The Latin Liturgical Manuscripts Retained as the Palimspests A Catalogue Cover Image

Łacińskie rękopisy liturgiczne zachowane jako palimpsesty Katalog
The Latin Liturgical Manuscripts Retained as the Palimspests A Catalogue

Author(s): Andrzej Suski
Subject(s): History of Church(es), Sociology of Religion
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: Palimpsest; Catalogue; Liturgy; Manuscript; History of the Liturgy; Theology of the Liturgy;

Summary/Abstract: A palimpsest is a manuscript written on previously used writing material, from which the previous text has been erased, but it is legible thanks to the use of ultraviolet rays, digital cameras and new processing techniques. The liturgical palimpsests have survived most of- ten in the form of larger or smaller fragments of old liturgical books, which have been dis- sected, dispersed and trimmed to a new format. They are valuable sources of knowledge for research in the field of worship history, especially the history of the ancient Gallic, Celtic and Mozarabic liturgies. The list of liturgical palimpsests provided in this catalogue in- cludes the place of storage, the reference number of the codex, foglia with the original text (scriptura inferior), their current sizes, type of the liturgical book, time and the determined or probable place of its creation, and a bibliography with the publication (if any).

  • Issue Year: XXVIII/2022
  • Issue No: 59
  • Page Range: 163-205
  • Page Count: 43
  • Language: Polish