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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818995303321

Autore

Kelly Thomas Forrest

Titolo

The exultet in Southern Italy / / Thomas Forrest Kelly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996

ISBN

0-19-772789-1

1-280-53360-9

0-19-535735-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 352 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

264/.0201

Soggetti

Exultet rolls - Italy, Southern - History

Exultets (Liturgy) - History

Italy, Southern Church history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliography: p313-340. - Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1996.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-340) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The Rotulus; 3 The Texts; 4 The Music; 5 The Pictures; Plates; 6 The Liturgy; 7 Making and Using Exultet Rolls; 8 Conclusion: The Purpose of Making Exultet Rolls; Appendix 1: The Sources; Appendix 2: Editions of the South Italian Exultet; Appendix 3: Texts Related to the South Italian Exultet; Bibliography; Index of Manuscripts; General Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Exultet rolls are parchment scrolls containing text and music for the blessing of the great Easter candle. This guide considers the cultural and liturgical context in which they were made and looks at the place of the Exultet in changing ceremonial practices.