- Annalista Saxo
The Annalista Saxo ("Saxon annalist") is the anonymous author of an important imperial chronicle, believed to have originated in
Nienburg Abbey inSaxony-Anhalt ,Germany .General
The chronicle of the "Annalista Saxo" is a collection of dates and facts about the medieval
German kings and theirCarolingian predecessors, beginning in the year741 and continued until1142 .The
codex was created between 1148 and 1152. The anonymous author had more than 100 sources at his disposal, including some which no longer exist. The entries are arranged chronologically by year.The identity of the chronicler, presumed to be a monk of Nienburg Abbey, remains unknown. [see Nass 2006] The volume contains 237
parchment pages. The binding is from the 16th century. The book was restored in 1993. The cover is of brown cow's leather, the spine ofvellum , and the content includes 16 ornamental initals.The original of the "Annalista Saxo" is today in the
Bibliothèque nationale de France inParis . It is very fragile and is kept securely; a facsimile is on display.It is unknown how the volume came to be in France.
Editions
* Klaus Nass, editor. "Die Reichschronik des Annalista Saxo", Munich 2006, new edition with comprehensive registers (
MGH Scriptores 37). ISBN 3-7752-5537-0
*Georg Waitz , editor. MGH Scriptores 6 (Hannover 1844) pp. 542-777.External links
* [http://mdz1.bib-bvb.de/~db/bsb00001094/images/index.html?id=00001094&nativeno=542 Images]
References
* Klaus Nass: "Die Reichschronik des Annalista Saxo und die sächsische Geschichtsschreibung im 12. Jahrhundert." Hanover 1996 (MGH Schriften 41).
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