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![Chronicon Insigne Monasterij Hirsaugiensis, Ordinis S. Benedicti : De cuius utilitate, [et] quæ in eo potißimum obseruanda Lectori sint, ex Præfatione intelliges. Accessit locuples rerum & uerborum in toto Opere memorabilium Index.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.sourcelibrary.org%2Farchived%2F69b51e7947b06ecd58190d25%2F1.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Chronicon Insigne Monasterij Hirsaugiensis, Ordinis S. Benedicti : De cuius utilitate, [et] quæ in eo potißimum obseruanda Lectori sint, ex Præfatione intelliges. Accessit locuples rerum & uerborum in toto Opere memorabilium Index.
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across multiple scholarly and library catalogs (including local catalogs, OpenAlex, and Internet Archive) yielded no evidence of an English translation of Johannes Trithemius's 'Chronicon Hirsaugiensis'. The search results only identified translations of his other works, such as 'Steganographia' and 'Antipalus Maleficiorum'. Given the specialized nature of this monastic chronicle, it remains untranslated into English.
Verified Mar 30, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, internet archive, openalex · methodology
Johannes Trithemius demands a return to intellectual rigor in a world of declining monastic standards. He uses the story of Hirsau Abbey to prove that historical memory is the only barrier against spiritual and cultural collapse.