The Canticles of the Christian Church: Eastern and Western, in Early and Medieval Times
- Author: Mearns, James
The Canticles of the Christian Church: Eastern and Western, in Early and Medieval Times
- Author: Mearns, James
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First published in 1914, this book provides information on the Canticles of the Eastern and Western Church in early and medieval times. The text is divided into two broad sections: the first covers Greek and Eastern Canticles; the second covers Latin and Western Canticles. Additional material includes illustrative plates and an index of manuscripts. This is a highly informative book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in religious music and the history of Christianity.
Contents
- Preface
- Contents
- List of plates
- Table of abbreviations used
- Introductory notice
- Part I . Greek and Eastern Canticles:
- 1. Greek canticles
- 2. Graeco-Latin canticles
- 3. Arabic canticles
- 4. Armenian canticles
- 5. Coptic canticles
- 6. Ethiopic (Abyssinian) canticles
- 7. Georgian (Iberian or Kartli) canticles
- 8. Persian canticles
- 9. Slavonic canticles
- 10. Syriac canticles
- Part II . Latin and Western Canticles:
- 1. Latin canticles
- 2. Monastic canticles in Latin
- Supplemental notes
- Index of non-scriptural canticles, hymns and creeds
- Index of manuscripts cited.
