The Divine Office in the Latin Middle Ages: Methodology and Source Studies, Regional Developments, Hagiography (review)
Neil J. Roy
Liturgy frequently figures in scripture and sacred literature as a heavenly banquet or royal feast. Margot Fassler Rebecca Baltzer have brought to the festal [End Page 720] board cornucopia full of rich varied offerings. This book presents twenty-three essays by internationally renowned medievalists liturgical musicologists on liturgy hours medieval Latin West. The are arranged chapters under six general headings: methodological introduction, pre-Carolingian office, manuscript studies, regional developments from Carolingian era later Middle Ages, hagiography, use computers research divine office.
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