Performing Piety: Musical Culture in Medieval English Nunneries (Hardcover)

Introduction The Monastic Rules Musical Leadership in the Nunnery The Reality of Musical Life Everyday Musical Practices: Psalters, the Office of the Dead, and Polyphony Pomp and Piety: Processional Practices in Nunneries The Bride of Christ: Liturgies for the Consecration of Nuns A Case Study in Benedictine Practices: Barking Abbey Syon Abbey: The English Manifestation of St. Bridget's Order Conclusions