Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. List of Abbreviations x
6. Timeline xi
7. Genealogies xii
8. Introduction 1
9. 1 Liturgical Texts: The Spoken Word and Song 26
10. 2 Liturgical Rituals: Rubrication and Regalia 68
11. 3 Who and Where? Actors, Location and Legitimacy 105
12. 4 What and When? Consecration and the Liturgical Calendar 130
13. 5 Royal Titles, Anniversaries and their Meaning: The Charter Evidence 159
14. 6 Seal Impressions and Christomimetic Kingship 191
15. Conclusion 215
16. Appendix 1: Editions and Manuscripts of the Selected Ordines 225
17. Appendix 2: Prayer Formulae Incipits 229
18. Appendix 3: Tables of Ritual Elements in the Ordines 232
19. Appendix 4: Brief Descriptions of Royal and Imperial Seals and Bullae 239
20. Bibliography 255
21. Index of Biblical References 285
22. General Index 286