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Medieval English Benedictine Liturgy Studies in the Formation, Structure, and Content of the Monastic Votive Office, c. 950-1540

426 Pages

by Routledge

426 Pages

by Routledge

426 Pages

by Routledge

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Originally published in 1993, Medieval English Benedictine Liturgy is a detailed study of the liturgical use of medieval monasteries in England, spanning 500 years. The study examines the major votive observances that came to fruition in the twelfth century and later and argues that these important practices affected earlier monastic observances. The book’s emphasis on Anglo-Saxon liturgy... Read more

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Note on Citation and Abbreviations

Abbreviations

Part I: The Formation of Votive Observance in English Monasteries Before the Norman Conquest

1. St Benedict’s Opus Dei: The Basis for Later Votive Observance

2. The Place of Votive Observance in the First English Benedictine Communities

Part II: Three Case Studies Taken from Later Medieval Practice

3. The Daily Votive Office

4. The Commemorative Office

5. The Votive Antiphon

Tables

Descriptive Catalogue

Appendices

I: Transcription of Magnificant Antiphonrs for the Little Office of the Virgin from Pentecost to the Nativity of the Virgin in the Worcester Antiphoner

II: Tanscription of Melodic Variants in Salve Regina in Eight Medieval Sources

Bibliography

Index