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The Carolingian Sacramentaries of Saint-Amand
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About this book
The series of beautiful sacramentaries made at Saint-Amand in the later ninth century offer us unique insight into an early medieval scriptorium at work. These manuscripts contain principally the prayer texts for the celebration of the Mass, a ceremony which stood at the centre of monastic life in this period. They display how this largely neglected genre discloses creativity and initiative on the part of the monks of Saint-Amand, who re-organised and re-composed this especially versatile literature. They made their books uniquely comprehensive and full of insight into how the mass liturgy was re-made at a critical period in its development. This innovative study makes these sources accessible for the first time.
In-depth study of script, decoration, and content enables a new appreciation of the context in which the deluxe Saint-Amand manuscripts were produced. It foregrounds ecclesiastical patronage, the political and intellectual dynamics at the waning of Carolingian power, and the intensive collaboration of scribes, artists, and liturgical composers, as well as the unique ways liturgical manuscripts can inform our understanding of medieval life and thought.
Author / Editor information
Arthur Westwell is a Research Associate at the University of Regensburg, Germany, currently the leader of a project on Sacramentaries from Saint-Amand.
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Frontmatter
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Abbreviations for Editions and Publications
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Key to Shorthand for Sacramentary Manuscripts
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Note on the Text
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Acknowledgements
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Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Introduction
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Chapter 1 Manuscripts of the Sacramentary in the Early Middle Ages
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Chapter 2 Production of the Sacramentaries: Script and Decoration at Saint-Amand
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Chapter 3 The Liturgical Organisation of the Sacramentaries of Saint-Amand and the Making of the “Gelasianised” Gregorians
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Chapter 4 Occasional and Supplementary Material in the Sacramentaries of Saint-Amand
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Chapter 5 The European Influence of the Sacramentaries of Saint-Amand
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Conclusion
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Appendix 1: Manuscripts of the Sacramentary from Carolingian Saint-Amand, Corbie, and Saint-Denis
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Appendix 2: The Sacramentary of Berengar in Monza: An Unruoching Family Mass Book and its Ivory Binding
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Appendix 3: Edition of Eight Masses Characteristic of the Sacramentaries of Saint-Amand
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Appendix 4: Agreements of the Thirteenthand Fourteenth-Century Missals from Sens with the Ninth-Century Sacramentaries of Saint- Amand
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Bibliography
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Index
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