The making of liturgy in the Ottonian church : books, music and ritual in Mainz, 950-1050 /

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Author / Creator:	Parkes, Henry, author.
Imprint:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought. Fourth series ; 100 Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 100.
Subject:	Church music -- Germany -- Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) -- 500-1400. Church music -- Catholic Church -- 500-1400. Church music. Church music -- Catholic Church. Germany -- Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12282045

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ISBN:	9781316248393 1316248399 9781316014752 1316014754 9781107083028 1107083028 9781107443532
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Parkes, Henry. Making of liturgy in the Ottonian church 9781107083028

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