Abstract
The Verona Orational, copied in Tarragona in the early eighth century, contains processional rubrics hinting at liturgical movement between churches on Carnes Tollendas Sunday at the beginning of Lent. The rubrics mention three places: Holy Jerusalem, Saint Fructuosus’s and Saint Peter’s. This essay examines the processional rubrics in tandem with the urban architecture of Visigothic Tarragona to place these processions as nearly as possible in their topographical context. We also consider the likely character of the chants sung during the processions, drawing both on the Verona Orational texts and the processional chants for Carnes Tollendas Sunday preserved in later manuscripts. This unique sonic and spatial experience signalled the beginning of Lent to the entire city, Christianizing the urban space.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 240-269 |
| Number of pages | 30 |
| Journal | Journal of Medieval Iberian Studies |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 9 Jun 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by Leverhulme Trust [grant number INT2016-034]; Leverhulme-funded International Network “Processional Chants in Early Medieval Iberia: Liturgy, Melody, Continuity” (2017–2021); a Leverhulme Trust International Visiting Professorship, which Eduardo Carrero Santamaría held at the University of Bristol (2021–2023), and the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council Standard Grant “Cultural Identity, Evolution and Transition in the Cults of Medieval Iberian Saints” (2019–2024).
Funding Information:
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Leverhulme-funded International Network “Processional Chants in Early Medieval Iberia: Liturgy, Melody, Continuity” (2017–2021); a Leverhulme Trust International Visiting Professorship, which Eduardo Carrero Santamaría held at the University of Bristol (2021–2023), and the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council Standard Grant “Cultural Identity, Evolution and Transition in the Cults of Medieval Iberian Saints” (2019–2024).
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