Hymnal
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Jistebnický kancionál, a Czech hand-written hymnbook from around 1430
Praxis pietatis melica by Johann Crüger, an important German Lutheran hymnal from the 17th century
Hymnal or hymnary or hymnbook is a collection of hymns, i.e. religious songs, usually in the form of a book. The earliest hand-written hymnals are known since Middle Ages in the context of European Christianity. The Reformation in the 16th century together with the newly discovered printing quickly made hymnals to a standard feature of Christian worship in all major denominations of Western and Central Europe.
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