Liturgical plays

Easter plays

Type I

* B-GEELdgm Antiphoner, f. 117r-v: Lipphardt: -
* B-TO Ordinarius: Lipphardt 346
* D-AAm G20: Lipphardt 174 (see Lipphardt 175-177, referring to mss D-Aam G25, G23 and G64, for similar Aachen Easter plays)
* D-KNd 226 (Lipphardt ?)
* F-CA 38, f. 120r-v: Lipphardt: -
* NL-TILtf Haaren 14, f. 24v: Lipphardt: -
* NL-Uu 406: Lipphardt 359 (and see Lipphardt 358, referring to NL-Uu 407, for a similar Easter play)
* NL-Au V J 59 (Augustinian Processionale, 16th-17th century): Lipphardt: -
* NL-Hs 184 C 1, fol. 122v: Lipphardt: -

Type II

* NL-Uc BMH 7 (surroundings of Groningen), f. 45v: Lipphardt 586
* NL-HEESWab LO 1 (use of Bremen): Lipphardt: -
* B-Br 353 (Rhineland): Lipphardt 755a

Type III

* NL-DHk 76 F 3: Maastricht Easter play, Lipphardt 826
* NL-DHk 71 J 70: Rijnsburg Easter play, Lipphardt 827
* Delft Easter play, Lipphardt 828

Occasionally one also finds plays in vernacular, such as in NL-DHk 70 E 5.

Literature

* Lipphardt: Lateinische Osterfeiern ...
* De Boor: Das Holländische Osterspiel

Ordo Stellae

In B-Bb 299, a manuscript of the Munsterbilzen St.-Amorabdij, an Ordo Stellae is preserved, prepared after 1130. According to Smits van Waesberghe it should be attributed to Theodericus of St Trond (for reasons of literary style).

Ascension play

A small Ascension play is given in a rubric of NL-ZUa 6, in a 16th century hand (f. 24r, bottom margin). A similar play is known from the Lebuinuskerk in Deventer; see Haakma Wagenaar in De grote of Lebuinuskerk ..., pp. 149-150.

Literature on Dutch liturgical drama

* De Loos: Drama als liturgie - liturgie als drama
* K. Vellekoop: Het Paasspel van Egmond, in: Floris V. Leven, wonen en werken in Holland aan het einde van de 13e eeuw (Den Haag 1979), pp. 51-70

See also Performance practice and Processions.


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These are all liturgical plays known at the moment.
Last change: Tue 07 December 2004