How Long to Read Medieval Manuscripts for Mass and Office

How Long Does it Take to Read Medieval Manuscripts for Mass and Office?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 42 minutes to read Medieval Manuscripts for Mass and Office by Andrew Hughes

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Many books discuss the theology and doctrine of the medieval liturgy: there is no dearth of information on the history of the liturgy, the structure and development of individual services, and there is much discussion of specific texts, chants, and services. No book, at least in English, has struggled with the difficulties of finding texts, chants, or other material in the liturgical manuscripts themselves, until the publication of Medieval Manuscripts for Mass and Office in 1982. Encompassing a period of several centuries, ca 1200-1500, this book provides solutions for such endeavours. Although by this period the basic order and content of liturgical books were more or less standardized, there existed hundreds of different methods of dealing with the internal organisation and the actual writing of the texts and chants on the page. Generalization becomes problematic; the use of any single source as a typical example for more than local detail is impossible. Taking for granted the user's ability to read medieval scripts, and some codicological knowledge, Hughes begins with the elementary material without which the user could not proceed. He describes the liturgical year, season, day, service, and the form of individual items such as responsory or lesson, and mentions the many variants in terminology that are to be found in the sources. The presentation of individual text and chant is discussed, with an emphasis on the organisation of the individual column, line, and letter. Hughes examines the hitherto unexplored means by which a hierarchy of initial and capital letters and their colours are used by the scribes and how this hierarchy can provide a means by which the modern researcher can navigate through the manuscripts. Also described in great detail are the structure and contents of Breviaries, Missals, and the corresponding books with music. This new edition updates the bibliography and the new preface by Hughes presents his recent thoughts about terminology and methods of liturgical abbreviation.

How long is Medieval Manuscripts for Mass and Office?

Medieval Manuscripts for Mass and Office by Andrew Hughes is 514 pages long, and a total of 130,556 words.

This makes it 173% the length of the average book. It also has 160% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Medieval Manuscripts for Mass and Office Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 53 minutes to read Medieval Manuscripts for Mass and Office aloud.

What Reading Level is Medieval Manuscripts for Mass and Office?

Medieval Manuscripts for Mass and Office is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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