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Das  Dienstprotokoll  des  Hofburgkapellenkustos  Johann(es)  Poy

halt  der  prelath  v.  St.  Pölten,  alls  übriges  warr  wie  bey  denen  exequien  der
königin  in  Pohlen,  und  churfürstin  in  Saxen.

[pag.  44—91  sind  leer]

S  UMMARY

The  Service  Register  of  Johann(es)  Poy,  Sexton  of  the  Hofburg  Chapel:
A  Source  on  the  Liturgy  at  Court  in  the  Mid-18 th  Century

I  he  Service  register  of  Johann(es)  Poy  is  a  rare  document  on  the  liturgy
used  at  court.  It  comes  from  the  library  of  the  Hofburg  priest  Alois  Langenau, ­
  who  held  that  position  from  19  June  1784  to  3  August  1809.  The
register  probably  came  to  the  Kunsthistorisches  Museum  in  1921  along
with  the  inventories  of  the  various  court  chapels.  In  contrast  to  ceremonial
  regulations,  which  focused  on  the  rank  of  individuals  and  the  observance
  of  court  hierarchy  at  various  official,  secular  and  religious  events,
the  records  of  the  sexton  of  the  Hofburg  Chapel  provide  a  look  behind
the  scenes.  As  the  administrator  of  the  chapel’s  sacristy,  Johann  Poy  was
responsible  for  providing  seating  in  keeping  with  the  occasion  and  the
rank  of  the  participants,  adequate  lighting  for  the  church  interior  and  for
preparing  the  necessary  liturgical  implements  and  suitable  paraments.  On
various  occasions  the  sexton  was  also  responsible  for  fetching  precious
relics  from  the  Ecclesiastical  Treasury  of  the  Hofburg.  Johann  Poy’s  Service ­
  register  evokes  living  images  of  spiritual  life  at  the  imperial  court
around  the  mid-18 lh  Century.
The  transcription  was  made  letter  for  letter.  Only  the  use  of  i-j  and  u-v
was  adapted  to  fit  the  sound  of  the  word.  In  general  everything  was  written
  in  small  letters  with  the  exception  of  names  of  persons,  places  and
months  as  well  as  headings  and  the  first  word  of  a  sentence.  Punctuation
was  added  only  to  improve  comprehension  of  the  text.  All  remarks  and
additions  are  written  in  italics  and  enclosed  in  brackets.

Abkürzungsverzeichnis

ao,  a.o
fl.
ghbe
gdig
h.,  h r
h.,  heyl.
k.k.
kay.
lb.

anno
Gulden
geheim  (b)e
gnädig
Herr
heilige/r
kaiserlich-königlich
kaiserlich
Pfund

may.,  maytt
mgor,  msgor
nb,  n.b.
p.  p.
p.  p.
s.,  s r

xr

Majestät
Monsignore
nota  bene
Patres
praemissis  praemittendis
seine,  seiner
Stück
Kreuzer