Provener

First Appearance and Context

Provener is a daily named hour observed within the Mynster. It has been described from the upper works where the clock chain moves and music is heard, and in public contexts when visitors—during Apert—are allowed to observe from the nave under supervision by the Ita.

Concept and Description

At Provener, the great clock chimes and a small team winds the mechanism by hand. In practice it marks the transition to the midday meal. The bells carry across the concent and into the adjacent town. As inferred from a Tenner’s reaction while extramuros, long routine conditions avout to associate the chime with punctuality, the bodily effort of winding, and midday hunger.

Use in Current Discourse

• Coordination signal: After a Voco, Evoked avout agreed to assemble “when they ring Provener,” timing their meeting to the chime.
• Continuity of practice: On a day when several usual winders were away, accounts suggest the clock was still wound at Provener by others, and the bells confirmed it to those listening outside.

Related Concepts and Affiliations

• Setting and access: The hour is centered in the Mynster; visitor access during Apert is coordinated by the Ita under Discipline limits.
• Oversight: The Warden Regulant and the Warden Fendant are the principal offices connected with conduct and outward watch around the hour.

Current Status

Active and recurring. Provener continues to structure the late morning within the math and serves as a practical rendezvous marker within and around the concent.