Liturgical Rituals: Rubrication and Regalia
Johanna Dale
The previous chapter focused on spoken and sung elements in the ordines . As we have seen context of litanies saints, such chants, prayers oaths were associated with ritual acts, case prostration before altar. In this chapter, focus will be acts themselves items regalia involved myriad mini-rituals, which together made up inauguration ceremony. It has been noted that prayer formulae remained relatively static from ninth century to end period under consideration here. This is not say, however, monarchical did evolve after Carolingian age. To reveal these changes need consider another aspect : their rubrication. Jackson commented, ‘it rubrics change most all, it primarily them one must seek changing perceptions medieval kingship’. take Jackson's point further, mutable had effect making dynamic. They altered understood, allowing innovative materials woven traditional threads. A discussion thus refer formulae. could alter interpretation century-old prayers, so too cultural contexts perception entire rite. Thus, concludes a female makes tentative suggestion well-documented growth Marian devotion twelfth enabled strengthening king's Christomimetic image. Rubrication striking contrast rubrication found between, hand, three later imperial (Cencius II, Staufen Ordo Roman Curia) and, other, remaining royal These outline ceremony considerably higher level complexity than any other consideration. specificity explains elaboration, at least part.