stone made of sandstone is dated to 1665. On each surface of the hexagonal cup there are three to four carved coats of arms, a total of 21, which reflect the dignity of the founder, Duke Christian I of Saxony-Merseburg, named in the legend.

Altars

Several altars have been preserved in Merseburg Cathedral. First and foremost, a portable altar from the first third of the 13th century of Lower Saxony or Central German origin should be mentioned. It consists of a rectangular wooden body made of oak with a hexagonal recess on the top to hold a relic. The side surfaces are covered with sheet silver, on the long sides there were a total of five, on the narrow sides three and on the corner pillars 1 relief field, namely on the front in the middle the crucifixion group, next to it the apostles Peter and Paul, followed by the birth of Christ on the left and then Mariae Annunciation on the right. The left narrow side shows the beheading of a saint, Paul based on the same model as on the front, and an unidentifiable saint with a banner; on the reverse another birth scene that is not identical to the one on the obverse, next to it presumably saints (only preserved in fragments). There are no reliefs on the left narrow side, the four evangelists can be seen on the corner pillars (also only preserved in fragments).

There is also a small grand piano retable with a sculpture of Our Lady (around 1500 - Merseburg workshop?), An All Saints' Day retable (around 1505 - Dutch), a grand piano retable with Our Lady (around 1517 - master of the Byzantine Madonna ), a grand piano retable with St. Gregory's mass (around 1517 - Master of the Byzantine Madonna), a small grand piano reredos depicting Hortus Conclusus (around 1530 - Central German), a triptych with Madonna in the Angelic Glory (around 1530 - Central German), a former reredos of the Henry Altar (1536/37 - Lucas Cranach the Elder and workshop), a small retable with the Georgsmesse (1516 - Master of the Byzantine Madonna), a grand piano retable with the mystical marriage of St. Katharina (1518, Wittenberg - master from the Cranach workshop, master of the Merseburg Marien and Katharinen altars) and a baroque high altar (1668 - unknown artist) are available.

Epitaphs and tombs

Once gilded and decorated with precious stones bronze grave plate of the opposing king Rudolf von Rheinfelden with the imperial regalia
Cloister of the Merseburg Cathedral Burials of the 17th / 18th centuries Century in the cloister and cloister courtyard

In the church and in the cloister there are epitaphs and tombs of bishops, canons and nobles, many of which are artistically outstanding.

The grave slab of Bishop Thietmar († 1018) is made as a simple sandstone slab and is dated to the 13th century; as early as 1883 only small remnants of the legend could be read, but it has been passed down as a redrawing. In addition to Thietmar's grave slab, simple slabs mark the graves of the first bishops of Merseburg. Originally buried in the Johannis-Stiftskirche, they were reburied in this place after the construction of the first cathedral. The most important work of art is the grave slab in the choir of Rudolf von Schwaben , who died on October 15, 1080. It is considered the oldest portrait tomb of the German Middle Ages; Particularly noteworthy here is the technical perfection of the bronze casting.

The epitaph and tumba of Bishop Thilo von Trotha († 1514) are located in the north transept and are made of brass. The top plate of the Tumba was probably made by Hermann Vischer the Elder around 1470/80, i.e. before Thilo's death. The epitaph and the side walls come from the Vischer workshop and are dated to around 1514. The epitaph of Bishop Sigismund von Lindenau († 1544) located in the vestibule of the cathedral is a 2.46 m high and 1.29 m wide, cast bronze plate with dravings and chasing. The visible signature HF with master's drawings identify it as the work of the Nuremberg sculptor Hans Vischer .

