The Texts
Thomas Forrest Kelly
Abstract The Exultet in southern Italy, whether written roll or codex, is always one of two texts, which we shall call the Beneventan and Franco Roman versions. text, used pre-Gregorian liturgical rite Lombards, present oldest sources. In course eleventh century, older rolls are replaced by new documents (or rewritten) with Franco-Roman text Exultet, an importation from north; this represents efforts Carolingian reform corrupted Gallican obstinacy its adoption as part a growing tendency toward unification church, acknowledging at same time primacy liturgy Rome. Although “Roman” not origin, it came to be universally adopted reflects rites church Rome they were understood south. It essentially day.