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Roman Liturgy and Frankish Creativity
The Early Medieval Manuscripts of the Ordines Romani
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Roman Liturgy and Frankish Creativity
The Early Medieval Manuscripts of the Ordines Romani
About this book
This incisive, in-depth study unearths the significance of a neglected group of early medieval manuscripts, those which transmit the Ordines Romani. These texts present detailed scripts for Christian ceremonies that narrate the gestures, motions, actions and settings of ritual performance, with particular orientation to the Roman church. While they are usually understood as liturgical, and thus lacking any particular creative flair, Arthur Westwell here foregrounds their manuscript permutations in order to reveal their extraordinary dynamism. He reflects on how the Carolingian Church undertook to improve liturgical practice and understanding, questioning the accepted idea of a "reform" aimed at uniformity led by the monarch. Through these manuscripts, Westwell reveals a diversity of motivations in the recording of Roman liturgy and demonstrates the remarkable sophistication of Carolingian manuscript compilers.
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- Cover
- Half-title page
- Series page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Compilation and Content of the Manuscripts
- Part II The Arrangement of Rites
- Part III Format and Script of the Manuscripts
- Conclusion: Who Copied the Ordines Romani, and Why?
- Bibliography
- Index
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