Also to be mentioned is the grave slab of the knight Hermann von Hagen (Hayn / Hahn) from the middle of the 13th century, the creation of which is attributed to the Naumburg master or his workshop, a tomb for the Magdeburg Archbishop Friedrich II. Von Hoym († 1362), an epitaph of Bishop Vincenz von Schleinitz († 1535), an epitaph of Bishop Adolf von Anhalt († 1526) as well as a tomb and former barriers of the burial chapel of Bishop Sigismund von Lindenau († 1544). In the cloister and cross courtyard there are numerous Baroque epitaphs from canons. Corresponding tombs made of brick, some of which are plastered on the inside and colored, are evidenced by excavations. In addition to the brick trenches, numerous burials in wooden coffins were also found during the 2004 excavations.

organ

Ladegast organ (1855/66) behind a baroque prospect (around 1700) with Rückpositiv and veil work

Behind a baroque prospect from around 1700, the cathedral houses one of the largest romantic organs in Germany, created in two stages in 1855 and 1866 by the organ builder Friedrich Ladegast using stops from the previous organ . From 2003 to 2006 it was extensively restored by the organ builders Eule , Scheffler and Wegscheider .

Franz Liszt reworked his extensive composition “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam”, originally created by himself for a combination of harmonium and pedal piano, for the consecration of the organ into a version for organ solo. His student Alexander Winterberger then performed the work on the new organ for the first time on September 25, 1855 in the presence of Liszt.
There also was 1856 Liszt's " Fantasia and Fugue on BACH " by Carl August Fischer premiered.

The organ has the following disposition :

I Rückpositiv C – g 3
1. Drone 16 ′ A.
2. Principal 8th'
3. Flautotraverso 8th'
4th Fugara 8th'
5. Quintatön 8th' A.
6th Octave 4 ′ A.
7th Covered 4 ′
8th. Octave 2 ′
9. Mixture IV 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
10. Cornett II-IV
11. oboe 8th'
II Hauptwerk C – g 3
12. (H) Drone (from c 0 ) 32 ′
13. (V) Principal 16 ′
14th (H) Drone 16 ′
15th (V) Principal 8th'
16. (H) Hollow flute 8th'
17th (H) Double covered 8th'
18th (H) Viol 8th'
19th (H) Gemshorn 8th'
20th (H) Fifth 5 1 ⁄ 3  ′
21st (V) Octave 4 ′
22nd (V) Covered 4 ′ A.
23. (V) Gemshorn 4 ′ A.
24. (V) Doublette II 4 ′ + 2 ′
25th (V) Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ A.
26th (V) Octave 2 ′ A.
27. (V) Mixture IV 2 ′ A.
28. (V) Scharff IV 1'
29 (V) Cornett III-V 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
30th (H) bassoon 16 ′
31. (V) Trumpet 8th'
III Oberwerk C – g 3
32. Quintatön 16 ′
33. Principal 8th'
34. Reed flute 8th'
35. Lull amabile 8th'
36. Viol 8th'
37. Covered 8th'
38. Octave 4 ′ A.
39. Pointed flute 4 ′ A.
40. Reed flute 4 ′ A.
41. Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ A.
42. Forest flute 2 ′ A.
43. third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ A.
44. Sif flute 1' A.
45. Mixture IV A.
46. Schalmey 8th' A.
47. Steel play [from e °]
48. Tremulant
IV breastwork C-g 3 (swellable)
49. Lovelydacked 16 ′
50. Violin principal 8th'
51. Flauto dolce 8th'
52. Salicional 8th'
53. Unda maris 8th'
54. Lovelydacked 8th'
55. Octave 4 ′
56. Soft flute 4 ′
57. Salicional 4 ′ A.
58. Nassat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ A.
59. Octave 2 ′
60. Cymbel III 2 ′ A.
61. Progressive Harmonica II – IV
62. Aeoline 16 ′
Pedal C – f 1
63. (III.) Pedestal 32 ′
64. (I.) Principal 16 ′
65. (III.) Violonbass 16 ′
66. (I.) Salice bass 16 ′
67. (I.) Sub-bass 16 ′
(Continued pedal)
68. (II.) Großnassat 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
69. (I.) Principal 8th'
70. (I.) Bass flute 8th'
71. (II.) violoncello 8th'
72. (II.) third 6 2 ⁄ 5  ′ A.
(Continued pedal)
73. (II.) Cane fifth 5 1 ⁄ 3  ′ A.
74. (I.) Octave 4 ′ A.
75. (II.) Sharp flute 4 ′ A.
76. (II.) flute 4 ′
77. (II.) Mixture IV
(Continued pedal)
78. (II.) Cornett IV 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
79. (III.) trombone 32 ′
80. (III.) trombone 16 ′
81. (I.) Dulcian 16 ′
82. (II.) Trumpet 8th'
  • Coupling : I / II, III / II, IV / II, I / P, II / P, III / P.
  • Playing aids : 3 valves for loading the pedal, bass coupler, operated with a stop or two steps (on-off), switches the valves for the 2nd and 3rd drawers together, step and pull for the swell.
  • Remarks
A = old, takeover of existing registers from the 17th / 18th centuries Century.
H / V = ​​rear or front drawer for shut-off valves .
I./II./III. = First, second or third drawer for shut-off valves .
  1. ↑ a b c Resounding.
  2. ↑ 1866 Trumpet 4 ′.

