| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 612 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Mary before Fulbert -- Chartres in early histories and legends -- War and peace in the mid-tenth century -- Mary's time : from Advent to the Nativity of the Virgin at Chartres -- Adventus and Advent : history and lineage in the Latin Rite -- Trauma and the remedies of history -- The Virgin in the second half of the eleventh century : Fulbert becomes a liturgist -- Politics and religious fervor in twelfth-century Chartres -- New modes of seeing : ideals of reform in the early twelfth century -- Intrigue, fervor, and the building of churches -- The campaign at midcentury : bishops, dignitaries, and canons -- History revealed : the cult of the Virgin and the visual arts in the mid-twelfth century -- The Virgin and the tabernacle -- Adventus and lineage : the meanings of the Jamb Statues -- Reality and prophecy : exegetical narrative in the west fac̦ade -- History retold : from the West Lancets to the afterlife of the cult |
| Summary |
"Fassler is one of the only scholars in medieval musicology able to bring both the liturgical and the historical expertise to questions of cult. We desperately need this book if we are to fully understand the workings of religion in medieval Europe."Rachel Fulton University of Chicago |
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"Fassler goes much further in her explication of the liturgy of Chartres Cathedral than any scholar has yet done. This is destined to be an important book."James Bugslag University of Manitoba |
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Medieval Christians knew the past primarily through what they saw and heard. History was reenacted every year in ritual observances particular to each place and region and rooted in the legends of local saints. This richly illustrated book explores the layers of history found in the cult of the Virgin of Chartres as it developed in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Focusing on the major relic of Chartres Cathedral, the Virgin's gown, and the Feast of Mary's Nativity, Margot Fassler employs a wide range of historical evidence, including local histories, letters, obituaries, chants, liturgical sources, and reports of miracles, leading to a detailed reading of the cathedral's west facade. This interdisciplinary volume will prove invaluable to historians who work in religion, politics, music, and art but will also serve as a guidebook for all interested in the history of Chartres Cathedral --Book Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Shrines -- France -- Chartres
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| SUBJECT |
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint fast |
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Mariology.
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HISTORY -- Medieval.
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Shrines
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| SUBJECT |
Chartres (France) -- Church history
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| Subject |
France -- Chartres
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| Genre/Form |
Church history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009035845 |
| ISBN |
0300162871 |
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9780300162875 |
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1299464076 |
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9781299464070 |
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