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Carmina Burana
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Vinony's link graph records 147 inbound references to Carmina Burana, and connects out to Catholic Church, Styria and goliard.
It is catalogued under topics including 11th-century poems, 1230s books and 12th-century poems.
Vinony links it to 43 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Benediktbeuern Abbey
- Country
- Germany
- Collection
- Bavarian State Library
- Location
- Munich
- Image
- Carmina Burana - Wheel of Fortune.JPG
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- language of work or name
- medieval Latin
- inception
- 1300-00-00
- time of discovery or invention
- 1803-00-00
- location of discovery
- Benediktbeuern Abbey
- derivative work
- Carmina Burana
- copyright status
- public domain
- topic's main category
- Category:Carmina Burana manuscript
- Commons category
- Carmina Burana manuscript
- publication date
- 1847-00-00
- inventory number
- Clm MSS 4660
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Encyclopedic overview
The Wheel of Fortune from Carmina Burana Carmina Burana (/ˈkɑːrmɪnə bʊˈrɑːnə/, Latin for "Songs from Benediktbeuern" [Buria in Latin]) is a manuscript of 254 poems and dramatic texts mostly from the 11th or 12th century, although some are from the 13th century. The pieces are mostly bawdy, irreverent, and satirical. They were written principally in Medieval Latin, a few in Middle High German and old Arpitan. Some are macaronic, a mixture of Latin and German or French vernacular.
They were written by students and clergy when Latin was the lingua franca throughout Italy and western Europe for travelling scholars, universities, and theologians. Most of the poems and songs appear to be the work of Goliards, clergy (mostly students) who satirized the Catholic Church. The collection preserves the works of a number of poets, including Peter of Blois, Walter of Châtillon and an anonymous poet referred to as the Archpoet.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carmina Burana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.