Bells

The ten bells of the cathedral are distributed over the two west towers, the central building and the spire. With a comprehensive restoration, every single bell got a new clapper as well as a new wooden yoke. The bells were distributed according to the original suspension and hung in the partly Gothic and Baroque belfry. In December 2001, the cathedral bells rang for the first time after the renovation. The Clinsa received a new hand-forged clapper which is close to the historical model after welding.

No. Surname Casting year Foundry, casting location Diameter
(mm) 		Weight
(kg) 		Percussive
( HT - 1 / 16 ) 		Bell chamber
1 Benedicta around 1280 unknown 1,568 ≈3,000 it 1 0 −5 Southwest tower
2 Clinsa around 1180 unknown 1.312 1,960 f 1 −700 Northwest Tower
3 Nona 1458 unknown,
from the same caster		 957 ≈600 b 1 −100 Mittelbau
4th Quarta 851 ≈450 c 2 −2 00
5 Evangelist bell 1479 unknown 825 ≈420 d 2 ± 0 00
6th Beehive bell Early
12th century		 unknown 472 113 ≈ of the 3rd
7th Horage the valley 1538 unknown 460 59 b 2 −4 00
8th Sugar Loaf Bell Early
13th century		 unknown 416 58 ≈d 3
I. Hour bell 1474 unknown 1,060 ≈500 ges 1 +1 Northwest tower spire
II Quarter bell 1722 Peter Becker, Halle 608 ≈120 ?

Bell scratch drawings

Some cathedral bells have rare, art-historically significant carved bell drawings , which are honored in a work by the art historian Ingrid Schulze.

Cathedral monastery library and archive

Merseburg, Cathedral Abbey Library, Cod. 136, fol. 85r with the Merseburg magic spells in the upper part (lines 1–12). Digitally colored scan of a photo print from the 19th century (Verlag v. F. Enneccerus, Frankfurt a. M. 1897), which does not reflect the current condition of the original.

The Merseburg Cathedral Abbey Library has a history of more than 1000 years at the place of its origin. It probably goes back to the library of the collegiate monastery St. Johannis (9th century), but at the latest to the foundation of the Merseburg diocese in 968. The Saxon chronicler and Merseburg Bishop Thietmar (term of office: 1009-1018) was able to use an extensive collection of books compiled by his predecessors. In addition to imperial gifts and efforts by the bishops, this collection has been expanded to this day, primarily through donations from individual canons. It was housed in the chapter house from the 17th century until the Second World War. Air attacks on the cathedral and palace ensemble and the effects of water caused damage to the existing building. After being temporarily housed in the abbey procurator's house (Domstrasse 12), the library was transferred to the cathedral's southern exam in 1993. Since 2006 it has been back in the chapter house of the cathedral., Comprises a fund with more than 10,000 titles, including an ancient historical inventory of around 2,500 titles, including 200 incunabula. Historical inventories and catalogs can be used to reconstruct the development of the holdings since the middle of the 16th century. A directory of the manuscripts in the Cathedral Abbey Library created by Walther Holtzmann around 1935 is digitally accessible. In addition to books, there are numerous documents, some of them medieval, and canons of canons.

