Three Ninth-Century Liturgical Fragments Identified as Pontificals in Heidelberg, Douai and Innsbruck
Bernhard Bischoff identified three fragments today in Heidelberg, Douai and Innsbruck as originating from what we today call pontificals, a genre of liturgical book designed for use by the bishop. While it is indisputable that the pontifical did arise in the ninth century, the nature, function and p...
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| Language: | English |
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Brepols
2021
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Revue bénédictine
Year: 2021, Volume: 131, Issue: 2, Pages: 387-406 |
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| Summary: | Bernhard Bischoff identified three fragments today in Heidelberg, Douai and Innsbruck as originating from what we today call pontificals, a genre of liturgical book designed for use by the bishop. While it is indisputable that the pontifical did arise in the ninth century, the nature, function and purpose of the initial manuscripts identified varies widely, and most of the characteristic texts from the genre are present elsewhere. Properly identifying a fragment is therefore quite challenging. In this article, I edit the three fragments in full and attempt to verify whether Bischoff’s initial impression was correct. I present the evidence that the Heidelberg fragment certainly was from a pontifical, while the Douai fragment actually comes from a Gelasian Sacramentary of the Eighth Century. The Innsbruck fragment contains a blessing that is ambiguously placed in various contexts. I put forward the pontifical as one among many "gatherings of useful liturgical material" made in this period. |
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| ISSN: | 2295-9009 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Revue bénédictine
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.RB.5.128040 |