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The Forms and Orders of Western Liturgy from the Tenth to the Eighteenth Century

Historical Introduction and Guide for Students and Musicians

  • Paperback
  • 352 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm

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For students and musicians interested in liturgical history

The Forms and Orders book clarifies liturgical origins

You will gain a deeper understanding of worship practices

This comprehensive guide explores Western liturgy from 900 to 1700.
Anna Hockley

Anna Hockley

Eden Christian Books Specialist

This book is intended as an introduction to the principal forms and orders of Western liturgy between about 900 and 1700, to explain their nature and basic historical origin, and to present in detail the contents and orders of principal services as well as additional and special forms of worship. The book emphasizes the mainstream of Western liturgy derived from the medieval Roman Rite as found in secular and monastic churches. After the Reformation it concentrates on the rites of the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. There is consideration of the nature of liturgy, a historical summary, and individual chapters on medieval churches and their communities, the Christian calendar, medieval liturgical books, the Psalms, the Office, the Mass, Processions and Additional Observances, Holy Week and Easter, the Tridentine Rite, and the English Book of Common Prayer. There are two further chapters which raise the problems of establishing the order of a liturgical service, and introduce selected medieval sources accessible in facsimile or edition. A select, annotated bibliography and a glossary of ecclesiastical and liturgical terms are included.
The Forms and Orders of Western Liturgy from the Tenth to the Eighteenth Century and Hymns for Prayer and Praise Words and Melody Edition
Hymns for Prayer and Praise Words and Melody EditionThe Forms and Orders of Western Liturgy from the Tenth to the Eighteenth Century

  • Title

    The Forms and Orders of Western Liturgy from the Tenth to the Eighteenth Century

  • Author

    Harper

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    August 1991

  • Edition

    annotated edition

  • Weight

    518g

  • Page Count

    352

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780198162797

  • ISBN-10

    0198162790

  • Eden Code

    1147100

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