The Bobbio Missal Liturgy and Religious Culture in Merovingian Gaul [Hardcover]

A major re-evaluation of one of the most important liturgical manuscripts of late Merovingian Francia.The Bobbio Missal, copied in south-eastern Gaul around the end of the seventh and beginning of the eighth century, is one of the most important liturgical manuscripts from that period. It contains a unique combination of a lectionary and a sacramentary, to which a plethora of canonical and non-canonical material was added. The breadth of specialist knowledge provided by the scholars writing for this book contributes considerably to our understanding of this complex manuscript and the wider field of early medieval liturgy and religious culture to which it bears witness.The Bobbio Missal, copied in south-eastern Gaul around the end of the seventh and beginning of the eighth century, is one of the most important liturgical manuscripts from that period. It contains a unique combination of a lectionary and a sacramentary, to which a plethora of canonical and non-canonical material was added. The breadth of specialist knowledge provided by the scholars writing for this book contributes considerably to our understanding of this complex manuscript and the wider field of early medieval liturgy and religious culture to which it bears witness.Copied in southeastern Gaul around the end of the seventh and beginning of the eighth century, the Bobbio Missal is one of the most important liturgical manuscripts from that period. It is a unique combination of lectionary and sacramentary, to which much canonical and non-canonical material was added. The extent of specialized knowledge, provided by the scholars writing for this book, contributes considerably to our understanding of this complex manuscript, as well as of the broader field of early medieval liturgy and religious culture which it bears witness to.1. Introduction: The Bobbio Missal - from Mabillon onwards Yitzhak Hen; 2. The script of the Bobbio Missal Rosamond McKitterick; 3. The palimpsest leaves in the Bobbio Missal Davilz