History of the Roman Breviary (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Pierre Batiffol

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330384008 ISBN 13 : 9781330384008

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

History of the Roman Breviary by Pierre Batiffol is a comprehensive study that traces the development of the Divine Office in Rome. This edition presents a careful revision and updated notes, grounded in documentary evidence and manuscript study. It offers a clear view of how the Roman breviary took shape and how its use evolved over time, with attention to sources, key figures, and the editorial decisions behind the text.

This book surveys the lineage of liturgical writing, from early editors and monastic scholars to the modern edition’s updated references. It emphasizes the role of archival records, papal rulings, and antiphonaries in shaping the Roman Office. Readers will encounter discussions of important documents, critical editions, and the scholarly conversation surrounding the Breviary’s history.

• How scholars have gathered and interpreted primary sources to reconstruct the breviary’s history


• Key figures and documents that influenced the Roman Office over centuries


• The relationship between liturgical practice and textual editions across time


• How modern editors revise and annotate historical material to improve clarity

Ideal for readers of church history, liturgy, and those curious about the traditions behind daily prayer in Rome.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Présentation de l'éditeur

History of the Roman Breviary is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1898. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330384008
• ISBN 13: 9781330384008
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 362
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