Three important Old High German text documents from the 9th to 11th centuries are kept in the Merseburg Cathedral Abbey Library, all of which were incorporated into a medieval composite manuscript from the remains of six originally independent codices ( Cod. 136 ).

  • The Merseburg magic spells ( Cod. 136, fol. 85r ) were discovered by Georg Waitz in 1841 in a theological collective manuscript of the 9th or 10th century and first appreciated by Jacob Grimm in 1842. The sayings written in Old High German deal with the liberation of prisoners (Spruch 1) and the healing of a dislocated horse's foot (Spruch 2). Bischoff dates them to the first or second third of the 10th century.
  • The Franconian baptismal vow ( Cod. 136, fol. 16r ) is handed down in a manuscript from the 9th century and written in an Anglo-Saxon minuscule. It is designed as a question and answer form for priests and the person to be baptized.
  • The Merseburg prayer book piece (Cod. 136, fol. 53r) is a prose prayer fragment from the middle of the 9th century. It is a piece from the prayer that the priest says during mass after elevating the chalice. The Latin text and the German equivalent are set side by side.

The Merseburg Nekrolog ( Nekrolog des Domkapitels von Merseburg - Latin Necrologium Merseburgensis cathedralis capituli ) is one of the most important prosopographical sources of the early and high Middle Ages . It was created between 1016 and 1100 using older models and people from the 8th to the 11th centuries. Century lists. In addition, one of the four surviving manuscripts of the Merseburg bishop's chronicle ( Cronica episcoporum ecclesie Merseburgensis ) is in the cathedral monastery library. The Merseburg copy contains the chronicle from 968 to 1136 with a continuation until 1514.

See also

literature

  • Hans-Joachim Mrusek , G. Beyer: Three Saxon cathedrals. Merseburg, Naumburg , Meissen . 2nd edition, Verlag der Kunst, Dresden 1981, 407 pages - published in the Federal Republic of Germany at the same time under the title Three German Cathedrals - Merseburg - Naumburg - Meißen . Wiesbaden 1981, ISBN 3-921452-16-3 .
  • Peter Ramm: The Merseburg Cathedral , vol. 464. 3rd, updated edition, Deutscher Kunstverlag Munich / Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-422-02140-2 .
  • Peter Ramm: Merseburg Cathedral and Palace , Deutscher Kunstverlag Munich / Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-422-02155-6 .
  • Rolf Toman (ed.): The art of the Romanesque. Architecture - Sculpture - Painting , Cologne 1996, p. 313.
  • United cathedral donors to Merseburg and Naumburg and the collegiate monastery Zeitz (Hrsg.): The Merseburg cathedral and its treasures. Testimony to a thousand years of history. Petersberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-86568-408-0 .
  • Between cathedral and world. 1000 years cathedral chapter Merseburg - exhibition catalog. - Series of publications by the United Cathedral Founders in Merseburg and Naumburg and the Zeitz Collegiate Monastery, Vol. 2, ed. by Karin Heise, Holger Kunde, Helge Wittman. Petersberg 2004. ISBN 3-937251-38-3 .
  • Between cathedral and world. 1000 years of Merseburg cathedral chapter - essays. (Scientific companion volume to the exhibition) - Series of publications by the United Cathedral Founders of Merseburg and Naumburg and the Collegiate Foundation Zeitz Vol. 2, ed. by Holger Kunde, Andreas Ranft, Helge Wittmann and Arno Sames. Petersberg 2005. ISBN 3-937251-51-0 .
  • Markus Cottin, Václav Vok Filip, Holger Kunde, United Cathedral Founders : 1000 Years of the Merseburg Imperial Cathedral . Michael Imhof Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Petersberg 2015, ISBN 978-3731902287 , 400 pp.

