Consuetudinary (book)
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A consuetudinary is the name given to a ritual book containing the consuetudines—forms and ceremonies—used in the service of a particular monastery
, religious order
, or cathedral
. Often, over long periods of time, religious orders would develop unique liturgical approaches and such would be reflected in the written consuetudinary.
Notable examples of consuetudinary books include:
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
, religious order
Religious order
A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious practice. The order is composed of initiates and, in some...
, or cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
. Often, over long periods of time, religious orders would develop unique liturgical approaches and such would be reflected in the written consuetudinary.
Notable examples of consuetudinary books include:
- Mabillon's Vetera analecta
- d'AcheryLuc d'AchéryLuc d'Achery was a learned French Benedictine of the Congregation of St. Maur, a specialist in the study and publication of medieval manuscripts.-Life:...
's Spicilegium - Herrgott's Vetus disciplina monastica
- Martène's De antiquis monachorum ritibus.