Understanding the Old Hispanic Office: Texts, Melodies, and Devotion in Early Medieval Iberia

by Emma Hornby, Rebecca Maloy, Kati Ihnat

Based on highly original archival and palaeographical research, this is the first methodological and factual primer in English on the distinctive liturgical tradition of early medieval Spain. It provides clear and approachable blueprints for future work on the description and analysis (musical, theological and cultural) of this and other liturgies. For non-specialists, the authors introduce the main features of Old Hispanic liturgy, its manuscripts,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108845894
• ISBN13: 9781108845892
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.4"