| The Bec Missal Contributor(s): Hughes, Anselm (Author) |
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ISBN: 1870252497 ISBN-13: 9781870252492 Publisher: Henry Bradshaw Society OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2009 Annotation: The MSS, from the abbey of Bec (Le Bec-Hellouin), written c. 1265-1272 is not strictly a missal, since it lacks an ordo missae and the canon, but in other respects it is close to a missale plenum in its contents, though it includes all the chants. It may have been a precentor's book, but equally well may have been designed for use of the altar. The plainchant melodies are not reproduced here. The English interest of Bec, home to Lanfranc and Anselm, archbishops of Canterbury, and with other strong cross-channel connections, is obvious. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - Religion | Institutions & Organizations |
| Dewey: 264 |
| Series: Henry Bradshaw Society |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.90 lbs) 318 pages |
