Walahfrid Strabo's Libellus De Exordiis Et Incrementis Quarundam in Observationibus Ecclesiasticis Rerum: A Translation and Liturgical CommentaryThe Libellus of the Carolingian monk Walahfrid presents a first history of the Eucharistic liturgy, with special reference to topics such as fasting, frequency of communion, and arrangement of sections of the mass. Walahfrid also examines the origins of certain liturgical actions in baptism, traces the development of hymnography, and considers the etymology of various terms for church architecture. Walahfrid's unusually explicit citation of sources makes his work of particular value to the modern historian. This translation is the first into modern English. The commentary establishes the place of the language and argument in the development of early writings on the liturgy, while also relating it to the wider context of non-liturgical writings from the Fathers to mid-ninth century. The author's detailed examinations of Walahfrid's sources - historical, legislative and literary - show the lines of transmission of texts and their availability in the Carolingian period. |
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Aachen Alcuin alii altar Amalarius antiphons apostles apud autem baptism baptized bishop blessed canon Carolingian CCSL celebrated chapter Christ Christian church cler commentary communion Conc concilio corr Council Council of Carthage dicitur Domini dominica domus early ecclesia eius enim eorum ergo etiam Etym Etymologiae Eucharist exordiis Gallen Greek Gregory haec holy hymns Ibid igitur ipse ipsis Knöpfler Latin Liber Pontificalis libri liturgy Lord Lord's Louis the Pious Mansi Mass MGH Epp MGH SS missae offering officia omnes oratione ordine papa pascha Pope prayer priests psalms quae quam quia quibus quid quidam quod quoque references Reichenau rerum Rhabanus Maurus Roman sacramentorum sacraments sancti sanctorum secundum sicut sint sunt superscr tamen tantum temple tion Turnhout vero Vita Vulgate Walahfrid Walahfrid Strabo words
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