Illustrations Of The Occasional Offices Of The Church In The Middle Ages From Contemporary Sources

Author : H. S. Kingsford
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267941810
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (418 download)

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Download or read book Illustrations of the Occasional Offices of the Church in the Middle Ages written by H. S. Kingsford and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Illustrations of the Occasional Offices of the Church in the Middle Ages: From Contemporary Sources The following pages are an. Attempt to gather together a selection of contemporary pictures illustrating the religious life Of the mediaeval layman from his birth to his death. For this reason are included representations Of Communion, although not strictly an Occasional Oflice; and Orders are omitted as not coming within the experience of the average layman. The scenes are briefly described, and wherever possible illustrative passages from the Sarum Manual and other service books are added. But beyond this no attempt has been made to discuss the liturgical aspect Of any of the illustrations, for which the reader is referred to the many books dealing with the subject. This book indeed is frankly a book of pictures, and as such -it is hoped that it may prove of interest and use, and serve to illustrate the various rites and ceremonies in which a layman had his part in the Middle Ages. The pictures must not always be interpreted too literally. The artist undoubtedly often allowed himself a good deal of latitude, especially in the matter of colour, and frequently treated his subject summarily and without being too careful as to detail. Many too are by foreign hands, and therefore cannot be expected to illustrate English use with complete accuracy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.