Description
Book SynopsisDiscusses the principles of allegorical interpretation of the liturgy. This title features detailed descriptions of the various parts of the church and its ecclesiastical ornaments. It also features extensive commentary on cemeteries, various rites of consecration and dedication, and a discussion of the sacraments.
Trade ReviewWe are indebted to Thibodeau for making this accessible to students and scholars, and the more general reader, for a long time to come. -- Kenneth Stevenson Journal of Theological Studies [Thibodeau's] long and close engagement with the text is... unrivalled in undertaking an Enlgish translation of the prologue and first book. Journal of Ecclesiastical History
Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Introduction Prologue Book 1. On the church building and ecclesiastical property and furnishings; On consecrations and the sacraments 1. On the church building and its parts 2. On the altar 3. On the pictures, curtains, and ornaments of the church 4. On the bells 5. On the cemetery and other sacred and religious places 6. On the dedication of a church 7. On the dedication of the altar 8. On consecrations and unctions 9. On the ecclesiastical sacraments Notes Bibliography Index
