The Making of Liturgy in the Ottonian Church

Books, Music and Ritual in Mainz, 950–1050

By:

Henry Parkes

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series

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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.

Author Biography:

Henry Parkes is Assistant Professor of Music at the Institute of Sacred Music and Department of Music at Yale University, Connecticut.

Release date Australia

November 15th, 2018

Author

Henry Parkes

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

8 Tables, black and white; 2 Maps; 4 Halftones, unspecified; 4 Halftones, black and white

Pages

275

Series

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series

Dimensions

153x230x20

ISBN-13

9781107443532

Product ID

28314543

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