Ritual Life in the Medieval Dominican Order

Hardback, Pages: x + 366 pages, Size:152 x 229 mm, Language: English , *new. ISBN 9780888448385. This collection of essays devoted to the Dominican liturgy in the Middle Ages begins with the reform of ritual and music identified with Humbert of Romans (1200?1277) and proceeds to the cult and liturgy at the shrine of St Thomas Aquinas at Toulouse. Focusing on manuscript examples of local practice, going beyond the liturgy of the friars to include that of cloistered nuns, Dominican penitent women, and lay people, and exploring material elements such as architecture, the essays reflect a more anthropological approach. The volume closes with editions of the oldest known sermons on Thomas Aquinas, probably preached at his shrine in Toulouse. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures AUGUSTINE THOMPSON, O.P. Introduction Part I. Humbert of Romans?s Reforms and their Reception DOMINIK JURCZAK, O.P. Diversitas, unitas, and uniformitas in the Early Dominican Liturgy INNOCENT SMITH, O.P. A Tale of Two Missals: The Missale conventuale and Missale minorum altarium in the Exemplars of the Reformed Dominican Liturgy CJ JONES Et tibi, mater: Women?s Communal Confession and the Dominican Confiteor in the Office AUGUSTINE THOMPSON, O.P. The Officium of the Dominican Penitents, 1286?1405 Part II. Dominican Music and Chant CONSTANT J. MEWS The Custom of the Poets: John of Garland and Jerome of Moray (Moravia) on Literature and Music ELEANOR J. GIRAUD Humbert?s Codex: Prototype, Final Product, Work in Progress, or All of the Above? MARGOT E. FASSLER The Dominican Magdalene Office: An Overview of the Early Liturgical Sources Part III. The Liturgies of St Thomas Aquinas MARIKA R S NEN The Translatio Narrative for the Relics of St Thomas in the First Nocturn of Matins RICHARD ALFRED SUNDT The Functioning of the Dominican Church in Toulouse and the Shrines of St Thomas Aquinas M. MICH LE MULCHAHEY Preaching Thomas Aquinas: Newly Discovered Sermons for the Feast and Translation Epilogue. Liturgical Events during the Conference INNOCENT SMITH, O.P. In the Midst of the Church: A Homily for the Feast of Thomas Aquinas Contributors Index of Manuscripts General Index