Roman liturgy and Frankish creativity

• Verfasst von: Westwell, Arthur [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Roman liturgy and Frankish creativity
• Titelzusatz: the early medieval manuscripts of the Ordines Romani
• Verf.angabe: Arthur Westwell, University of Regensburg
• Verlagsort: Cambridge ; New York, NY
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Jahr: 2024
• Umfang: xiii, 285 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Language studies in palaeography and codicology ; [19]
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references
• ISBN: 978-1-009-36048-7
• ISBN: 978-1-009-36049-4
• DOI: doi:10.1017/9781009360500
• Schlagwörter: (z)Geschichte 750-900
• Schlagwörter: (g)Fränkisches Reich / (p)Karolinger <Dynastie : 500-1085> / (s)Ordines Romani / (s)Römische Liturgie / (z)Geschichte 750-900
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Westwell, Arthur: Roman liturgy and Frankish creativity. - Cambridge : Cambridge University press, [2023]
• RVK-Notation: AM 47000
• K10plus-PPN: 1851643419

Abstract

"This incisive, in-depth study unearths the significance of a neglected group of early medieval manuscripts, those which transmit the Ordines Romani. These texts present detailed scripts for Christian ceremonies that narrate the gestures, motions, actions and settings of ritual performance, with particular orientation to the Roman church. While they are usually understood as liturgical, and thus lacking any particular creative flair, Arthur Westwell here foregrounds their manuscript permutations in order to reveal their extraordinary dynamism. He reflects on how the Carolingian Church undertook to improve liturgical practice and understanding, questioning the accepted idea of a reform aimed at uniformity led by the monarch. Through these manuscripts, Westwell reveals a diversity of motivations in the recording of Roman liturgy and demonstrates the remarkable sophistication of Carolingian manuscript compilers"--