The Feast of Corpus Christi

Barbara R. Walters; Vincent Corrigan; Peter T. Ricketts

Published by Penn State University Press 2006

The Feast of Corpus Christi

Barbara R. Walters , Vincent Corrigan and Peter T. Ricketts

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271032849

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About this book

The feast of Corpus Christi, one of the most solemn feasts of the Latin Church, can be traced to the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215 and its resolution of disputes over the nature of the Eucharist. The feast was first celebrated in Liège in 1246, thanks largely to the efforts of a religious woman, Juliana of Mont Cornillon, who not only popularized the feast, but also wrote key elements of an original office.

This volume presents for the first time a complete set of source materials germane to the study of the feast of Corpus Christi. In addition to the multiple versions of the original Latin liturgy, a set of poems in Old French, and their English translations, the book includes complete transcriptions of the music associated with the feast. An introductory essay lays out the historical context for understanding the initiation and reception of the feast.

Author / Editor information

Walters Barbara R. :

Barbara R. Walters is Professor of Sociology at The City University of New York, Kingsborough Community College and SPS, University Center.Corrigan Vincent :

Vincent Corrigan is Professor of Musicology at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.Ricketts Peter T. :

Peter T. Ricketts is Honorary Professor of French Studies at the University of Birmingham.

Reviews

“The Feast of Corpus Christi is in many ways an invaluable resource. It makes available for the first time a centrally important group of texts and chants, presented in such a way that specialists and nonspecialists alike can easily make use of them for research and teaching. Although not everyone will agree with Walters’s contentions, the book greatly enriches our understanding of the feast by placing an abundant offering of primary source material in its historical context.”
—Susan Boynton, Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies

“The inclusion of Corpus Christi material in such vernacular poems attests to the growing popularity of the feast and the desire of the Church that this feast be received and disseminated at a popular level. Beyond the content of this book that is stellar, this volume distinguishes itself as a monument to collaborative research and a must-have for any serious scholar of the liturgy.”
—Michael S. Driscoll, Catholic Historical Review

“In this welcome, scholarly book, three American academics working in the field of medieval studies assemble a remarkable collection of material that brings fresh light to bear on the origins and early development of the festival of Corpus Christi.”
—Kenneth Stevenson, Journal of Theological Studies

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
PART I: INTRODUCTION
THE FEAST AND ITS FOUNDER Barbara R. Walters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
PART II: MATERIALS FOR THE STUDY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: SOURCES
INTRODUCTION TO THE LITURGICAL MANUSCRIPTS Barbara R. Walters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
CRITICAL EDITIONS OF THE LITURGICAL MANUSCRIPTS
THE MANUSCRIPTS Vincent Corrigan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
INDICES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
EDITIONS
The Hague, National Library of the Netherlands, MS 70.E.4 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
Prague, Abbey of Strahov, MS D.E.I.7 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 1143 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	240
Graz, Universitäts Bibliothek, MS 134 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	362
Brussels, Bibliothèque royale, 139 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	382
Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library, Special Collections, Vault 091 R263 1343 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	390
Edinburgh University Library, MS 211.iv (Inchcolm Antiphonary) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	410
PART III: POEMS OF THE MOSAN PSALTERS
INTRODUCTION TO THE MOSAN PSALTERS Barbara R. Walters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	429
CRITICAL EDITION OF THE POEMS OF THE MOSAN PSALTERS Peter T. Ricketts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	445
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	533
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	549

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 562
Keywords: Barbara R. Walters; Vincent Corrigan; Peter T. Ricketts; ”Corpus Christi”; religion; Catholicism; ”Juliana of Mont Cornillon”; ”latin liturgy”

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Published: November 9, 2015
ISBN: 9780271032849