The Making of Liturgy in the Ottonian Church

Books, Music and Ritual in Mainz, 950–1050

Henry Parkes

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9781107083028
• eBook ISBN:
  9781316237045
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: European History
• Index: History

This highly original study examines the history and religious life of the Ottonian Church through its ritual books. With forensic attention to the writing and design of four important manuscripts from the city of Mainz - a musician's troper, a priest's ritual handbook, a bishop's pontifical and a copy of the enigmatic compilation now known as the 'Romano-German Pontifical' - Henry Parkes transforms liturgical sources into eloquent witnesses to the ecclesiastical history of early medieval Germany. He also presents the first comprehensive revision of Michel Andrieu's influential 'Romano-German Pontifical' theory, from the dual perspective of Mainz's cathedral of St Martin and its Benedictine monastery of St Alban. Challenging long-held assumptions about the geographies of Ottonian power, in particular the central role of Mainz and its archbishops, the book opens up important new ways of understanding how religious ritual was organised, transmitted and perceived.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Series information
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Dedication
• Table of contents
• List of maps, figures and tables
• Acknowledgements
• List of abbreviations
• A note on the text
• Introduction: Making Liturgy
• Part I A troper: London, British Library, Additional MS 19768
• Part II A ritual handbook: Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 1888
• Part III Episcopal liturgy: Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, Codex Guelferbytanus 7.2 Aug. 4<superscript>o</superscript>
• Part IV The Romano-German Pontifical: Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 701
• Bibliography
• Index