Hardcover
Amalar of Metz’s On the Liturgy—one of the most widely circulated texts of the Carolingian era—addresses Christian worship from prayers to vestments to bodily gestures of celebrants. This volume adapts the text of Jean-Michel Hanssens’s 1948 edition and provides the first complete translation into a modern language.
On the Liturgy
Books 1-2
$57.59
- Hardcover
576 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2014
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Summary
Amalar of Metz’s On the Liturgy (the Liber officialis, or De ecclesiastico officio) was one of the most widely read and circulated texts of the Carolingian era. The fruit of lifelong reflection and study in the wake of liturgical reform in the early ninth century, Amalar’s commentary inaugurated the Western medieval tradition of allegorical liturgical exegesis and has bequeathed a wealth of information about the contents and conduct of the early medieval Mass and Offic…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674060012 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0674060016 |
| Author: | Amalar of Metz, Eric Knibbs |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 680g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 133mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
133 × 203 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Amalar of Metz
Eric Knibbs is Assistant Professor of History at Williams College.
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