The exultet in Southern Italy /
The Exultet rolls of southern Italy are parchment scrolls containing text and music for the blessing of the great Easter candle; they contain magnificent illustrations, often turned upside down with respect to the text, The Exultet in Southern Italy provides a broad perspective on this phenomenon th...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1996.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780195357356 0195357353 9786610533602 6610533601 1280533609 9781280533600 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of 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.