Commentary and edition of hymn collections from the Paraclete including hymns from Peter Abelard’s well-known Hymnarius Paraclithensis (Bruxelles, Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, ms 10147-10158). Also used: Chaumont, Bibliothèque rnunicipale, ms. 31; Paris, Bibliothèque National ms. français 14410 (ff. 29r-116v); Epinal, Bibliothèque municipale, ms 235 (anc. 97, ff 194v-199r); Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, ms lat. 1029 A; Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, ms lat. 2040 (f. 56r-v); Sankt Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 528 (pp. 285-286); Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, ms Rh. 18 (f. 56r); Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, ms. 21 (f. 124v); Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, ms. 27 (f. 60v); Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, ms. 28 (f. 150rl-2); and Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, ms. 59 (front pastedown).Preface -- Abbreviations and short titles -- Hymns of the Paraclete: general orientation -- Abelard's hymns at the Paraclete -- The primitive Cistercian hymnary at the Paraclete -- Hymns from Gallican sources at the Paraclete -- Hymn melodies from the Paraclete -- General conclusions -- Addenda. Selected concordance of Abelard's hymns. Notes on select variants of Abelard's hymns
