Overview
Edition of rare surviving litanies from the middle ages, providing evidence for monastic worship. The litanies of the monastic orders in England, above all those of the Benedictines, are key witnesses of devotion to the saints of the British Isles, whose relics and shrines were mostly in Benedictine abbeys and cathedral priories. However, although many of the calendars of the Benedictines have been published, litanies are more rare, and the majority of those within this volume are presented as text editions for the first time. The majority of the textsare Benedictine, but the few surviving litanies from the other monastic orders, Carthusians, Cistercians and Cluniacs, are included, and also those of the Order of Fontevrault. This volume, the second of a set of three, contains the litanies from the Cluniac Priory of Pontefract to York, St Mary's Abbey. Nigel Morgan is Honorary Emeritus Professor of the History of Art at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College.
Full Product Details
Author: Nigel J. Morgan
Publisher: Henry Bradshaw Society
Imprint: Henry Bradshaw Society
Volume: v. 120
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 29.70cm
Weight: 0.001kg
ISBN: 9781907497278
ISBN 10: 1907497277
Pages: 229
Publication Date: 20 November 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Another important book in a long line of outstanding resources and publications by the Henry Bradshaw Society.... This volume and the ones that follow will add significantly to our ongoing knowledge and an overall picture of medieval English liturgical practice and influence. MEDIEVAL REVIEW
(A) meticulously prepared and comprehensive study. ... (It) will be an essential reference for years to come. ARCHIVES Another important book in a long line of outstanding resources and publications by the Henry Bradshaw Society.... This volume and the ones that follow will add significantly to our ongoing knowledge and an overall picture of medieval English liturgical practice and influence. MEDIEVAL REVIEW
[A] meticulously prepared and comprehensive study. ... [It] will be an essential reference for years to come. ARCHIVES Another important book in a long line of outstanding resources and publications by the Henry Bradshaw Society.... This volume and the ones that follow will add significantly to our ongoing knowledge and an overall picture of medieval English liturgical practice and influence. MEDIEVAL REVIEW