Web links

Commons : Merseburg Cathedral  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thietmar von Merseburg, Chronik , (ed.) R. HOLTZMANN (MGH SS rer. Germ. NS 9), Berlin 1935, II, C. 10, p. 48: Postera die, id est in festivitate Christi martyris Laurentii, rex , solum Se pre caeteris culpabilem Deo professus atque prostratus, hoc fecit lacrimis votum profusis: Si Christ dignaretur sibi eo die tanti intercessione preconis dare victoriam Et vitam, ut in civitate Merseburgiensi episcopatum in honore victoris ignium adimetere domnamque novi ... edificare.
  2. ^ Anton Schmid: The beginnings of the cathedral predicatures in the German-speaking dioceses. In: Roman quarterly for Christian antiquity and church history 89 (1994), Heft 1–2, pp. 78–110, here p. 84.
  3. ^ Geck, Excavations at Merseburg Chapter House, 2004/2005. - Preliminary report. - Accessed March 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ Record sleeve of the LP "The Schuke organ in the New Gewandhaus in Leipzig", Eterna 8 27 814 (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin, recorded 1983)
  5. ↑ http: //www.inw.hs  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - merseburg.de/~buchanan/orgel/merorgel.htm@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.inw.hs  
  6. ↑ Constanze Treuber u. a .: Cast diversity. Bells in Saxony-Anhalt . Hinstorff, Rostock 2007, pp. 105–114. ISBN 978-3-356-01180-7 .
  7. ^ Ingrid Schulze: Incised drawings by lay hands - drawings by medieval sculptors and painters? Figural bell scratch drawings from the late 13th century to around 1500 in central and northern Germany. Leipzig 2006, ISBN 978-3-939404-95-8
  8. ↑ Roswitha Nagel 1998, Domstiftsbibliothek (Merseburg) , in: Handbook of the historical book collections in Germany, Austria and Europe (Fabian Handbook) . Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  9. ^ Walther Holtzmann, Directory of the manuscripts in the Cathedral Abbey Library in Merseburg. Manuscript C 5 from the library of the Monumenta Germaniae Historica. Digital edition, edit. By Arno Mentzel-Reuters, Munich (MGH) 2000.
  10. ↑ Library of the Cathedral Chapter, 136 (58)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / dtm.bbaw.de  
  11. ↑ cf. Text of the Merseburg Magic Spells , accessed on March 14, 2014.
  12. ↑ cf. Explanations and facsimile of the Merseburg magic spells on the T TITUS server of the Comparative Linguistics department at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main , accessed on March 14, 2014.
  13. ↑ Eduard Sievers; Theodor Balthasar Nacke, Das Hildebrandslied, the Merseburg magic spells and the Franconian baptismal vows , with photographic facsimile based on the manuscripts. Halle 1872, accessed on March 14, 2014.
  14. ↑ Mathias Henkel, Das Merseburg Prayer Fragment in the Literature and Liturgical History Context of the German Early Middle Ages, in: Journal for German Philology 130 (2011), pp. 359–387. Online: http://www.zfdphdigital.de/ZfdPh.03.2011.359 .
  15. ^ G. Althoff, J. Wollasch, Die Totenbücher von Merseburg, Magdeburg and Lüneburg, MGH Libri Mem. NS, 2, 1983 . Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  16. ↑ Chronica episcoporum ecclesiae Merseburgensis , ed. By E. Wilmans, MGH SS., 10, 1852, pp. 157-212. Retrieved March 14, 2014.

Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 31 ″  N , 12 ° 0 ′ 3 ″  E