The Prague Sacramentary: Culture, Religion, and Politics in Late Eighth-Century Bavaria by Maximilian Diesenberger, Rob Meens, and Els Rose
Jewell Homad Johnson
Reviewed by: The Prague Sacramentary: Culture, Religion, and Politics in Late Eighth-Century Bavaria by Maximilian Diesenberger, Rob Meens, Els Rose Jewell Homad Johnson Maximilian, Rose, eds, (Cultural Encounters Antiquity the Middle Ages,21) , Turnhout, Brepols, 2016, cloth; pp.xii, 261; 18 b/w illustrations, 5 tables; R.R.P. €80.00; ISBN 9782503549200. An important medieval manuscript, Sacramentary offers scholars as many answers questions it poses. Editors contextualize rarity of any 'liturgical manuscript early Ages […] with such precisely datable information' (p. 7) introduce 'Prague, Archiv Pražského hradu, MS O. 83 dated to final decade eighth century' 1). challenges a text containing 'much more than prayers for Mass' 1) are considered three parts: 'A Book its Users' (Part I), Mirror Religious Culture' II), 'Breaking Building Identities' III). Nine analyses, fruit 'an adventure undertaken an international group different disciplinary backgrounds two-day workshop organised November 2008', English, exception Elvira Glaser's 'Die althochdeutsche Glossierung des Prager Sakramentars' (The Old High German Glossary Sacramentary) German, Philippe Depreux's 'La prière pour les rois et le status regni dans sacramentaire de l'attention portée par Charlemagne au salut la communauté politique' ('The Prayer Kings Status Regni Attention Paid Salvation Political Community') French. Rose's 'The Sanctoral Cycle Sacramentary' frames nearly 'eighty Masses saints preceding vigils, octave (the day after feast proper)' using traditions Dold Eisenhöfer believe follows: 'Eighth-Century Gelasian Sacramentaries, Gelasianum Vetus, Gregorian Tradition' 98). 'Tables' compare manuscripts' sanctoral cycle, apostles, feasts Peter Paul, 'the contestation Qui sancti spiritus tui dono succensus Gothic Missal', detailed comparison concludes 'it is eclectic composition, making use main contemporary sacramentaries' (as noted above), while disagreeing Hammer Eizenhöfer's view St Martin cult centre Tours, rather choosing explain his commemoration Masses, identifies 'evidence exchange between Frankish Gaul' regarding 121). Richard Corradini's 'De Creatione Mundi raises predicament: 'palaeographical conclusion opens up number problems concerning this particular text', which Corradini sees 'not possible deal exhaustively manifold theological programmes ideas expressed exacerbated 'a lack Latin skills [End Page 272] or highly developed individuality scribe' (pp. 124–25). This valuable collaboration begins Rosamond McKitterick's illustrations Work Scribes Sacramentary', closes Stuart Airlie's well-positioned 'Earthly Heavenly Networks World Flux: Carolingian Family Identities Sacramentary'. Airlie considering historian's interest: '[l]ike Banquo Macbeth yearned know seeds time would blossom, fail' 203). volume consideration Bavaria, Pippin, Charlemagne, makes call focused historian forget present when entering past, intentions, thus concluding thought-provoking selection essays on 'idiosyncratic' manuscript. University Sydney Copyright © 2017
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