Carmelite liturgy and spiritual identity; the choir books of Krakow.

9782503517148

Carmelite liturgy and spiritual identity; the choir books of Krakow.

Boyce, James.

Brepols Publishers

2008

524 pages

$131.00

Hardcover

Medieval church studies; v.16

BX4324

The order's Marian tradition and imitation of Elijah have been thoroughly studied as integral to the understanding of who the Carmelites were throughout the medieval and early modern periods, says Boyce (music, Fordham U., New York), but just as important was the liturgy of the Holy Sepulchre. Himself a Carmelite, he centers his study on 26 choir books, all but one still in the Krakow convent, to explore the Carmelite liturgy as it was celebrated in one convent over four centuries. The collection is unique in containing complete service books with music for the medieval office tradition, and includes many books from the Krakow and Lwow convents for the early-modern period. Among his topics are the significance of Klugosz' notation, the development of Carmelite identity and convent life, 13th-century general chapters and the liturgy, the liturgical year, musical characteristics of selected chants, the tridentine liturgical books after the Council of Trent, and unanswered questions. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co.

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