The Carolingian Sacramentaries of Saint-Amand : Art, Script, and Liturgical Creativity in an Early Medieval Monastery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Westwell, Arthur.

Contributor:

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Funder.

Series:

Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture Series

Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture Series ; v.39

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (514 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo, MI : Medieval Institute Publications, 2024.

Summary:

The series of beautiful sacramentaries made at Saint-Amand in the later ninth century offer us unique insight into an early medieval scriptorium at work. These manuscripts contain principally the prayer texts for the celebration of the Mass, a ceremony which stood at the centre of monastic life in this period. They display how this largely neglected genre discloses creativity and initiative on the part of the monks of Saint-Amand, who re-organised and re-composed this especially versatile literature. They made their books uniquely comprehensive and full of insight into how the mass liturgy was re-made at a critical period in its development. This innovative study makes these sources accessible for the first time. In-depth study of script, decoration, and content enables a new appreciation of the context in which the deluxe Saint-Amand manuscripts were produced. It foregrounds ecclesiastical patronage, the political and intellectual dynamics at the waning of Carolingian power, and the intensive collaboration of scribes, artists, and liturgical composers, as well as the unique ways liturgical manuscripts can inform our understanding of medieval life and thought.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Abbreviations for Editions and Publications

Key to Shorthand for Sacramentary Manuscripts

Note on the Text

Acknowledgements

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Introduction

Chapter 1 Manuscripts of the Sacramentary in the Early Middle Ages

Chapter 2 Production of the Sacramentaries: Script and Decoration at Saint-Amand

Chapter 3 The Liturgical Organisation of the Sacramentaries of Saint-Amand and the Making of the "Gelasianised" Gregorians

Chapter 4 Occasional and Supplementary Material in the Sacramentaries of Saint-Amand

Chapter 5 The European Influence of the Sacramentaries of Saint-Amand

Conclusion

Appendix 1: Manuscripts of the Sacramentary from Carolingian Saint-Amand, Corbie, and Saint-Denis

Appendix 2: The Sacramentary of Berengar in Monza: An Unruoching Family Mass Book and its Ivory Binding

Appendix 3: Edition of Eight Masses Characteristic of the Sacramentaries of Saint-Amand

Appendix 4: Agreements of the Thirteenthand Fourteenth-Century Missals from Sens with the Ninth-Century Sacramentaries of Saint- Amand

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5015-1756-2

OCLC:

1446134432