Book Series Catalogue of Byzantine Manuscripts in their Liturgical Context. Subsidia, vol. 2

Byzantine Liturgical Books

An Introduction

Stefanos Alexopoulos, Stig Simeon R. Frøyshov, Stefan Royé, Andrew Wade (eds)

  • Pages: vi + 451 p.
  • Size:216 x 280 mm
  • Illustrations:2 col., 25 tables b/w., 1 tables col.
  • Language(s):English
  • Publication Year:2025

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  • ISBN: 978-2-503-60757-3
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The first ever Introduction to Byzantine liturgical books

Summary

The world of Byzantine liturgical book types is fascinating but also confusing. While they are central to the study and celebration of Byzantine Liturgy, no one work offers an overview of their history, contents, and structure. This volume offers for the first time an introduction to the major types of Byzantine liturgical books, their taxonomy, origins, development, and contents.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

The Typikon: An Overview
Job GETCHA

The Ensemble of Liturgical Books in a Byzantine Liturgical Context: The Case of the Evergetis Typikon
Joan LENA

The Typikon of Mâr Sâbâ and its Interactive Function in the Byzantine Liturgical Context,
Diego R. FITTIPALDI

Liturgical Gospel Codices of the Byzantine Church
Chris JORDAN

The Impact of Byzantine Lectionary Readings on the Selection of Texts for Illustration in Two Byzantine Gospel Books: Athos, Iviron 5 and Paris, BnF, gr. 54
Kathleen MAXWELL

The Byzantine Apostolos in Codico-Liturgical Context
Samuel GIBSON

Prophetologion
Sysse G. ENGBERG

Perspectives on the History and Theology of the Prophetologion
Alexandru MIHĂILĂ

Psalters, Georgi
R. PARPULOV

Euchologion
Michael ZHELTOV

The Palestino-Byzantine Horologion: A First Attempt at Historical Overview and Typology
Stig Simeon R. FRØYSHOV

Triodion and Pentekostarion: Liturgical Books for the Paschal Cycle,
Damaskinos OLKINUORA

Menaion
Apostolos SPANOS

The Liturgical Book of the Oktoechos: Function, Forms and Manuscript Tradition
Luigi D’AMELIA

Byzantine Musical Manuscripts: A Chrono-Typological Overview
Christian TROELSGÅRD

The Panegyrikon as a Liturgical Book: a General View through the Lens of the Evergetis Typikon and the Saviour’s Typikon, with a New Typology
Joan LENA

Menologia and Synaxaria: Hagiographical Collections in Byzantium
Christian HØGEL

Toward a Taxonomy of Liturgical Codices
Stefano PARENTI and Gabriel RADLE

Towards a History of Printed Liturgical Books in the Modern Greek State: An Initial Survey
Stefanos ALEXOPOULOS and Dionysios BILALIS ANATOLIKIOTES