The Sacramentary of Echternach (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, lat. 9433)

Diplomatic edition of interesting sacramentary from the Carolingian period.

This sacramentary, compiled at the abbey of Echternach between 895 and 900, is one of the most interesting and unusual examples from the Carolingian period. Unique in combining aspects of Gregorian, Gelasian, and Old Gelasian sacramentaries, it also has important implications for such matters as Carolingian liturgical reforms, and it is a vital source for the study of the local history of the abbey of Echternach itse...