The Monastic Ritual of Fleury: (Orleans, Bibliotheque Municipale MS 123 [101])

by Anselme Davril (Editor)

Overview

New light is shed on the spiritual life and liturgical rituals of the influential abbey of St Benedict in the 12th century.

During the central middle ages, the abbey of St Benedict at Fleury on the Loire was one of the most influential monasteries in Europe. Consequently its spiritual life and liturgical ritual are of great interest to scholars. Thispreviously unpublished monastic ritual, dating from the 12th century, sheds new light on studies in the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781870252423
Publisher:	Boydell & Brewer, Limited
Publication date:	03/01/1990
Series:	ISSN , #105
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Editorial Reviews

‘Nous en attendions depuis longtemps une édition complète: c'est maintenant chose faite, et bien faite.

REV. D'HISTOIRE ECCLES.

'Nous en attendions depuis longtemps une édition complète: c'est maintenant chose faite, et bien faite.' REV. D'HISTOIRE ECCLES. 91; 3-4

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