Provener

Provener is a named hour observed inside the Mynster. It is announced by the chimes of the great clock and coincides with hand‑winding by a small team of avout. Music is audible during the observance.

First Appearance and Context

Provener comes into focus during a library exchange where a visitor asked to observe and record it; placement was arranged by the Ita and use of a recording device was restricted by the Discipline. In another account from within the Mynster’s upper works, an avout confined to a penance cell could hear the music and see the clock chain moving during the hour, underscoring its audibility and visibility throughout the complex.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Timekeeping aut: The great clock sounds Provener with audible chimes; at this hour a small team winds the clock by hand. Around the hour, bell‑ringing teams perform organized changes.
• Visitor access: During Apert, visitors may be permitted to observe from the north side under supervision; the Ita handle placement and convey device limits consistent with the Discipline.
• Oversight: The Warden Regulant enforces conduct and device restrictions around the hour; the Warden Fendant may address practical matters immediately after the aut when circumstances warrant.

Relationships

• Setting: Held within the Mynster’s chancel, with observers—when admitted—kept to the nave side of the screen.
• Offices involved: Wardens oversee Discipline and outward security surrounding the observance; the Ita coordinate practical arrangements.

Descriptions/Characteristics

• Regularity and teamwork: Accounts describe Provener as a daily observance integral to routine. The winding is done by a small team pushing and heaving the mechanism together, and bell changes around the hour demand close attention from ringers.
• Daily anchor: Some avout structure their day around Provener; informal meals and gatherings often take place immediately afterward in the meadow.
• Attendance flexibility: Some avout occasionally skip the observance when relieved from clock‑winding duty by younger fraas.

Current Status/Location

Active and recurring within the Mynster. It remains a daily time marker that structures clock winding and, during Apert, a supervised point of observation for visitors; wardens may address matters immediately following the observance when needed.