| Two Anglo-Saxon Pontificals (the Egbert and Sidney Sussex Pontificals) Contributor(s): Banting, H. M. J. (Author), Banting, H. M. J. (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1870252438 ISBN-13: 9781870252430 Publisher: Henry Bradshaw Society OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1989 Annotation: The Egbert Pontifical (Paris, BN lat. 10575) and the Sidney Sussex Pontifical (Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College 100) cast light on the English church in the 10th century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - History | Europe - Medieval - Religion | Institutions & Organizations |
| Dewey: 264 |
| Series: Henry Bradshaw Society |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.68 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents editions of two of the best known Anglo-Saxon pontificals, the so-called Egbert Pontifical' (Paris, BN lat. 10575) and the Sidney Sussex Pontifical' (Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College 100). The pontifical was abishop's book which contained the various ceremonies which ony a bishop could perform: consecration of a church or cemetary, consecration of all orders of clergy and of abbots and abbesses, and the coronation of a king. The various pontifical services in these two manuscripts, therefore, help to illustrate the nature of these solemn ceremonies in Anglo-Saxon England, and are a valuable index of the state of the English chuch in the 10th century. |
