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Holy treasure and sacred song : relic cults and their liturgies in medieval Tuscany /

This title explores the complex interplay between relic cults and the liturgy in medieval Tuscany. Drawing on documentary, literary and visual evidence rarely considered together, it reveals that liturgical texts, music, and ritual were integral to the clergy's well-informed promotion of saints...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brand, Benjamin David, 1977- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > Liturgy > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Catholic Church
Church music > Italy > Tuscany > 500-1400.
Church music > Catholic Church > 500-1400.
Christian saints > Cult > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Musique d'église > Italie > Toscane > 500-1400.
Musique d'église > Église catholique > 500-1400.
Saints chrétiens > Culte > Histoire des doctrines > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
Christian saints > Cult > History of doctrines > Middle Ages
Church music
Church music > Catholic Church
Liturgics
Italy > Tuscany
Kirchenmusik
Liturgie
Toskana
500-1500
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This title explores the complex interplay between relic cults and the liturgy in medieval Tuscany. Drawing on documentary, literary and visual evidence rarely considered together, it reveals that liturgical texts, music, and ritual were integral to the clergy's well-informed promotion of saints buried in their churches.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199351367
0199351368
9780199351374
0199351376
019935135X
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