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Sounds, Chants and Discant in Wilbrand von Oldenburg’s Itinerarium: the Embassy in Cilicia (1211-1212)

Paola Dessì · 2025

Catalogue summary

Wilbrand’s Cilician embassy narrative records Epiphany processions, clergy, discantus, chants, and ceremonial sound while situating Lesser Armenia among diplomatic, military, and ecclesiastical networks.

Why this matters

The travel account supplies unusually detailed evidence for Armenian court ritual and liturgical performance within a multilingual eastern Mediterranean soundscape.

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Published in
Plainsong and Medieval Music
Year
2025
Language
English
DOI
10.1017/s0961137125100466

Citation

Paola Dessì 2025. Sounds, Chants and Discant in Wilbrand von Oldenburg’s Itinerarium: the Embassy in Cilicia (1211-1212). Plainsong and Medieval Music. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0961137125100466

Topics

Armenian historyReligion and church historyArchaeology, art, and material culturePolitics, law, diplomacy, and human rights

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