Byzantine Liturgical Books: An Introduction

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.

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