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Making of Liturgy in the Ottonian Church - Books, Music and Ritual in Mainz, 950-1050

English · Paperback / Softback

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A bold re-examination of the religious and political history of Ottonian Germany through its musical and liturgical books.

List of contents










Introduction: making liturgy; Part I. A Troper: 1. Recording music in the tenth century; 2. The historical import of a 'troper'; Part II. A Ritual Handbook: 3. The contested identity of Vienna, ÖNB, Cod. 1888; 4. Intermingled song; Part III. Episcopal Liturgy: 5. Itinerant ritual; 6. The nascent 'pontifical'; Part IV. The Romano-German Pontifical: 7. The PRG in Mainz; Conclusion: disentangling liturgy; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Henry Parkes is Assistant Professor of Music at the Institute of Sacred Music and Department of Music at Yale University, Connecticut.

Summary

This highly original study explores the religious life of early medieval Germany through its ritual books. Interdisciplinary in perspective, it sheds light on the histories of important manuscripts from the city of Mainz, challenging long-held assumptions about the ritual traditions and political dynamics of the Ottonian Church.

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