Beschreibung:
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 studies main focus is to examines the major votive observances that came to fruition in the twelfth century and later.
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