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Bible Missals and the Medieval Dominican Liturgy

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Published/Copyright: 2024
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Manuscripta Biblica
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Volume 12 | Manuscripta Biblica

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Bible Missals are manuscripts that integrate liturgical prayers for the Mass with the scriptural texts of the Latin Vulgate. Long overlooked by scholars, Bible Missals offer important evidence for the development of the medieval liturgy and the liturgical use of scripture by medieval Christians.

This monograph is the first comprehensive analysis of the codicology and contents of Bible Missals. Mostly produced in the first half of the 13th century by professional book makers in centers like Paris and Oxford, these hybrid manuscripts were customized for secular, monastic, and mendicant patrons. This monograph focuses on Dominican Bible Missals, the largest group within the repertoire, providing detailed codicological descriptions of each manuscript and analyzing their texts for the Order of Mass and selected liturgical formularies, including prayers for the feast of St. Dominic.

For medieval Christians, the words and events of scripture were continually called to mind and reenacted in the sacramental rites of the Mass. Bible Missals provide important material evidence for this interplay between word and sacrament.

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Innocent Smith, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC, USA.　

Reviews

"We are indebted to the author for opening up a hitherto unknown and unexplored typology of liturgical books, and for masterfully analyzing thirteenth-century Bible missals: a treasure for Dominicans and non-Dominicans alike." Cassian Folsom in: Antiphon 2024

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    Frontmatter

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    Acknowledgments

    VII
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    Contents

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    Prologue

    1
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    1 Bible Missals and the Medieval Liturgy

    12
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    2 Dating Early Dominican Mass Books

    51
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    3 The Mass of St. Dominic in Early Dominican Mass Books

    68
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    4 Pentecost and the Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit in Early Dominican Mass Books

    99
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    5 The Ordo Missae in Early Dominican Mass Books

    152
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    6 What Were Bible Missals For?

    188
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    7 Epilogue

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    8 Catalog of Dominican Bible Missals

    203
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    9 Appendix 1: Summary Catalog of Non-Dominican Bible Missals

    408
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    10 Appendix 2: Summary Catalog of Pre-Humbert Dominican Missals

    432
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    11 Appendix 3: 13th-century Missals Catalogued by Leroquais

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    Bibliography

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    Abbreviations and Transcription Notes

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    List of Tables

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    List of Figures

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    Index of Manuscripts

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    Index of People and Places

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    Index of Scripture

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    Index of Liturgical Incipits

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    Index of Non-Liturgical Paratexts

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eBook published on:
November 6, 2023
eBook ISBN:
9783110792430
Hardcover published on:
November 6, 2023
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110792218
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
12
Main content:
503
Illustrations:
5
Coloured Illustrations:
77
Line drawings:
2
Coloured Line drawings:
11
Tables:
153
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110792430
eBook ISBN: 9783110792430
Hardcover ISBN: 9783110792218
Keywords for this book
Codicology; Eucharist; Scripture; Vulgate
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