The Staging of Drama in the Medieval Church

by Dunbar H. Ogden

Book Overview

Using original rubrics from some 1,200 manuscripts, this book documents performance of the liturgical drama from the tenth through the sixteenth centuries. It lays out the staging space and traces the movements of the performers on architectural ground plans. The rubrics reveal a wealth of information about the creating of character through ecclesiastical vestments and other costumes. It also includes a surprising range of directives for voice, gesture,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611492513
• ISBN13: 9781611492514
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: University of Delaware Press
• Length: 251 Pages