The Forms and Orders of Western Liturgy from the Tenth to the Eighteenth Century: A Historical Introduction and Guide for Students and Musicians

by John Harper

Book Overview

An introduction to the principal forms and orders of Western liturgy between about 900 and 1700, this book explains their nature and basic historical origin, and presents in detail the contents and orders of principal services as well as additional and special forms of worship. This book emphasizes the mainstream of Western liturgy derived from the medieval Roman Rite as found in secular and monastic churches. After the Reformation it concentrates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198162790
• ISBN13: 9780198162797
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"