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Liturgy, architecture, and sacred places in Anglo-Saxon England / by Helen Gittos.
Series: Medieval history and archaeology: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource (xix, 350 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191804304 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Liturgics -- England -- History -- To 1500 | Liturgy and architecture -- England -- History -- To 1500 | Sacred space -- England -- History -- To 1500 | Anglo-Saxons -- Rites and ceremoniesAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199270903DDC classification: 264.009420902 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Church rituals were a familiar feature of life throughout much of the Anglo-Saxon period. This book examines ceremonies for the consecration of churches and cemeteries, processional feasts like Candlemas, Palm Sunday, and Rogationtide, as well as personal rituals such as baptisms and funerals. Drawing on little-known surviving liturgical sources as well as other written evidence, archaeology, and architecture, it considers the architectural context in which such rites were performed.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Church rituals were a familiar feature of life throughout much of the Anglo-Saxon period. This book examines ceremonies for the consecration of churches and cemeteries, processional feasts like Candlemas, Palm Sunday, and Rogationtide, as well as personal rituals such as baptisms and funerals. Drawing on little-known surviving liturgical sources as well as other written evidence, archaeology, and architecture, it considers the architectural context in which such rites were performed.
Description based on print version record.