While searching for Slovene songbooks from the 18th century in the Manuscript Collection of the National University Library NUK, a fragment of a manuscript songbook was found. The manner of the writing suggests the author of the songbook could be Adam Skalar, the author of Skalar's Manuscript. A comparison of the two manuscripts shows similarities and differences in the ductus, which will be presented in brief. The paper further presents the nine church songs from the manuscript fragment (some fragmentary) and noted its connection to some other well-known printed and manuscript songbooks.
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