| Jistebnice Kancionál | |
|---|---|
| Prague, National Museum (II C 7) | |
 Jistebnice hymn book | |
| Date | 1420s |
| Place of origin |  Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire |
| Language(s) | Czech, Latin |
| Material | paper |
| Size | 132 leaves |
| Format | 31 x 21 cm |
| Previously kept | Jistebnice |
| Discovered | 1872 by Leopold Katz |
The Jistebnice hymn book (Czech: Jistebnický kancionál) is a Czech hand-written hymnbook from around 1430[1] and the earliest witness to a concentrated effort to translate the liturgy of the Western Church into the vernacular.[2]
- ^ Anthology of Czech music
- ^ Holeton, David; Kolár, Jaroslav; Vidmanová, Anežka; Vlhová-Wörner, Hana (2005). Jistebnický kancionál : MS. Praha, Knihovna Národního muzea, II C 7 : kritická edice = Jistebnice kancionál : MS. Prague, National Museum Library II C 7 : critical edition. 1. svazek, Graduale. Brno: L. Marek. p. 11. ISBN 80-86263-56-8.