Late Anglo-Saxon Prayer in Practice: Before the Books of Hours

by Kate H Thomas and Kate H Thomas

This monograph examines Anglo-Saxon prayer outside of the communal liturgy. With a particular emphasis on its practical aspects, it considers how small groups of prayers were elaborated into complex programs for personal devotion, resulting in the forerunners of the Special Offices.

With examples being taken chiefly from major eleventh-century collections of prayers, liturgy and medical remedies, the methodologies of Anglo-Saxon...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580443613
• ISBN13: 9781580443616
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"