The exultet in Southern Italy /

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Author / Creator:Kelly, Thomas Forrest.
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 352 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:OUP E-Books.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11178048
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ISBN:9780195357356
0195357353
9786610533602
6610533601
0195095278
9780195095272
1280533609
9781280533600
Digital file characteristics:text file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-340) and indexes.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:The Exultet rolls of southern Italy are parchment scrolls containing text and music for the blessing of the great Easter candle; they contain magnificent illustrations, often turned upside down with respect to the text, The Exultet in Southern Italy provides a broad perspective on this phenomenon that has long attracted the interest of those interested in medieval art, liturgy, and music. This book considers these documents in the cultural and liturgical context in which they were made, and provides a perspective on all aspects of this particularly southern Italian practice. While previous stu.
Other form:Print version: Kelly, Thomas Forrest. Exultet in Southern Italy. New York : Oxford University Press, 1996