The Cistercian Reform and the Art of the Book in Twelfth-Century France / / Diane Reilly.

This book is a study of the programmatic oral performance of the written word and its impact on art and text. Communal singing and reading of the Latin texts that formed the core of Christian ritual and belief consumed many hours of the Benedictine monk's day. These texts-read and sung out loud...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package 2016-2018
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Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Knowledge Communities ; 5
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.) :; 16 color plates, 25 halftones
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Joy of Psalmody
  • 2. Jerome’s Legacy at Twelfth-Century Cîteaux
  • 3. The Virgin and the Abbot
  • 4. Fruitful Words in the Stephen Harding Bible
  • Conclusion: Beyond Sound
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Index