The Canticles of the Christian Church
Eastern and Western, in Early and Medieval Times

This 1914 book provides information on the Canticles of the Eastern and Western Church in early and medieval times.

James Mearns (Author)

9781107638235, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 12 January 2012

122 pages
21.6 x 14 x 0.7 cm, 0.17 kg

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Church history [HRCC2]