A Commentary on the Cistercian Hymnal: Explantio Super Hymnos Quibus Utitur Ordo Cisterciensis: A Critical Edition of Troyes Bib. Mun. Ms. 658 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781870252454)

This anonymous Commentary is printed from Troyes, Bibl. munic. 658, a manuscript written at Clairvaux in the late 12th century.It is well known that St Bernard in 1147 revised the monastic hymnal for the use of his Cistercian monks; the anonymous Explanatio is primary evidence for the content of Bernard's hymnal. It is also an invaluable index of Cistercian spirituality in the late 12th century, and provides an index of the range of reading of a Cistercianscholar of that time.

Author: John Michael Beers
ISBN-10: 1870252454
ISBN-13: 9781870252454
Publisher: Henry Bradshaw Society
Language: English
Published: 03/12/2009
Pages: 148
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.34d