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Author Westwell, Arthur, author.

Title Roman liturgy and Frankish creativity : the early medieval manuscripts of the Ordines Romani / Arthur Westwell
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University press, 2024
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) : illustrations
Series Cambridge studies in palaeography and codicology
Cambridge studies in palaeography and codicology.
Contents The "Roman" collection of ordines in Metz, Lorsch and Tours -- The "Frankish" collection in Verona, Regensburg, Nonantola and Corbie -- Unique collections of the Ordines from Worms and Wissembourg, St Amand and St Gallen -- Liturgical '"usefulness'" and reading the Ordines Romani -- Orders for the stational mass in Frankish cities and monasteries -- The Ordo Romanus of the baptismal scrutinies -- Ordines for special occasions, ordination and the ember days : the contribution of Arn of Salzburg -- Layout, script and language of the Ordo Romanus manuscripts
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 22, 2024)
Subject Catholic Church. Ordines Romani -- Criticism, Textual
Catholic Church -- Liturgy -- Texts -- History and criticism.
Catholic Church
SUBJECT Ordines Romani (Catholic Church) fast
Subject Ordinals (Liturgical books)
Manuscripts, Medieval.
Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Carolingians.
ordinals.
Carolingians
Church history -- Middle Ages
Liturgics -- Texts
Manuscripts, Medieval
Ordinals (Liturgical books)
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2023020400
ISBN 9781009360500
1009360507
Other Titles Early medieval manuscripts of the Ordines Romani