page_title: Paul Jausions
section_title: Directorium Chori
hierarchical_section_title: Paul Jausions / Biography / Directorium Chori
caption_attribution_description: English: Church of the abbey Saint-Sauveur and town hall of Redon, Brittany, France. Cylindrical projection. Français&#160;: Abbatiale de l'abbaye Saint-Sauveur et mairie de Redon, Bretagne, France. Projection cylindrique.
context_page_description: Dom Paul Ambroise Marie Jausions was a French forerunner in the field of the restoration of the Gregorian chant since the middle of the nineteenth century, as well as the author of some religious books.
context_section_description: Dom Paul-Amboise Jausions was also the author of several books, which sometimes preferred to remain anonymous.
  His publications were essentially made in the mid-1860s. Thus, the Bibliothèque nationale de France attributes the authorship of the Histoire abrégée de la Ville et de l'Abbaye de Redon, par un Prêtre, Ancien élève du Collège Saint-Sauveur published in 1864 to Paul Jausions Read online. This book is considered one of the most important works of this monk.
  In this publication, the first major song book of Solesmes was also prepared. Thus Dom Jausions frequented his hometown Rennes as early as 1860, in view of his impression. This book entitled Directorium Chori was prepared by him under the influence of Canon Gontier, for the latter spoke considerably of this work in 1863. It was the book of singing concerning the common tones of the Masses and the Office, with the rules of accentuation and pronunciation. After several years of improvement and correction adapted to older manuscripts, the printing was done in Rennes, at Vatar in 1864. However, Dom Guéranger, a contributor to the book hesitated to distribute this book, by keeping it in Rennes. It is possible that the abbot would await the publication of the theoretical book for which the Directorium Chori would need  for a more pleasant practice but, the real reason remains unknown. Around 1866, the Directorium Chori stock was completely lost, due to a fire in the Vatar printing press, with the exception of only four copies, which had previously been taken away as examples. After this dramatic event, Solesmes did not print his notations until 1883, namely the Liber gradualis.
  In spite of this catastrophe, he continued his own publications. In 1866, Paul Jausions released the "Vie de l'Abbé Carron" at Dauriol in Paris. The first impression was made in one volume, then reprinted in the same year, in two volumes. His last publication was made in favor of the restoration of the sanctuary of Glanfeuil, in 1868, entitled Saint-Maur et le sanctuaire de Glanfeuil en Anjou online.
  On the other hand, Dom Jausions also supported the writing of Canon Gontier, for example, the Petit traité de la bonne pronunciation de la langue latine ("Little Treatise on the Proper Pronunciation of the Latin Language") prepared at Solesmes and published in Paris in 1864. It is probable that Dom Jausions and Canon Gontier distributed their knowledge for their publications.
caption: In 1864, this former student of the college Saint-Sauveur published the history of this abbey and of the city of Redon.
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